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Study Plan Number 08020-03

Branch : Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory

Study Plan Number : 08020-03

Study Title : Physiology, metabolism, and biochemistry of fresh and cryopreserved sperm of declining, threatened and endangered species

Starting Date : 10/01/1994

Completion Date : 09/30/2000

Principal Investigator(s) : Honeyfield, Dale C.

Primary PI : Honeyfield, Dale C.

Telephone Number : (570) 724-3322 x233

Email Address : honeyfie@usgs.gov

SIS Number : 5002157

Primary Program Element : Endangered and At-Risk Species

Second Program Element : Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Status : Completed

Abstract : The project advances the scientific knowledge, the technology, and the methods for cryopreservation of fish sperm. Cryopreservation of sperm melds several facets of current strategies and goals within fish recovery plans (Taub, 1990). These strategies include maintenance of genetic diversity for propagated or stocked fish, the ability to use gametes from one male for more than one year, and planned increases in population size due to supplementation of managed fish. Research on cryopreservation methods for declining species is a national research need for several species of salmonids, chondrosteans or other genera. There is interest in the establishment of a germ plasm bank and this work also supports or increases the potential for successful establishment of same.

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Branch :	Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory
Study Plan Number :	08020-03
Study Title :	Physiology, metabolism, and biochemistry of fresh and cryopreserved sperm of declining, threatened and endangered species
Starting Date :	10/01/1994
Completion Date :	09/30/2000
Principal Investigator(s) :	Honeyfield, Dale C.
Primary PI :	Honeyfield, Dale C.
Telephone Number :	(570) 724-3322 x233
Email Address :	honeyfie@usgs.gov
SIS Number :	5002157
Primary Program Element :	Endangered and At-Risk Species
Second Program Element :	Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Status :	Completed
Abstract :	The project advances the scientific knowledge, the technology, and the methods for cryopreservation of fish sperm. Cryopreservation of sperm melds several facets of current strategies and goals within fish recovery plans (Taub, 1990). These strategies include maintenance of genetic diversity for propagated or stocked fish, the ability to use gametes from one male for more than one year, and planned increases in population size due to supplementation of managed fish. Research on cryopreservation methods for declining species is a national research need for several species of salmonids, chondrosteans or other genera. There is interest in the establishment of a germ plasm bank and this work also supports or increases the potential for successful establishment of same.
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