CSBR: Natural History: Organization, expansion, and digitization of the larval fish collection at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

弗吉尼亚海洋科学研究所Nunnally鱼类学收藏获奖，以保护这种稀有资源，并为当前和未来的科学研究保存它。在目标标本中，有一大批重要的幼鱼标本来自世界各地的收藏品。这一幼鱼收集是作为海洋学研究的一部分收集的，代表了广泛地理范围内的时间序列。因此，幼鱼的收集有助于研究，例如，自然环境或人为引起的环境变化对幼鱼群落随时间和在一系列生境中的影响。该项目有三个主要目标：1)改进标本的存储，以确保长期保存；2)鉴定标本，增加其研究和教学用途；3)将标本编目，并将相关的环境数据和图像链接到公开访问的数字数据库中。这些标本的适当存储、识别和数字化将确保它们的安全，并增加它们的价值。研究人员将组织研讨会，向学生、收集经理和其他专业人员介绍幼鱼标本的研究、鉴定和护理。这些工作坊将提供强化培训，并将由著名的幼鱼专家领导。该奖项还将有助于研究生的培养，作为学生S在策展最佳实践方面的研究和培训的基础。这一项目的成果将通过研讨会、展览、社交媒体渠道和藏品工作人员组织的参观向公众传播。欲了解更多信息，请访问：http://www.vims.edu/research/facilities/fishcollection/index.php.。

An award is made to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Nunnally Ichthyology Collection to safeguard this rare resource and preserve it for current and future scientific research. Among the specimens targeted is a large and important collection of larval fishes derived from collections made worldwide. This larval fish collection was collected as part of oceanographic studies and represent time series over broad geographic ranges. Thus, the collection of larval fishes lends itself to studying, for example, the effect of the physical environment or anthropogenic-induced environmental changes on larval fish communities over time and across a range of habitats. This project has three main goals: 1) improve storage of specimens to ensure long-term preservation; 2) identify specimens and increase their utility for research and teaching; and 3) catalog specimens and link associated environmental data and images in a publicly accessed digital database.The proper storage, identification, and digitization of these samples will secure them and increase their value. The researchers will organize workshops to introduce students, collection managers, and other professionals to the study, identification, and care of larval fish specimens. These workshops will offer intensive training and will be led by prominent larval fish experts. This award will also contribute to graduate student training, serving as the foundation of a student?s research and training in curatorial best practices. The results of this project will be communicated to the general public through seminars, displays, social media outlets, and tours organized by the collections staff. Additional information is available at: http://www.vims.edu/research/facilities/fishcollection/index.php.