Annual Progress Report
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2009-01-01
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North Central Regional Aquaculture Center
The North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) is one of the five Regional Aquaculture Centers established by Congress that are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). NCRAC is an administrative unit that serves the twelve states in the North Central Region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
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North Central Regional Aquaculture Center
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The U.S. aquaculture industry is an important sector of U.S. agriculture generating a little more than $1.2 billion in 2006 for producers. Yet, anticipated growth in the industry, both in magnitude and in species diversity, continues to fall short of expectations.