Shark autopsy broadcast online
A museum has broadcast the autopsy of a Great White shark live on the internet, to raise awareness of the threats facing them.
Over 1,500 travelled to New Zealand's Auckland Museum to watch the autopsy in person and more than 30,000 tuned in online.
It recreated the scenes from Jaws where Richard Dreyfuss cuts open the stomach of a shark to find a crushed tin can and a license plate.
Organizers say the autopsy of the 10ft, 660lbs monster was conducted to raise awareness of the threats facing the Great White species and to further the knowledge of their biology.
It is understood that the restaurant at the museum will tomorrow have some great deals on their sushi.
The 2-hour operation examined and measured the shark's internal organs and stomach contents – which included the remains of fish, parasites, a fishhook and nylon wire.
The large Great White Shark used was retrieved in the Kaipara Harbour on Monday last week, entangled and dead in a gill net.
Dr. Tom Trnski who carried out the autopsy said: "This was a fantastic and rare opportunity to bring the public face-to-face with a Great White.
"Both to promote the conservation this magnificent and vulnerable species, and to further our knowledge of Great White biology."
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