Relocation, Curation and Improvement of the VIMS Fish Collection

弗吉尼亚海洋研究所收藏的鱼类 威廉和玛丽学院的科学提供了一个重要的 分类学、系统学和生态学研究资源 淡水、河口和海水鱼类。 的独特性 收藏部分是由于其历史意义，以及 与鱼类学研究生课程紧密结合。 的 收藏有国际公认的持有切萨皮克 海湾、中大西洋海湾和深水海洋鱼类，以及 阿巴拉契亚山脉南部的淡水鱼。 这些藏品 为许多研究生研究项目提供了基础， 来自许多机构的系统主义者的调查。 此外，本发明还提供了一种方法， 迅速扩大的鱼类早期生活史阶段的收藏 来自切萨皮克湾、大西洋中部湾和加勒比地区 为个体发育提供了重要而独特的物质来源， 问题研究 鱼类收集的效用受到限制， 缺乏存储和有效处理废物的空间，以及 缺乏管理人员来妥善管理它。 基金 一直致力于建设一个新的建筑物，以容纳 永久收藏鱼 该项目将帮助完成- 提高新大楼的储存能力，并重新安置， 策展藏品 建成后将 大大加强这一系统的资源，并有助于其 长期保存。 这项工作的主要研究者 都很棒 提供的设施和工作环境 该机构将有助于成功完成 努力 工作的产品将提供一个持久的， 为基础生物学研究以及 保护生物学和渔业管理方面的努力。

The fish collection housed at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of the College of William and Mary provides an important resource for taxonomic, systematic and ecological investigations of freshwater, estuarine and marine fishes. The uniqueness of the collection is in part due to its historical significance as well as a close coupling with a strong graduate program in ichthyology. The collection has internationally recognized holdings of Chesapeake Bay, middle Atlantic Bight and deep-water marine fishes, as well as freshwater fishes of the southern Appalachians. These collections have provided the basis for numerous graduate research projects and investigations by systematists from many institutions. In addition, rapidly expanding collections of early life history stages of fishes from Chesapeake Bay, middle Atlantic Bight and Caribbean localities offer an important and unique source of material for ontogenetic studies. The utility of the fish collection has been limited by a lack of space to store and efficiently work with speciments, and the lack of a curatorial staff to manage it properly. Funds have been committed for the construction of a new building to house the the fish collection permanently. This project will assist in complet- ing storage capabilities of the new building and in relocating and curating the collection. Completion of the project will dramatically enhance this systematic resource and contribute to its long term preservation. The principal investigators for this work are excellent. The facilities and working environment provided by the institution will be conducive to successful completion of the efforts. The product of the work will provide an enduring and valuable resource for basic biological research as well as for efforts in conservation biology and fishery management.