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<div>for those of you who communicate heavily with your customers and educate them about seafood production/importation/consumption in the United States, you may find a great deal of interest in the below information and the attached links.</div>
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<div>NOAA estimates "Between 85 percent and 95 percent of the seafood consumed in the United States is imported, measured by edible weight".</div>
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<div>Also, see below the highlighted line from NOAA showing a decrease in seafood consumed per American.</div>
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<div>The Fact Sheet link below has a section on aquaculture at the end of the 4th page.</div>
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<div>Utilizing the most up-to-date info when communicating with your customers is a great way to show them that your farm is staying current and actively seeking the best science-based information out there.</div>
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<div>If you have any questions about what's below then you can contact me and I'll try to answer the question or you can contact NOAA directly below.<br>
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<span style="font-size:36.0pt; font-family:"Elephant",serif; color:#4F81BD">AQUACONTACTS</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">MAIL GROUP NEWS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#1F497D">November 2,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"> 2017</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Fisheries of the United States</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its annual report which finds that "... commercial and recreational fisheries remain a strong contributor
to the United States economy ... In 2016, U.S. commercial fishermen landed 9.6 billion pounds of seafood (down 1.5 percent from 2015) valued at $5.3 billion (up 2.1 percent from 2015). The highest value commercial species were lobster ($723 million), crabs
($704 million), scallops ($488 million), shrimp ($483 million), salmon ($420 million), and Alaska walleye pollock ($417 million) ...
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In 2016, the U.S. imported 5.8 billion pounds of seafood (up 1 percent compared to 2015) worth $19.5 billion (up 3.5 percent). However, a significant portion of this imported
seafood is caught by American fishermen, exported overseas for processing, and then reimported to the United States. Shrimp and salmon are two of the top three imported species and much of that is farm-raised. The U.S. ranks 16<sup>th</sup> in total aquaculture
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The report also shows that the average American ate 14.9 pounds of fish and shellfish in 2016, a decrease from 15.5 pounds the year before ..."
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">November 1, 2017 NOAA News Release, titled "Report: American fisheries remain a strong economic driver; U.S. imported more seafood in 2016, much of that farm-raised", posted
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<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.noaa.gov_media-2Drelease_report-2Damerican-2Dfisheries-2Dremain-2Dstrong-2Deconomic-2Ddriver&d=DwMFAg&c=nE__W8dFE-shTxStwXtp0A&r=4opQtizLUx0ZGejnjwGE_g&m=hoB5OA6_RtpnvRvuADHB7g9PVEIzStmUA1INKgEa2Wg&s=_O8CHpvA-WvJObk1adkaJJnRZBzTuwpge_Z8bQFigMQ&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/report-american-fisheries-remain-strong-economic-driver</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The October 30, 2017 NOAA Report, titled "Fisheries of the United States, 2016", is posted at
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<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.fisheries.noaa.gov_webdam_download_60058286&d=DwMFAg&c=nE__W8dFE-shTxStwXtp0A&r=4opQtizLUx0ZGejnjwGE_g&m=hoB5OA6_RtpnvRvuADHB7g9PVEIzStmUA1INKgEa2Wg&s=8sf1GY_muHPCFpigXkrCzBcDbENHDhP9ei1WMf1-g40&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/webdam/download/60058286</span></a>
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A Fact Sheet is posted at </span></p>
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<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.fisheries.noaa.gov_webdam_download_60111430&d=DwMFAg&c=nE__W8dFE-shTxStwXtp0A&r=4opQtizLUx0ZGejnjwGE_g&m=hoB5OA6_RtpnvRvuADHB7g9PVEIzStmUA1INKgEa2Wg&s=IFXBjEkuWRlqa5phqDBKsZeTRz8JkmSar04ekiRxXng&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/webdam/download/60111430</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contact: The Fisheries Statistics Division of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service in Silver Spring, Maryland may be reached at 301 427 8103; fax: 301 713 4137 </span><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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