| The Marine Biological
Specimen Museum, CAS |
The Marine Biological
Specimen Museum, CAS is a base of science and education for scientists and
students in marine biota, bio-geography, and bio-diversity. The museum currently
holds over 700 000 specimens, including 1 100 type specimens with 2 300
items, collected in major Chinese marine scientific expeditions in the past,
and from 54 countries/regions including two Polar areas. It is currently
the number one in China in scale and the largest one in content in Asia.
Integrating specimen collection, biological research, and marine science
education/dissemination, the museum is a multifunctional large modern facility.
The museum has been a hosting
working place for many China’s best and renowned taxonomists and has
played key roles in documenting Chinese marine laws and regulations, marine
right protection, and in/export supervision, and in educating/training high-level
professionals from all over the world.
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| CAS Marine Live Exhibition House |
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| Room for preserving specimens |
Data input |
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| Room for specimen preparation |
the hall for popular science |
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| Taxonomic research |
The benthic animal smples collected in the Antarctic |