Moving megamouthMorgan Strong's blog | Created 1 decade agoIn September this year we moved the mighty megamouth shark. He was living in a 7000 litre tank of ethanol at our Perth Museum. In 2011, demolition works were going to be performed at the nearby Francis Street Building, and 7000 litres of ethanol was a bit too dangerous to have so closeby. Thus, a monumental move was planned. This move also allowed restorative conservation to be applied. Our conservation department arranged for the development of a very cool tank (which looks somewhat like a Jules Verne style submarine) and developed some great new techniques for restoring the megamouth shark. This move took over a year to plan, and the iconic nature of the shark meant there was no room for error. To document the move, we made a little documentary and built a website. Check it out and tell us what you think: http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/megamouth. 26 Nov 2010Moving Megamouth FeatureOn 22 September 2010 Megamouth III, the WA Museum's extraordinarily rare and valuable megamouth shark, was moved from Perth into a purpose built tank at the WA Museum – Maritime in Fremantle. Moving Megamouth was a massive logistical activity that took over one year to plan. Over 7000 litres of ethanol had to be disposed of, a fragile and priceless specimen had to moved across a city, and extensive and ongoing conservation processes had to be developed. Read more Video Western Australian Museum
26 Nov 2010Moving Megamouth FeatureOn 22 September 2010 Megamouth III, the WA Museum's extraordinarily rare and valuable megamouth shark, was moved from Perth into a purpose built tank at the WA Museum – Maritime in Fremantle. Moving Megamouth was a massive logistical activity that took over one year to plan. Over 7000 litres of ethanol had to be disposed of, a fragile and priceless specimen had to moved across a city, and extensive and ongoing conservation processes had to be developed. Read more Video Western Australian Museum