The art of preserving a blue marlin | Natural History Museum

The blue marlin is one of the Museum's largest-ever specimens preserved whole in fluid - and an innovative technique will make this enormous fish last. Watch curators prepare the blue marlin for display.

00:00 Introduction to Hintze Hall
00:29 How the Museum acquired the blue marlin specimen
01:11 How the blue marlin was preserved
01:25 How the 4-metre blue marlin was moved into Hintze Hall
02:31 The big reveal

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[ArchieMakuwa]

Forget the blue marlin – that museum looks like my version of heaven. It is beautiful.

[phoenixrising]

Right on the edge of being a grander. I'm so glad this was not a harvested specimen, and more and more of my fellow anglers are tagging and releasing these fish. I just wish she was in all her color glory here

[mikeiscool]

"Glycerol"
The British have Jellied a fish, again for some reason

[Imrankhan-uqdu]

A museum is basically a bunch of dead things displayed in a way that we don’t get disgusted

[still_guns]

The tank is like an optical illusion. Really trippy when I looked at it

[BuriBuriZ]

I'm really happy when he said "Kilos" not "Pounds"

1:48

[fallingnutria]

The natural history museum is incredible. I went a few years ago and i was in awe. You need to spend a whole day in there to appreciate everything because there is so much

[bagasdhiazka]

That museum looks so goddamn gorgeous.

[jeansolon]

I would love to visit the museum when the pandemic is over.

[Cyproduction]

My cat looks at the screen with it's tongue out.

[denis]

I've been their and have seen the marlin in person. It looks awesome!

[silverturtlestudios]

I didn't know glycerol was safer than Isopropyl alcohol I'll keep that in Mind.

[lyly-ixmb]

Absolutely stunning...and what a process. I really wish to visit this HAVEN one day! Great job to the museum operators!

[AllenHanPR]

Mud to water story.

He traveled far to be on the street of mud, and finally became a model or should I say super marlin!

[DrewWasMe]

It is an amazing specimen and a great feat of preservation, but, sadly, so less shining and beautiful than a live marlin. It does however give a glimpse of how large and powerful these fish truly are in life. Great job.

[choconut]

CHILLS... THE MUSIC AT THE BEGINNING GAVE ME CHILLS. BEAUTIFUL :)

[mrsaucexd]

I’ve been there like most people, it is exactly what you’d expect and more!

[moogybannahilstopaflingon]

Great job! Terrific effort and a very good decision!
Bravo!
What a wonderful display.

[SonKunSama]

It's my dream to visit the NHM one day! If only I had enough money to pay for the trip...

[simmaylow]

Was really great to see this on display at the museum!