So What Was Actually Inside That Shark?
The party’s over but the public dissection of a Great White Shark was apparently a big hit.
The event, put on by the Auckland Museum and the Department of Conservation, was the first of its kind for the Museum and was organized to raise awareness of the threats facing the Great White species. It was watched by a crowd of close to 4,000 people, both from bleachers and on screens inside the Museum, and was also watched live by over 30,000 people around the world on the Internet.
The procedure was carried out by Marine Scientist Clinton Duffy from the Department of Conservation’s Marine conservation Section, and Auckland Museum’s Marine Curator Dr. Tom Trnski.
The operation examined and measured the shark’s internal organs and stomach contents – which included the remains of fish, parasites, a fishhook and nylon wire.
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