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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Press Release</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Ocean aquaculture specialist
Richard Langan will deliver a talk on Opportunities for Ocean Mussel Farming in
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/><st1:place>New England</st1:place> at the Chilmark Public Library on Thursday,
Nov. 30 at <st1:time Minute="0" Hour="17">5 p.m.</st1:time><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Langan is director of the
<st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName>New
Hampshire</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>’s Cooperative Institute of New England
Mariculture and Fisheries (CINEMar).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>With support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
CINEMar was established in 2000 to provide regional leadership and integration
for research, development, education, and outreach for issues of resource use,
management, and preservation in <st1:place>New England</st1:place>’s waters. The
Institute focuses on mariculture, fisheries science and management, and ocean
policy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Prior to joining the
faculty of the <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName>New Hampshire</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, Langan was a
commercial fisherman and seafood business owner.</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>