Coho salmon; Oncorhynchus kisutch https://beatytreasures.com/post/130086703718/coho-salmon
Take a closer look, the museum’s fish collection holds over 800,000 specimens and over 50,000 DNA and tissue samples, making it the third-largest fish collection in Canada.
As the continued safety and well-being of our visitors, staff and volunteers is our highest priority we are not offering in person tours or activities at this time. The resources below will support your self-led exploration of the collection:
- From Ammodytes to Zaprora there is a diversity of scientific and common names in the collection. Can you find names from A-Z? Explore the fish collection using this alphabet walk worksheet.
- Colour a herring with this colouring sheet.
- Fish come in range of fishy shapes, colours and sizes in the collection. Explore similarities and difference in features in the fish collection using this activity sheet.
- Learn about the complex network of knowledge around the making of a sturgeon harpoon. This online exhibit is a collaboration with the Musqueam First Nation.
- How do you keep 800,000 fish specimens in order? Dr. Nicolas Bailly, Curatorial Assistant for the Fish Collection at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, shares his experience in this video.
- We have an online visitor guide and a printable floor plan map to help you find your way around the museum. You could also check out our virtual and audio tours in preparation for your visit.
- Share your images and biodiversity stories with us here, each month we will highlight some of the contributions at our ONLINE Nature Club session.
Would you like to learn more about fish and ask questions of our museum team? Join us online on November 1.
This self-led exploration of the museum collections is recommended for families with children ages 5-12.
Thanks to our funders we are able to provide complimentary museum admission to campus families on Nature Club weekends. UBC Families can register for this month’s Online Nature Club for your free ticket promocode, other families are welcome to join us by registering in advance, and purchasing a museum admission or using your membership.
