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Divers, crane, bags to relocate sharks

Friday, October 26, 2012 » 10:17am


 
 
 
 

It was just like transporting goldfish from the pet shop to a new fish bowl, except these customers weighed almost 300kg each and had rows of sharp teeth.

In a six-hour operation involving two teams of divers, a crane and some giant plastic bags, three grey nurse sharks at Sydney Aquarium have been relocated to their new home after months of renovations.

The three sharks, up to 3.2 metres long and weighing 300kg each, moved into their new 1.5 million-litre oceanarium with the help of 20 aquarists.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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