CSBR: Natural History Collections: Transfer, Renovation, and Integration of the Otolith Collection of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center

该项目旨在（1）丰富和加强华盛顿大学（UW）的鱼类收藏，（2）保护和改善独特和不可替代的生物资源，（3）通过搬迁，策展，将大量不同种类的鱼类耳石（具有巨大的已实现和未知的潜在价值）在过去的40年中建立的NOAA渔业人员在阿拉斯加渔业科学中心（AFSC）。除了解决紧迫的危险材料问题，研究生和本科生将有机会接受馆藏管理方面的学生培训。耳石生物学已经是PI的300级“鱼类生物学”的实验室部分的一部分，每年吸引约130名本科生，但为了进一步促进本科生的参与，PI将作为两个为期10周的“耳石”实习的UW赞助商，作为AFSC长期暑期实习计划的一部分。该项目的各个方面也将被添加到我们完善的和不断流行的公共宣传计划，这提供了教育机会，平均约550名游客到鱼收集每年。项目人员还将与AFSC人员密切合作，通过为当地高中举办的年度NOAA科学营、西雅图科学中心研究展览和西雅图水族馆活动，协助他们对教育的持续贡献。

This project seeks to (1) enrich and enhance the Fish Collection of the University of Washington (UW), (2) secure and improve a unique and irreplaceable biological resource, and (3) resolve a critical hazardous materials issue by relocating, curating, and integrating a huge and diverse collection of fish otoliths (which have enormous realized and unknown potential value) built over the past 40 years by NOAA Fisheries personnel at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC).In addition to resolving an urgent hazardous-materials issue, educational opportunities for student training in collection management will be offered to graduate students as well as undergraduates. Otolith biology is already a part of the lab portion of the PI's 300-level "Biology of Fishes," which attracts about 130 undergraduates annually but, to further undergraduate participation, the PI will serve as UW sponsor for two, 10-week, "otolith" internships as part of AFSC's long-standing summer internship program. Aspects of the project will also be added to our well-established and ever-popular program of public outreach, which provides educational opportunities to an average of about 550 visitors to the Fish Collection annually. Project personnel will also work closely with AFSC personnel in assisting with their on-going contributions to education by way of the annual NOAA Science Camp for local high schools, Seattle Science Center research exhibits, and Seattle Aquarium events.