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| BML Aquatic Resources Group - Services
The Aquatic Resources Group (ARG) provides a wide range of services in support of research and public education. This unit is responsible for providing facility wide animal husbandry/life support services to research staff, graduate and undergraduate students, as well as off site and visiting researchers on a rechargeable basis. ARG supervises and performs the routine health care and environmental maintenance work directly related to the collection, receiving, housing, handling, evaluation, culture, nutrition, disease treatment, and disposition of a wide variety of research and public education animals. This group manages all BML research wet space, assures the all IACUC and AAALAC requirements are met including the training and record maintenance for all on site researchers, staff, and students. ARG participates in campus, state, and federal vertebrate research inspections and is responsible for implementing all applicable requirements to assure facility wide compliance. The Aquatic Resources Group collaborates with BML Physical Plant on seawater system design, construction, maintenance, and repair, in addition to designing and constructing specific experimental/life support systems for research. ARG is responsible for live scientific specimen collections for on site research as well as for shipment to off site research institutions on a rechargeable basis. ARG provides over sight and daily responsibility for research animals including data collection, live specimen housing, storage, care and feeding, food stuff procurement, and shipping on a rechargeable basis. ARG has primary responsibility for the design, fabrication, modification, and maintenance of public display aquaria/vivaria including associated life support systems on a daily basis year round. The Aquatic Resources Group provides vessel maintenance and preparation as well as scuba diving in support of research. ARG is available to support and assist research projects daily, 365 days per year.
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