70 DECEMBER 2024 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG penalties. Conference sites in New Orleans, Las Vegas, Seattle, and Hawaii have consistently attracted attendees, and generated revenue for the chapter. Consequently, these locations have been secured for future conferences, based on their past success in both participant During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and 2022, Aquaculture America conferences experienced financial loss because of poor attendance. Locked into contracts well in advance, these contracts had to be honored to avoid substantial cancellation TABLE 2. Webinars: USAS has worked with other groups to provide 27 webinars to date (as of 7/25/23). Looking forward, we would like to know what webinar topics you, as a member, would like to see developed. On a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 would be not useful and 5 is extremely useful), please rate the following topic suggestions on how they would relate to you (218 respondents). Webinar Topic Mean Standard Deviation Variance Changing Public Perceptions of Aquaculture 3.85 1.27 1.61 Extension Programs in Aquaculture 3.39 1.26 1.58 Local Foods & Aquaculture Products 3.32 1.24 1.55 Trends in Aquaculture Feeds 3.28 1.28 1.65 Strategies & Technologies for Improving Feed Conversion Ratios in Aquaculture 3.26 1.39 1.92 Experimental Design & Statistics 3.15 1.31 1.71 Use of Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture/Aquaculture 3.13 1.32 1.73 Water Quality Basics 3.03 1.29 1.66 Use of Probiotics in Aquaculture 2.98 1.32 1.74 Considerations for Small-Scale Seafood Processing Facilities 2.91 1.38 1.90 Interstate Transport of Aquaculture Products 2.90 1.34 1.80 K-12 Aquaculture Education 2.86 1.32 1.72 Algae Biomass 2.61 1.28 1.64 Sea Vegetables 2.54 1.40 1.96 Recent Developments in Shellfish Imports/Exports to the European Union 2.45 1.33 1.76 Updates from the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference 2.44 1.38 1.92 Medicinal Cannabis Production in Aquaponics Systems 2.08 1.37 1.87 TABLE 3. In-Person Workshops: USAS has offered workshops in conjunction with the annual meeting, primarily as a benefit to its members. We hope to provide workshops such as these at future meetings but would like your input on the topics. Looking forward, we would like to know what workshops you would like to see developed. On a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 would be not useful and 5 is extremely useful), please rate the following topic suggestions on how they would relate to you (218 respondents). Field Mean Standard Deviation Variance Best Aquaculture Practices 3.51 1.19 1.41 Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (Design, Engineering, & Operation) 3.46 1.32 1.41 Aquatic Animal Health 3.37 1.30 1.69 Scientific Communication 3.27 1.24 1.54 Marketing Aquaculture Products 3.21 1.35 1.82 Fish Nutrition 3.17 1.34 1.79 Water Quality 3.10 1.25 1.56 Mariculture 3.07 1.35 1.82 Sales & Marketing 3.06 1.29 1.67 Alternative Species 3.04 1.26 1.58 Statistics 2.91 1.27 1.62 Advanced Aquaponics 2.86 1.32 1.75 Aquaponics 2.86 1.34 1.79 Bio-floc Systems 2.73 1.19 1.41 Marine Stewardship 2.72 1.29 1.66
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