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Subject: Re: importing tissue samples to the US

From: Ron Heintz <[log in to unmask]>

Reply-To: Scientific forum on fish and fisheries <[log in to unmask]>

Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:46:48 -0800

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You might also be concerned about whether or not DMSO or the alcohol is a
hazardous material. You will need the proper shipping papers.

Jeffrey Markert wrote:

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> Dear Fish Sci
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> Does anyone know what the current procedures are for importing
> preserved fish tissue to into the US.  We'll be leaving on a field
> trip soon, and hopefully returning with a few hundred fin clip
> samples in DMSO/NaCl and a handful of voucher specimens in alcohol.
> We'll have letters from our host country certifying that the fish are
> not listed as endangered or threatened, and that we have permission
> to collect them.
>
> Does anyone know what else we might need for US customs these days?
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> Do we need to contact APHIS or USFWS too?  Anecdotes from those with
> recent experience would be most welcome.
>
> many thanks,
>
> Jeff Markert
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