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Only Colorado squawfish were identified, counted, and measured in the 411 collections from 1995 and 1996 Green River drift netting (Colorado squawfish reproduction and larval abundance); 61 Colorado squawfish were found and processed, Appendix I provides brief summaries of the results for each set of collections processed under this project. B. Curation of (Larval and Other) Small-Fish Collections, Curatorial work in FY 97 included the annual check and topping up of lost (evaporated) preservative for the entire LFL Collection (over 60,000 lots) and replacement of many faulty and non-standard containers among backlogged UCRB collections. All cataloged lots in 2,8, and 16 oz (0,06, 0,24, and 0.47 I) jars are now stored serially in newly acquired, cardboard shelf trays to facilitate access to jars, especially those towards the rear, and to prevent jars near the front from being knocked off the shelving. Prior to this simple but very important improvement, specimen jars were placed loosely on collection shelving, Our smallest specimen containers, 20-ml vials, have always been organized and stored in cardboard shelf trays, After long consideration of options for expansion of collection shelving, the Larval Fish Laboratory and parent Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology have agreed to allocation of additional collection space at least as great as that currently in use in a storage room elsewhere in the same building (Wagar Building room 07, east wing basement), Measures are being taken to help keep temperatures in that room, which is not air conditioned, from rising much above 21 cC. Acquisition of shelving for that space, bracing and securing the shelving to the walls, and moving that portion of the collection currently stored on LFL work counters, floors, and elsewhere is covered in FY 98 funding along with remaining improvements to current collection storage facilities (Le" bracing and securing current shelving to walls and reinforcing wooden shelves to minimize bowing from weight of the collections). Part of the task under this ongoing and the prior collection-related Recovery Program project has been seeking means to secure the permanency of LFL Collection holdings, most of which are from the UCRB. To this end, Principle Investigator Darrel Snyder has continued to actively: (1) investigate possible formal associations with permanent museums (still possible but not very promising), (2) participate with curators from the Denver Musewn of Natural History, University of Colorado Musewn, and Colorado State University on the steering committee for the still fledgling Colorado Alliance of Biodiversity Collections, whose intended mission includes helping to sustain smaller or poorer collections and fInding homes for signifIcant collections about to be orphaned or discarded, and (3) pursue proper university recognition of and support for natural history research collections on the CSU campus, particularly the LFL Collection, In 4