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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">AQUACONTACTS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">MAIL GROUP NEWS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 3, 2013</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will be collecting detailed information about the aquaculture industry for 2013. NASS will mail questionnaires
for the 2013 Census of Aquaculture to aquaculture operations in mid-December 2013 to collect data for the 2013 calendar year. Data to be gathered include production methods, water acres and sources, production, sales, point of first sale outlets, and aquaculture
distributed for restoration, conservation, enhancement or recreational purposes, and other information relating to the US aquaculture industry.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Last conducted for 2005, the 2013 Census of Aquaculture will serve as the foundation for many decisions about the sustainability and growth of the U.S. aquaculture
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For more information, please follow the link below and scroll down on the webpage:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/Census_of_Aquaculture">http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/Census_of_Aquaculture</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Max Mayeaux</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Maxwell H. Mayeaux, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aquaculture Program Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
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