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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I was going through some old email this morning (I know you won’t believe it, but I got a message saying my email was “too full”) and I came across this one.
I think it’s great information for those of you curious about grading tilapia, and since the tilapia in our hobby system spawned, I’m thinking about this. The links to aquatic ecosystems (now Pentair) do not imply endorsement, they simply serve as examples.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Laura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Laura Tiu, PhD Aquaculture Extension Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">740-289-2071 x.121 Office | 800-297-2072 x. 121 Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">tiu.2@osu.edu
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> tiu.2@ag.ohio-state.edu [mailto:tiu.2@ag.ohio-state.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Charlie Shultz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 19, 2012 6:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tiu, Laura<br>
<b>Subject:</b> AQUA-OHIO: Re: grading tilapia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Great links, Laura!<br>
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here's some more info on grader bar sizes:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Grader Bar Size Retention<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Bar Size (gap distance) Mean Fish Size
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:14.0pt"> 2.71 g<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">22</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> (8.73 mm)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> 5.45 g<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">27</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> (10.72 mm)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> 9.64 g<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">32</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> (12.70 mm)
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> 15.34 g<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">36</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> (14.29 mm)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> 32.11 g<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">48</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> (19.05 mm)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> 76.94 g<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">62</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> (24.61 mm)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><br>
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> 113.68 g</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">and some products from Aquatic Ecosystems:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><br>
<a href="http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/1130/Floating-Fish-Grader">http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/1130/Floating-Fish-Grader</a> (buy whatever size grader you need)<br>
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<a href="http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/1131/Adjustable-Floating-Fish-Graders">http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/1131/Adjustable-Floating-Fish-Graders</a> (adjustable)<br>
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