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

为了保护这一稀有资源，并为当前和未来的科学研究保存它，弗吉尼亚海洋科学研究所每年都会获得一项奖励。在目标标本中，有大量重要的来自世界各地收集的幼鱼。这些收集的幼鱼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，物理环境或人为引起的环境变化对幼鱼群落随时间和各种栖息地的影响。本项目有三个主要目标：1)改善标本的保存，确保标本的长期保存；2)鉴定标本并提高其在研究和教学中的效用；3)对标本进行分类，并将相关的环境数据和图像链接到一个公开访问的数字数据库中。对这些样本进行适当的存储、鉴定和数字化将确保它们的安全并增加它们的价值。研究人员将组织讲习班，向学生、收集管理人员和其他专业人员介绍幼鱼标本的研究、鉴定和护理。这些讲习班将提供密集的培训，并由著名的幼鱼专家领导。该奖项也将有助于研究生的培训，作为一个学生的基础？在策展最佳实践方面进行研究和培训。该项目的成果将通过研讨会、展览、社交媒体渠道和由收藏人员组织的参观向公众传播。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.