[Aqua-ohio] Tell us how Midwest Aquaculture has been impacted by COVID-19

[Wright, Nicole]

All,
See the message below for a video featuring farms and businesses talking about how results from previous surveys have benefited aquaculture producers. A survey link to report impacts (good, bad, or indifferent) your farm or business has experienced during October 1-December 31, 2020 is highlighted below. Please share with your networks and associations-your responses mean results more accurately reflect real effects of the pandemic on the industry. Thank you, Nicole Wright (Ohio Sea Grant Aquaculture Extension Educator)


Greetings aquaculture, aquaponics, or allied business,
Please consider participating in this Quarter 4 (2020) national survey of the effects of the 2020 pandemic on your aquaculture farm or business. Even if you have not been negatively affected, we would like to hear from you; that will ensure that our results are reflective of what is really happening in the industry.

This link is for the Quarter 4 survey, covering the period from October 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2020.
https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cZVigvmTjUz9x5j
We have prepared a short video (3 minutes) (with help from Virginia Sea Grant) that summarizes how results from the previous surveys of the effects in 2020 of the pandemic have benefited aquaculture producers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFjbaBw4YPg

[Q4 Survey Final]<https://www.youtube.com/embed/EFjbaBw4YPg?feature=oembed>

Results from previous surveys are available at:
https://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/arec/virginia-seafood/research/Impacts_of_COVID19.html

Please provide your responses to the Q4 survey based on the period of time between October 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2020. This survey should take about 25 minutes of your time to complete. No personally identifiable information (name, address, e-mail, telephone number, IP address, etc.) will be collected. All data from this survey will remain anonymous.

In response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), The Ohio State University and Virginia Tech have been collecting information about how your farm or business has been affected by this pandemic. This effort has been repeated quarterly to try and capture the evolving impacts of coronavirus disease on U.S. aquaculture, aquaponics, and allied businesses.

This survey is also being supported by funding from the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). There are no benefits or rewards for participating in this study. Results from this study may be used to communicate the effects of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on commercial aquaculture, aquaponics or allied businesses to State and Federal agencies, in an effort to secure relief. Results from this study may also be published in the future. Participation in this research survey is voluntary. By continuing with this survey, you are consenting to the use of your responses for research purposes. If you do not consent for your responses to be used for research purposes, please discontinue this survey by closing the browser window.

This survey will close at 11:59 pm (eastern time) on January 22nd, 2021.

If you would like a copy of the summary results, or have questions about this study, please contact:
Jonathan van Senten - jvansenten at vt.edu<mailto:jvansenten at vt.edu> or Matthew Smith - smith.11460 at osu.edu<mailto:smith.11460 at osu.edu>

Thank you for your support and participation in this project.


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[The Ohio State University]

Nicole Wright
Aquaculture Extension Educator and LEARN Coordinator
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Ohio Sea Grant College Program
Area 100 Research Center, 1314 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212
wright.1128 at osu.edu<mailto:wright.1128 at osu.edu> / ohioseagrant.osu.edu<http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/>

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