[Nhcoll-l] vacuum sealers

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Charles

No, have never used a vacuum sealer and not sure if it would have any adverse effects on the specimens – maybe drawing moisture and preservative out of the specimens during shipping or maybe even damaging small bones or cartilaginous structures in the specimen due to shrinkage.  I guess you could stop the vacuum process before it gets to that point?  I usually use a regular bag sealer for fish and leave a small amount of air in the bag to act as a pillow of protection for the specimens inside – even though we also use packing peanuts and a sturdy box when shipping.

Andy

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
Email: abentley at ku.edu<mailto:abentley at ku.edu>
http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu<http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu/>

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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Charles Dardia <cmd7 at cornell.edu>
Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 11:12 AM
To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] vacuum sealers

Has any one had success using a vacuum sealer to prepare loans of wet specimens (fish) for shipping?
Charles

Charles M. Dardia
Collections Manager
Cornell Museum of Vertebrates
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 254-2161
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