[NHCOLL-L:1841] JLB Smith Fish Collection

[Vusi Mthombeni]

To all Ichthyology NHCOLL list members

The South African Institute Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (previously the 
JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology) is presently moving its alcohol-preserved 
fish collections from their shelves in preparation for the installation of 
compact shelving. Construction should be completed at the end of June 2003, and 
collections will be moved to the new facility between July 2003 to the end of 
the year. During this time access to the collections will be difficult, and so 
it will not be possible to make specimen loans until the collection is in its 
new compact shelves, hopefully by early 2004.

We therefore recommend that anyone who is planning to borrow alcohol preserved 
specimens from the SAIAB should submit a loan request before the end of April, 
and preferably asap.

1) M.E. Anderson
Senior Ichthyologist
2) Vusi Mthombeni
Collections Officer
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Private Bag 1015
GRAHAMSTOWN
6140
SOUTH AFRICA

Tel: +27 (0)46 6035800
Fax: +27 (0)46 6222403