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Are you looking for a podcast episode that contains the return of the blobfish, golden crochet hooks and rare deep-sea squid? Well, look no further than this episode of The Deep-Sea Podcast!
It finally happened… we brought you an episode which was recorded almost completely offshore. (Apologies in advance for the dip in audio quality this month!) With Dr Thom in the Bounty Trough and the Professor somewhere in the Pacific, this episode is quite the wild card. Whilst Thom has been busy crocheting fishing nets (that’s science folks), Alan was left to take the reins and he decided to go a little off-piste. We bring it back to the good old days with one of Alan’s (in)famous rants. This one is titled: When does the sea become the deep sea, and why it needs to be changed. Expect to hear about the history of why we decided what makes the deep-sea ‘deep’, and why it might not make sense anymore in our modern world. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this and whether you agree with Alan.
Dr Thom does make an appearance in this episode, giving us a run-down of how the research cruise is going (SPOILER: The blobfish is back). Plus, we hear about the original blobfish and how exactly it came to be an internet sensation, from the man who was there: new fan favourite, Andrew Stewart.
Finally, we check in with a key individual in the online deep-sea community space: Jeff Day. Jeff’s been on our radar for years with his immense knowledge of deep-sea cephalopods and we thought we’d finally hand him the mic. He talks to us all about his love of deep sea creatures and how he contributes to the field in unconventional ways.
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Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
If you liked this episode, you might enjoy these:
Offshore stories
Deep sea squid
Going to sea
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Further resources
Moku Art Studio virtual exhibition
Parasite director Bong Joon-ho is set to begin filming deep sea species for his new film this year
A new species of deep-sea mud dragon has been described by Martin Vinther Sørensen
The twitter-based collaboration between Derek Hennen and a mycologist:
(Thread describing how it happened) & (link to the article)
The paper about observing the response of animals beyond visual range to ROVs/AUVs
Schmidt Ocean Institute observation of Joubiniteuthis
Tolweb page for Joubiniteuthis
People mentioned
More info about Andrew Stewart
Dr Vincent Zintzen (Filmed the blobfish in situ)
Dr Derek Hennen (millipede and centipede taxonomist)
The Magnapinna Archive (Youtube and Twitter)
Daniel Moore (Ocean census)
Kat Bolstead (ALCES Squid Squad)
Kerryn Parkinson (Australian Museum)
Joe Nelson (Expert in blobfishes)
Soundtrack of the month
Tangaroa - Alien Weaponry
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image - Thomas Linley
Edited by - Georgia Wells