Acknowledgments

This project was funded by a grant to the College of the Florida Keys in 2016 from the NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program (NOAA-OAR-SG-2016-2004807). The study sponsor (NOAA Sea Grant) had no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; or in the writing of the reports.   

We are ever grateful to our dedicated advisory committee for the vast input, knowledge, research, and guidance they provided to this project: Benjamin Beck, Robert Bullis, Susan Bunsick, John Hargreaves, Robert Rheault, Michael Tlusty, Jonathan van Senten, and Paul Zajicek. Numerous other aquaculture professionals also provided information, clarification, and feedback, including: Jim Bowker, Paul Gary Egrie, Carole Engle, Kathleen Hartman, Gene Kim, Sean McNally, T.J. Tate, Andrew Tsui, and Craig Watson. Students (and recent graduates) of The College of the Florida Keys (formerly Florida Keys Community College) contributed to the effort through internships, part-time technical advisor positions, laboratory assistantships, and the FAS 2419 Aquaculture Best Management Practices course: Jace Alford, Jessie Appelhans, Laura Cannella, Travis Knorr, Raul Marrero, Riley Martinez, Rick Roberts, Arthur Szeglin, Kylie Zimmerman, and the late Virginia MacEachran. Administrative staff at both the College (Heather Margiotta, Patrick Rice, John Rouge, Brittany Snyder) and The Nature Conservancy (Tiffany Waters, Luann Rudolph) were vital to the flow and completion of the project.

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