I didn't read all the posts, but does anyone have any experience "macerating" a skull in the ocean? I'm thinking that the crabs and other small invertebrates might help speed up the process and skip the rotting part. Haven't tried it yet but seems like it might work pretty well. I have a few skulls I'd like to try it with.
It varies a lot, depending on what's down there. Have done lots of fish that way in a shrimp pot. If there are sand fleas, they will strip it clean, and in a hurry. They are the maggots of the ocean. Might want to wrap it in some sort of mesh if trying to keep the teeth. We tried a frozen bear skull, and all it got was wet.
Found a goat skull (and the rest of the goat) on the beach once, and it was clean as a whistle.
