Project number:
1994-055
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$85,540.00
Principal Investigator:
Jeffrey M. Leis
Organisation:
Australian Museum
Project start/end date:
16 Jul 1994
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20 Mar 1997
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
1. To incorporate the preserved larval fish samples from previous studies into Regional Larval Fish Archives where they will be maintained for future needs of fisheries researchers and managers
2. Objectives as stated in B4 of the application.
Final report
Author:
J.M. Leis; M.A McGrouther
Final Report
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1997-01-21
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524.46 KB
1994-055-DLD.pdf
With FRDC support, Regional Larval Fish Archives (RLFAs) have been established at the Australian Museum, CSIRO Fisheries in Hobart, the Museum of Tropical Queensland, the Museum of Victoria and the South Australian Museum. In the RLFAs large larval fish collections can be deposited to be held against future need. Archived larval fish samples represent an extremely valuable resource, one that cost several million dollars to acquire. A huge amount of "potential data" has been saved at the very low cost of incorporating these larval fish collections into the RLFAs. These samples are now available for study by bona fide researchers for fisheries purposes.
Keywords: larvae, archive, fisheries, data
