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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">All,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Aquaculture producers and those interested in the industry should plan to attend the 2022 North Central Aquaculture Conference scheduled for Friday (February 18) through Saturday morning (February 19) in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
This conference follows the scheduled North Central Regional Aquaculture (NCRAC) meetings for invited participants on February 15-17.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">With 18 sessions and more than 50 presentations, the conference is regarded as the premier research and industry event for aquaculture in the Midwest. Topics will include, in part, getting started in aquaculture, developments
in bait industry, shrimp culture, regulatory considerations, Minnesota and </span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Wisconsin aquaculture, aquaculture K-12 education, fish health, fish feeds, and salmon culture. Three “Real World Fa</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">rmer Experiences” presentations will also be held.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">For more information contact either Bill West (Wisconsin Aquaculture Association) at 320-450-4641, or</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><u style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:0px"><a href="mailto:blueirisenv@gmail.com" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(204, 0, 0);transition:color 0.2s ease"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">blueirisenv@gmail.com</span></a></u><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">or
Joe Morris (NCRAC Director) at 515-294-4622, or</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><u style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:0px"><a href="mailto:jemorris@iastate.edu" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(204, 0, 0);transition:color 0.2s ease"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">jemorris@iastate.edu</span></a></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><u style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:0px">.</u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The save the date is attached. Association leaders - please share with your membership. I look forward to seeing everyone there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Regards,</span></div>
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