Museum Victoria Giant Squid Dissection

"The dissection of a 245 kilo giant squid caught off the coast of Portland, Victoria in May will take place tomorrow at the Museum of Victoria. In a first for the museum, the event is open to the public."


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The squid which was accidentally caught in a fishing trawl off western Victoria, weighs around 245 kg, making it the largest giant squid that Australian researchers have encountered. It is estimated that, intact, the animal would have been over 12 metres long.

This is the first time the Museum has done a dissection in a public forum, and we expect the interest to be enormous, said Dr Mark Norman, world-renowned squid expert and Deputy Head of Science (Marine Zoology), Museum Victoria.

With this public dissection, we hope to achieve greater awareness and understanding of these little-known and rarely-seen deep-sea creatures Dr Norman said.