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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont; background: var(--white);">Please join USDA for a series of Listening Sessions providing the US aquaculture industry an opportunity to communicate how USDA can best serve this farming community.
These Deep Dive sessions hosted by various USDA Agencies (see below) across the Department's eight Mission Areas start next week (November 9</span><sup style="color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">th </sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont; background: var(--white);">-
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be followed by a December 11</span><sup style="color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont; background: var(--white);"> webinar
entitled Aquaculture is Agriculture: USDA's Role in supporting Farmers of Fish, Shellfish and Aquatic Plants. The webinar will feature presentations from USDA leaders; stakeholders representing seaweeds, shellfish, finfish and other sectors of agriculture;
and report outs from each of the six Deep Dive sessions that will be captured for publication. These events will raise the visibility of aquaculture within USDA and provide valuable engagement opportunities for farmers interested in USDA programs. </span><br>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Each Deep Dive Topic session and the Webinar must be registered for separately and in advance. For more information on USDA Aquaculture
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Each session will be up to 3 hours, taking place from 2 pm - 5 pm EST on the day scheduled.</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">November 9, 2020 <strong><em>Environmental Management</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Chaired by Gene Kim and Jan Surface, NRCS</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Relevant Agencies: APHIS, ARS, NIFA, NRCS</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">November 10, 2020 <strong><em>Aquatic Health</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Chaired by Kathleen Hartman, APHIS</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Relevant Agencies: APHIS, ARS, NIFA, FSA, RMA</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">November 16, 2020 <strong><em>Supporting Aquaculture</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Co-Chaired by Andrew Jermolowicz, RD, Alex Sereno, RMA and Christopher Vasquez, FSA</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Relevant Agencies: FSA, RD, RMA</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">November 17,2020 <strong><em>Product and Consumer Marketing</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Chaired by Carl Schroeder, AMS</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">November 20, 2020 <strong><em>Product Innovation and Technology</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Co-Chaired by Tim Sullivan and Christopher Green, NIFA</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">November 30, 2020 <strong><em>Aquaculture Production Research</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Co-Chaired by Amrit Bart and Christopher Green, NIFA</span></span></p>
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<strong><span style="margin:0px;font-size:14pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">Webinar, December 11, 2020</span></span></strong></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">9:00 am <strong><em>Welcoming and Opening Remarks</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">9:30 am <strong><em>Aquaculture Aligns with the Ag Innovation Agenda and the Science Blueprint</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Peggy Biga, OCS</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">9:50 am <strong><em>USDA's Role in Updating the National Aquaculture Development Plan</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Jeffrey Silverstein, ARS</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">10:10 am <strong><em>Aquaculture Intersects with Agriculture</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Dan Northrup, Benson Hill</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">10:30 am <strong><em>Economic Development through Aquaculture</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Andrew Jermolowicz, RD</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">10:50 am <strong><em>What US Aquaculture Needs from USDA: Aquatic Plants</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Stephanie Showalter-Otts, University of Mississippi School of Law</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">11:10 am <strong><em>What US Aquaculture Needs from USDA: Finfish</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Jim Parsons, Cooke USA</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">11:30 am <strong><em>What US Aquaculture Needs from USDA: Shellfish</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Bill Dewey, Taylor Shellfish</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">11:50 am <strong><em>Breakout Session Reports</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Caird Rexroad, ARS</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">12:00 pm <strong><em>Aquaculture Production Research</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Amrit Bart and Christopher Green, NIFA</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">12:10 pm <strong><em>Aquatic Health</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Kathleen Hartman, APHIS</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">12:20 pm <strong><em>Environmental Management</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Gene Kim and Jan Surface, NRCS</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">12:30 pm <strong><em>Production Innovation and Technology</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Tim Sullivan, and Christopher Green, NIFA</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">12:40 pm <strong><em>Product and Consumer Marketing</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Carl Schroeder, AMS</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">12:50 pm <strong><em>Supporting Aquaculture</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Andrew Jermolowicz, RD, Christopher Vasquez, FSA and Alex Sereno, RMA</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont">1:00 pm <strong><em>Closing</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont"> Caird Rexroad, ARS and Peggy Biga, OCS</span></span></p>
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