Hazard analysis and critical control points planning has been modified from the food industry for natural resource work. HACCP is a planning tool employed to remove product contamination. In natural resource planning involving the movement of any equipment or species, hitch-hiking species are considered contaminants of natural systems, whose movement may be minimized with HACCP. The files below provide more information on HACCP and natural resource planning.

The HACCP Natural Resource Management website

HACCP Planning for Natural Resource Pathways (2.2MB)
A draft planning manual

Preventing the Spread of Non-Target Species, Bob Pitman (159 KB)
Explaining the need of HACCP in natural resource management