The Research Projects collection features images of laboratory experiments and fieldwork conducted by Laboratory staff from 1961 to present, as well as candid photographs of Laboratory staff at work. There is some overlap among several of the images contained in this collection and those within the Laboratory collection.
Lionel A. Walford Library, James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory
Description
Two technicians use microscopes to identify larval fish samples in the sorting Laboratory. The photograph relates to prj_p_000080, which was published as Figures 3 in Sport Fishery Research, 1968 (Resource Publication 77). Issued in May 1969, the photograph caption was “Technicians handle the initial sorting of larval fish collections and prepare records for electronic data processing.” The technicians, including those depicted in this image, are sorting larval fish collected from the south Atlantic in February of 1968. The collection survey involved hundreds of sampling stations along the continental shelf. A description of this survey and the Laboratory’s approach to sorting the high volume of larval fish samples collected is described by marine biologists Wallace (Wally) G. Smith and Peter Berrien on pages 6 and 7 of the annual report.
This item is in the public domain. While there are no restrictions on use, we would appreciate if you provided credit when you use this item to the: “U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory, Highlands, NJ.”
Further Information
For additional questions, contact the Lionel A. Walford Library at librarian@sh.nmfs.gov
Provenance
This item is part of a collection of materials, including photographic prints, slides, and negatives, that were maintained in various locations within the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory since their origination in the late 1960's, and/or donated to the Library upon staff retirement. All materials are part of the Laboratory's Lionel A. Walford Library permanent collection.
