Brief description
The Western Australian Museum has teamed with the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Western Australian Marine Science Institution, to establish a marine Bioresources library to facilitate access to Western Australian marine biodiversity for biodiscovery programs – WAMBL. There will be standard operating procedures to access samples through a database.Lineage
Statement: The material accessioned into WAMBL will have strict quality-control criteria, as follows:- Material must have been kept in a frozen state from the time of collection;
- Material must be linked to a properly curated taxonomic voucher housed in a museum;
- Material must be linked to a biodiversity database with information such as location of collection, and other descriptors including (preferably) imagery;
- Material must have been legally collected using sustainable collection methods, and the Prior Informed Consent of the original access provider must allow for the use of material in WAMBL;
- Material must not be encumbered with any restrictions on use;
- Original access providers rights to benefit sharing must be delegated to WAMBL.
Statement: *Guidelines for access to WAMBL*: these guidelines provide advice on how to fill out a Fisheries reg 179 permit to access samples from WAMBL. They explain reporting requirements and what to do with material remaining post project. They also contain the Material Transfer Agreement between WAMBL and the recipient of the samples which must be signed before samples are released from WAMBL, and all terms and conditions associated with the agreement.
(see attachment 1: WAMBL MTA)
*Permissions*: The WA Museum and other WA institutions hold frozen samples collected for biodiversity purposes, but of suitable provenance for WAMBL. We established a standard letter requesting formal lodgement of these samples into WAMBL. Permissions were achieved for collections of both Commonwealth and State samples, which are now held in WAMBL.
(See attachment 2: Standardised permissions letter.)
*Storage*: There are three 700 litre freezers holding bulk sample in WAMBL. 2g aliquots are held in a -80 degrees Celsius upright freezer in small storage boxes, and 10g aliquots for rapid replacement of 2g aliquots are held in a dedicated chest freezer. All freezers are on the Museum back up electrical system (generators) so power cannot fail to these collections. Provenance is excellent.
(see attachment 1: WAMBL MTA)
*Permissions*: The WA Museum and other WA institutions hold frozen samples collected for biodiversity purposes, but of suitable provenance for WAMBL. We established a standard letter requesting formal lodgement of these samples into WAMBL. Permissions were achieved for collections of both Commonwealth and State samples, which are now held in WAMBL.
(See attachment 2: Standardised permissions letter.)
*Storage*: There are three 700 litre freezers holding bulk sample in WAMBL. 2g aliquots are held in a -80 degrees Celsius upright freezer in small storage boxes, and 10g aliquots for rapid replacement of 2g aliquots are held in a dedicated chest freezer. All freezers are on the Museum back up electrical system (generators) so power cannot fail to these collections. Provenance is excellent.
Statement: Fields in WAMBL and MIZ (Marine Invertebrate Zoology) databases
*WAMBL database fields*
- Registration (Z) Number
- Number of Samples (from 1 to 10)
- Sample Size (100g or 2g)
- Storage
- Storage Location (Box Number)
- Sample Weight
- Loan
- Total Sample Weight (calculating button)
*MIZ database fields*
- Registration (Z) Number
- Old Catalogue (or Field Number)
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Subgenus
- Species
- Authority
- Determiner (Identifier)
- Year Determined
- Reliability of Determiner
- Habitat
- Country
- Locality
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Collector(s)
- Expedition
- Station
- Collecting Method
- Date Collected
- Source Obtained (Donated, Collected, etc.)
- Specimen Number
- Specimen Type (Holotype, Voucher, etc.)
- Storage (Wet or Dry)
- Fixed (10% Formalin, 100% EtOH, 75% EtOH)
- Preserved (10% Formalin, 100% EtOH, etc.)
- Remarks (any additional data)
*WAMBL database fields*
- Registration (Z) Number
- Number of Samples (from 1 to 10)
- Sample Size (100g or 2g)
- Storage
- Storage Location (Box Number)
- Sample Weight
- Loan
- Total Sample Weight (calculating button)
*MIZ database fields*
- Registration (Z) Number
- Old Catalogue (or Field Number)
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Subgenus
- Species
- Authority
- Determiner (Identifier)
- Year Determined
- Reliability of Determiner
- Habitat
- Country
- Locality
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Collector(s)
- Expedition
- Station
- Collecting Method
- Date Collected
- Source Obtained (Donated, Collected, etc.)
- Specimen Number
- Specimen Type (Holotype, Voucher, etc.)
- Storage (Wet or Dry)
- Fixed (10% Formalin, 100% EtOH, 75% EtOH)
- Preserved (10% Formalin, 100% EtOH, etc.)
- Remarks (any additional data)
Notes
CreditDepartment of Fisheries (DoF)
Credit
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Credit
Western Australian Museum (WAM)
Western Australian Museum (WAM)
Modified: 06 07 2011
text: westlimit=112.5; southlimit=-35.5; eastlimit=129; northlimit=-13.5
Subjects
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS |
BIOSPHERE |
Biodiscovery |
EARTH SCIENCE |
Marine Habitat |
Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates |
biota |
environment |
oceans |
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