Animal Care – Standard Operating Procedures

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) provide a detailed description of commonly used procedures. SOPs may be used as part of an AUP application so long as the protocol is referenced and attached.Any deviation from the SOP must be clearly described and justified.

All BMSC SOPs are currently undergoing a review and revision process, and have been removed from the website. If you are looking for a specific SOP please email the Head of Animal Care

Field Collection Methods:

  • Beach Collections
  • Beach Seine
  • Dredging
  • Remote Fish Lab
  • Remote Invertebrate Lab
  • Trawling

Invertebrates:

P. Annelida:

  • Polycheates

Cl. Anthozoa:

  • Anthozoa
  • Hydrozoa

P. Arthropoda:

  • Amphipoda
  • Barnacles
  • Crabs
  • Shrimps

P. Brachiopoda

P. Bryozoa

P. Echinodermata:

  • Brittle Stars
  • Crinoidea
  • Echinoidea
  • Sea Cucumbers

P. Mollusca:

  • Bivalve
  • Cephalopoda
  • Gastropoda
  • Nudibranchs
  • Polyplacophora

P. Platyhelminthes

P. Porifera (sponges)

Vertebrates:

  • Chimaera
  • Clingfish
  • Dogfish
  • Eelpout
  • Flatfish
  • Goby
  • Greenling
  • Gunnel-prickleback
  • Hagfish
  • Hake
  • Herring
  • Kelpfish
  • Perch
  • Pipefish
  • Poacher
  • Stickleback

CCAC protocols for fish euthanasia or anasthesia