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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">What:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> Free Webinar: Does aquaculture have a perceptions problem?
What farmers are doing about it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> Friday September 27<sup>th</sup> at 1:00pm central time/2:00pm
eastern time<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> Online Zoom Please <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fauburn.zoom.us*2Fmeeting*2Fregister*2FtZIsf-6sqjsvEtL0C7d3RZjnpd3FCizAnyAB&data=05*7C02*7CTimothy.Sullivan*40usda.gov*7C2cc4a5086e2c4587b5b008dcd0debc86*7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697*7C1*7C0*7C638614902816808167*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C0*7C*7C*7C&sdata=v*2By7HcqxQhZb34P4WDjYEFZixrhheteJ0Ool*2F2LSIuQ*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!KGKeukY!1xBzYuK3TL1jckkwsM7FABUMQ8oYh9-LoNtdd0S0UBZpVAs2x0CV7T91VBKjm5fi9HiHpVS6isx63JhqsnVggWFEslzyjD1WgA$" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Register
Here</span></a> <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Faub.ie*2FUSAS_Aquaculture_Social_License&data=05*7C02*7CTimothy.Sullivan*40usda.gov*7C2cc4a5086e2c4587b5b008dcd0debc86*7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697*7C1*7C0*7C638614902816819142*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C0*7C*7C*7C&sdata=9PA*2BkZEAQBVVwL4jbBhXg2lNPC96XGBu6N8jfI3CJB4*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!KGKeukY!1xBzYuK3TL1jckkwsM7FABUMQ8oYh9-LoNtdd0S0UBZpVAs2x0CV7T91VBKjm5fi9HiHpVS6isx63JhqsnVggWFEslwvr7kkNA$" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://aub.ie/USAS_Aquaculture_Social_License</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The webinar is being sponsored by the United States Aquaculture Society, the National Aquaculture Association, and the Alabama
Cooperative Extension System.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Background:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> Farmers are well aware of the social challenges that
come with starting an aquaculture farm. Conflicts with stakeholders, concerns over impacts, and misinformation can lead to a host of challenges for new and seasoned farmers alike. Some argue that aquaculture has a "public perceptions" problem, but survey data
suggests otherwise. In this talk, Emily Whitmore, a social scientist at the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, dives into public perceptions of aquaculture at multiple scales and shares results from a project that explores how Maine shellfish and seaweed
farmers are securing social license in their communities.<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:image001.png@01DB0508.1DF7FBF0" 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>
Heffner Building, 352 W. Dodridge St., Columbus, OH 43202<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Phone: 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>
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