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<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>a brief question regarding bagging of dry shark fins that were
confiscated by customs (approx. 50 kg) and deposited in our
collection. When the material arrived, boxes were full of life
with thick layers of beetle remains at their bottom. We kept the
fins mostly frozen so far (several freezing / thawing cycles to
kill the critters) but now have to move the fins into our storage
area where they will be kept at room temperature.</p>
<p>Because of major renovation works, our climate control systems
are currently shut down thus temperature and rH are fluctuating
and not really stable, thus I was wondering if I should seal small
subsets (5-10 fins, depending on their size and volume) while they
are still frozen to avoid that tissues would attract too much
humidity during thawing. Of course this would cause condensation
inside bags after sealing to some extent, but given the small
total volume of air inside the bags, potential negative effects
might be negligible ? Bagged fins will finally be stored in
transparent plastic boxes to allow easy monitoring.<br>
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<p>Any ideas/ suggestions would be welcome; thanks in advance</p>
<p>Dirk<br>
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