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Mississippi AMRAT Lab Procedures
AMRAT lab procedures were
developed during the Mobile pilot project and then modified
accordingly for the Mississippi assessment. Ms. Dianne
McKinnon of the Alabama Marine Resources Division headed both
accessioning efforts.
LABORATORY PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING OF
AMRAT SAMPLES
In order to make
the handling of the samples flow as smoothly as possible, please follow
the following procedures:
- Please take your
samples to the Hopkins Storage area for sample check in and assignment
of AMRAT numbers. Please check in prior to processing any samples.
- Make sure that
your field sheet, internal label and external labels are assigned
AMRAT numbers and that the number is identical on all three.
- Check in
personnel will transfer all of the appropriate tracking information
from your field sheets onto your laboratory data sheet. If you need
additional data sheets make sure you transfer all appropriate tracking
data.
- Once you have
completed your sample work-up, please provide the check in personnel
with a complete set of all data to be kept in the AMRAT master file
with the corresponding field sheets. A copy will be made of each sheet
and the originals returned to each team at the end of the week.
- Computer screen
projection will be set up in the sorting room to keep a master list of
all species and voucher specimens. These will be entered with the
corresponding AMRAT number. If appropriate please provide the entry
personnel with a breakdown by life stages.
Gulf Coast
Research Laboratory Facilities - Operations Locations
Hopkins Storage
– Check In
Hopkins West – Sorting Room
Hopkins Central – Taxonomy
Hopkins East - Plants
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