Our comments are as follows:

Name : Skelton, Paul (Professor)
Museum Name and address: JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Private
Bag 1015, Grahamstown 6139, South Africa.
Affiliated University: Rhodes University

COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS

mission statement
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Collection
Fishes

Collection originated as the Fish Collection of the Albany Museum

Yes.

>50 000 lots, estimated 750 000 - 1 000 000 specimens.

Donations - from research projects

Almost no purchases.

<0,1% - have a single gallery of exhibits.

No.  No.

Staff conduct teaching courses and supervise post-graduate students.

Not really, but the Institute is twinned with the Dept of Ichthyology
& Fisheries Science.

Yes.

Practicals in ichthyology and interaction with staff.

Yes, public lectures, educational outreach programme.

Small, as required.

Through contacts and friends.

Yes - have a Friends of Museum Society - 'Ichthos'.

Hope this is suitable for your requirements.

Jean Pote
PA to the Director