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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hi All,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A reminder to those who raise fish/seafood, commercially catch and sell fish, or are a retail outlet that sells fish raised or caught in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, or Vermont</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> and would like to include their business on a new, regional website to launch later this month. See below for details
and link to a form to fill in your business information (if you have not already); photos and videos can also be included. If you were contacted by Sea Grant staff from any of these states and answered these questions by phone, your information has been recorded
for inclusion. If you have any questions or would like to complete the information by phone, please contact Nicole Wright, Ohio Sea Grant,
<a href="mailto:wright.1128@osu.edu">wright.1128@osu.edu</a>, 330-202-3594.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nicole<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Great Lakes FreshFishFinder, a new website to launch later this spring, aims to
<b>directly connect fish producers to consumers</b> through an interactive, web-based, Great Lakes-wide platform.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">It will host
<b>fish producers of all types</b> (e.g., food, bait, stocking, fee fishing, ornamental) from eight Great Lakes states (i.e.,
<b>Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York)
</b>and Lake Champlain (<b>Vermont</b>). The website will feature a map where fish producers are identified with pins. When a consumer clicks on a map pin, a webpage dedicated to that producer’s business will appear. The producer webpage can contain information
you provide to us such as your business name, address, contact, hours, what you sell, and a photo.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">If you would like to have your business included on the Great Lakes FreshFishFinder, complete this business information form:
<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1XO2qUmIKuokdWC" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1XO2qUmIKuokdWC</span></a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Great Lakes FreshFishFinder is a consumer-focused website linked to the
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="https://greatlakesseagrant.com/aquaculture/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#0070C0">Great Lakes Aquaculture Collaborative website</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
another Great Lakes wide Sea Grant effort to educate both aquaculture producers and the public across the region.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A reminder that food fish aquaculture producers in the twelve states in the North Central Region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, can also add their business to
<a href="https://eatmidwestfish.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Eat Midwest Fish</span></a>, an online resource hub hosted by
<a href="https://iiseagrant.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant</span></a> that educates consumers about sustainable aquaculture in the Midwest. You can find the business submission form on the
<a href="https://eatmidwestfish.org/local-fish/fish-finder/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Fish Finder</span></a> page.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="224" height="45" style="width:2.3333in;height:.4652in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01D747FD.EE4B9DF0" alt="The Ohio State University"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Nicole Wright</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
<span style="background:white">Aquaculture Extension Educator and LEARN Coordinator</span><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> School of Environment and
Natural Resources<br>
Area 100 Research Center, 1314 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Ph: 330-202-3594<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white"><a href="mailto:wright.1128@osu.edu"><span style="color:blue">wright.1128@osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> / </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white"><a href="http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/"><span style="color:blue">ohioseagrant.osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;background:white">Pronouns: she/her/hers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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