protocols for pathology speciaen collection. 



2. Life history specimens: 



a. Entire head if at all possible (1'5), otherwise 

 collect 5 teeth from mid lower jaw of each 

 stranded specimen (I'S). 



b. Gonads and reproductive tract (1-4), 



c. Stomachs (1-4). 



e. T%ro mid-thoracic vertebrae (1-4). 



3. Genetics specimens: 



a. Blood (1-4). 



b. Liver (1&2). 



c. Heart (lfc2). 



DOWNWARD INFORMATION FLOW 

 Products 



A. QUARTERLY REPORT - Produced jointly by SEDS/SEFC. Will 

 include information of general interest to stranding network 

 participants and quarterly summary of stranding activity in 

 SEUS. Will not duplicate the Smithsonian quarterly report; 

 it is intended to be more of an informal newsletter. 



B. Biennial SE Stranding Network (or regional subset) meeting. 

 Should include meurine mammal research activity in SEUS in 

 addition to stranding network. 



RESPONSIBILITIES 



WMFS Area Renresentatlve 



A. Each NNFS laboratory under the Southeast Fisheries Center 

 will have a staff me^ober (NMFS Ar^a Representative) with 

 backup personnel, assigned to receive stranding reports and 

 specimcms required by the NNFS. A telephone 

 answering/message recording machine will be used during off- 

 duty hours. 



B. NMFS Area Representative will forward stranding BASIC DATA 

 to NMFS Miami Lab via coiqniter bulletin board in 

 standardized format within 48 hours of receiving report from 

 SEUS regional coordinator. 



C. NMFS Area Representative will receive or retrieve biological 

 sa^>les required by the NMFS and f ortrard to the ap pr o p riate 

 NMFS laboratory specified by Miami Lab. 



D. NMFS Area Representative will coordinate with participating 

 veterinary clinical pathology laboratories for detailed 

 necropsies of condition 1 & 2 carcasses and will forward 



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