Audience Description:

Aquaculture businesses are: individuals or groups who use various technologies for raising fish and shellfish for sale.

Findings by Outreach Theme

Findings by  Essential Best Education Practices

Study-Specific BEPs

These study-specific Best Education Practices distill findings derived from the studies listed in the References below, which were identified using a meta-analysis technique.

Outreach Themes: BEPs are described by one or more of seven focus areas:

Outreach Theme	Research Recommendations
The Audience	No research available
Message content	No research available
Message delivery vehicle	No research available
Outreach strategy	Develop a strategy that responds to the fact that the effectiveness of a new educational program may be hindered by the insular nature of communities in which producers live.
Public participation	No research available
Supporting and motivating professionals	No research available
Evaluation	No research available

NOTE: Findings may have more to do with the nature of the community studied than the nature of the business. See also results reported for Ethnic Groups. Results of this study can not be generalized due to the small sample size.

Linking Study-Specific BEPs to Essential BEPs

Essential BEPs provide an overview of Best Education Practices derived from education theory and other meta-analysis studies. This table shows which Essential BEPs are highlighted by research about aquaculture businesses as a target audience. The entire collection of Essential BEPs is available on the Water Outreach website.

Education for:	The learning experience:
The Individual	No relevant research findings
The Class or Group	Is designed to focus on a targeted audience and is built on an understanding of audience skills and interests. Is relevant to and accessible by people with diverse backgrounds and influences.
Web-Based Learning	No relevant research findings
The Community	No relevant research findings
Beyond the Community	No relevant research findings

Supporting References

Caffey, R. H., & Kazmierczak, R. F., Jr. (1994). Factors influencing technology adoption in a Louisiana aquaculture system. Journal of Agriculture and Applied Economics, 26(1), 264-274.