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Today will be the last open office hours Thursday of the year. My office hours today (Dec 16th) are from 11am-1pm EST. Please note that if you want to Zoom/talk outside of these hours, you can either email me to set up a time or just call me. Link for today's
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Today's fish fact sheet is by the Western Regional Aquaculture Center. Title is <i>
The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: National Findings</i>.</div>
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Several Midwest states were surveyed including Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Missouri. The total national on-farm regulatory cost burden was $16.1 million per year, and the annual regulatory costs
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per pound</span> were $1.23. <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;">Sixty-eight percent of the total costs were direct costs, with the majority being for fish health certificates
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Reasons like this are why it's necessary to #1 build and maintain an actual business plan and #2 to account for the regulatory burden that you will/can be impacted by in your financials.</div>
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Matthew Smith is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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