Jars of herring (IMAGE) University of Washington Caption The UW Fish Collection is a state-supported facility that houses more than 300,000 adult fish specimens. The jar on the left contains herring (Clupea pallasii) collected in 1952. Credit Katherine Maslenikov/UW Burke Museum Usage Restrictions With credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.