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tamers, a note should be made of it on the data sheet. Habitat photographs 
may be attached to the data sheets, but photos recording colour of fishes 
should probably be kept in a main photograph file. 
On expeditions a running diary should be kept of places visited and the 
times. Some duplication between the diary and the data sheets enables a 
check on errors or omissions. Collection sites may also be noted on a map 
which can be kept with the diary. 
Local names of fishes are worth gathering and may be recorded in the 
diary or in the data sheets. 
Some general works on collecting and preserving will serve as additional 
sources of detail : the British Museum Instructions for Collectors No. 3 and 
No. 13, the introduction to Hubbs and Lagler (1958), and Smith (1950). 
These and mimeographed instructions of the Institute of Fisheries, University 
of British Columbia, Royal Ontario Museum, and Stanford University 
were of assistance in preparing these instructions. 
Licences 
In some provinces it is possible to make small collections with a small 
minnow seine and by angling without licence or only with an angler’s licence. 
For provincial freshwater collecting, the provincial fish and game or resource 
departments issue scientific collecting permits to responsible individuals. 
In other provinces or for broader collecting or for marine collecting (except 
Quebec) scientific collecting permits may be obtained through the Depart- 
ment of Fisheries, Ottawa. In Quebec, freshwater and marine fisheries are 
under provincial authority. Listed under Game and Fish Regulations in 
the current issue of the Canadian Almanac and Directory are the names of 
whom to write to for permits. When collecting in any locality, one should 
inform the local fisheries official not only out of courtesy and legal require- 
ments but because of valuable information he may be able to give. 
DEPOSITION OF SPECIMENS 
After studies have been completed, specimens may be deposited in 
museums. These specimens will then provide a permanent record of the 
study as a basis for future studies and also enable that study to be extended. 
Many museums, including the National Museum, appreciate donations of 
specimens. Canada is an enormous country from which to secure adequate 
geographic representation. Containers and preservatives may be given by 
museums to persons collecting in little known areas. Private collections 
may be willed to the museum for integration with the national collection 
for the future use of science and education. Holotypes should be deposited 
in museums having a permanent ichthyological collection and curator, for 
example, the National Museum of Canada. 
Many museums, if requested, will identify or verify identification of fish 
specimens. It is customary for the museum to retain half the specimens sent 
for identification, but other arrangements can be made with the curator. 
Inquiries and donations may be addressed to the Curator of Fishes, Natural 
History Branch, National Museum of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. 
