<br />study sets of collections currently cataloged, their corresponding field (locality record)
<br />numbers, and related dBase files maintained by LFL and the RIP database repository
<br />(mostly length frequency data, sometimes additional habitat or collection data such as
<br />flowmeter readings).
<br />Table 2 lists the taxa in cataloged collections with corresponding numbers of lots
<br />and specimens. Total counts in Table 2 include 1994 and 1995 collections that were
<br />cataloged as they were processed, whereas pre-1994 counts represent only backlog
<br />collections cataloged under this project. The cataloged collections represent eight families,
<br />30 species, and three identified or probable hybrids. Endangered species include 2,606
<br />Colorado squawfish Ptychocheilus lucius, 35 humpback chub (probably many more among
<br />15,622 unidentified Gila), and 42 razorback sucker. Collections from Green River
<br />razorback sucker reproduction investigations of 1992 through 1995 include several hundred
<br />razorback sucker larvae but the collections are still in use and have not yet been cataloged.
<br />A hard-copy (printout) of the catalog with selected primary and locality fields and a
<br />pair of corresponding dBase files including most catalog fields are maintained by LFL.
<br />Copies are not provided with this report because of their large size, but both have been sent
<br />to the RIP database repository. The dBase files, from which hard copy can be generated,
<br />are available upon request. Much information in the current collection catalog can be
<br />readily scanned or searched on-line by anyone with access to the Internet (see next
<br />section).LFL will respond to requests by researchers for needed catalog information,
<br />including data not available on-line (e.g., developmental intervals, water temperature or
<br />depth, gear).
<br />Based on a "quick count", approximately 33,360 lots (an estimated 1.6 million
<br />specimens) collected or reared for VCRB investigations from 1976 through 1995 remain to
<br />be cataloged, upgraded, and reorganized on storage shelving. RougWy 2,000 of these
<br />uncataloged lots consist of reared series of VCRB species that were not originally
<br />considered for cataloging under this project. Another 4,940 or so backlog collections are
<br />from 1992 and 1993 Green River razorback production investigations (about 1,000 lots) and
<br />1990 through 1995 Flaming Gorge drift-net investigations (3,940 lots). The latter includes
<br />about 1,100 lots from 1994 and 1995 for which cataloging costs were not budgeted. Other
<br />1994 and 1995 collections have been or will be catalogued as a part of collection
<br />processing by LFL. Most of the remaining 26,420 uncataloged lots are from pre-1992
<br />collections. Subtracting the 14,466 pre-1992 lots already cataloged from our high-end
<br />estimate of 35,000 VCRB lots held by LFL in our original proposal, we expected 20,534
<br />pre-1992 lots to remain uncataloged. If our "quick count" is reasonably accurate, that
<br />original estimate of VCRB holdings through 1991 was about 14% (5,886 lots) too low.
<br />Together, the number of cataloged lots (24,840), and estimated number of as-yet
<br />uncataloged lots (33,360), reveal a current total LFL holdings of approximately 58,200 lots
<br />of VCRB material exclusive of unprocessed 1994 and 1995 collections (probably over 2.8
<br />million specimens).
<br />Cataloging, upgrading, and reorganizing 1993 and earlier collections has proceeded
<br />by project sets (e.g., 1990 Colorado and Gunnison River larval fish collections, fall 1989
<br />Green River young-of-the year collections) generally beginning with more recent
<br />collections. Among uncataloged sets of collections, we have corresponding dBase files for
<br />only two: 1990 yearling collections (spring ISMP-Incremental Standardized Monitoring
<br />Program, 109 lots) and 1989 young-of-year collections (fall ISMP, 631 lots). Most older,
<br />uncataloged collections received lower priority since corresponding computer database files
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