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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 20d

All these people (one of them me) being discussed in the New Zealand parliament have appeared on the podcast.... coincidence?!

Check out the latest episode to find out why.

www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062...

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 21d

Could the #megalodon still be out there, hiding in the deep ocean trenches? 🦈

We speak with #paleontologist 🦖 and #cryptozoologist Tyler GreenfieId about his work on megalodon.

Listen to the full episode and wider reading here:
www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062...

📸Challenger Expedition

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Unseen Ocean Collective @unseenocean.bsky.social · Sep 1

Introducing the Unseen Oceans Collective! Formed in 2026 this collective is bringing deep-ocean fine art and science events to international venues in 2025 and 2026. #sciart #scienceartists #unseenoceancollective #deep-sea #womeninscience #deepocean

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Aug 6

Long-term collabo-friend and #podcast Discord den-mother Meghan is nailing it right now.

Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · Aug 1

Friends! I’m so excited to share that our Unseen Oceans collective just received a Spokane Arts grant to fund a 10 day art and science program in Spokane WA! You can read more here: spokanearts.org/grantees/the... @planulara.bsky.social 🐡🦑 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #art

The Unseen Ocean Collective - Spokane Arts

The Unseen Ocean Collective receives support from the Spokane Arts Grant Awards (SAGA) in its second round of funding in 2025

spokanearts.org

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Aug 6

#artists 🖌️ who love the #deepsea, #deepocean #scientists 🥼 who love #art, listen up!

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Aug 5

You're gonna like this one. I got to talk to the photographer of that faithful image!

We talk about what actually happened that day and the aftermath.

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Aug 5

New episode out now in all podcast places!

They're only 1% of the planet but the #hadal trenches are hotspots of #remineralisation.
🦠
It's tiny processes at an enormous scale and crucial for our planet.

We also have a #blobfish special guest!

deepseapod.podbean.com/e/trench-nut...

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Jul 11

Learn all about the incredible biodiversity and unique challenges of #MesophoticReefs with @kaithefishguy.bsky.social on the new #DeepSea #Podcast episode. Plus, discover their unexpected links to the aquarium trade. Listen: deepseapod.podbean.com/e/mesophotic...
📷 Yi-Kai Tea
#marinescience

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Jun 15

Meet our guest!

Georgia Nester is a postdoctoral researcher at #UniversityofWesternAustralia and some sort of sorceress who can get water to confess what's been swimming in it.

#eDNA

open.spotify.com/episode/2XQv...

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Jun 6

#newepisode just dropped!
Environmental #DNA or #eDNA is the study of genetic material in the #environment.
How can we apply it to the #deepsea? Revealing the hidden majority, changes through time and community structure, the possibilities seem endless.

open.spotify.com/episode/2XQv...

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Mar 26

I hope I didn't break anything...

Check out the new handle! The Deep-Sea Podcast has its own domain! Website and other exciting things to follow.

On #BlueSky you can now find Thom @thomaslinley.com and the #podcast here at @deepseapod.com

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Mar 20

I'm really glad you found it. Don became a regular contributor to the show, about 35 episodes, I think. It's usually 5 minutes near the end. He shared some very candid stories that we don't think appear elsewhere.
We really miss him.

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Mar 20

Our beloved #Blobfish has been voted the #NZFishoftheYear! Second place went to the #OrangeRoughy, proving people love the #deepsea.

Check out our #CoffeeWithAndrew episode about the origin of that iconic image.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilwh...

The return of the Blobfish | Coffee with Andrew | The Deep-Sea Podcast

YouTube video by The Deep-Sea Podcast

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Feb 21

New #podcast episode just dropped, coming to you live from #Antarctica!

We talk to @notothentoma.bsky.social about the amazing adaptations of #Antarctic #fish: Clear blood, antifreeze and parental care.

www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/055-...

Fishes of Antarctica — Armatus Oceanic

We talk to Antarctic fishes expert Thomas Desvignes about the fishes that are only found there and their amazing adaptations.

www.armatusoceanic.com

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Jan 10

⚠️NEW EPISODE⚠️

We join The Professor & Dr Thom live from Antarctica for this month's episode of The Deep-Sea Podcast.

Find out about the deep waters of Antarctica in under 30 mins in our to-the-point version of our latest episode.

Listen: bit.ly/4fIcB4P

📸 Inkfish/UWA

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Jan 3

⚠️NEW EPISODE⚠️

With The Professor down in Antarctica, we’ve got an update live from the field!

We talk Antarctic sub-dives, below-freezing trenches, unexpected uses of glacial ice & the importance of growing a beard…

Listen here: bit.ly/4fIcB4P

📸 Inkfish/Minderoo-UWA Deep Sea Research Centre

054 - Going to Antarctica — Armatus Oceanic

With Dr Thom and The Professor busy prepping for their upcoming expeditions offshore, we had time to squeeze out one more episode before they set sail. We caught up with the legendary Di Tracey from N...

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Dec 18

🪸CORALS 101🪸

In our most recent episode, we talked about all things corals - their biology, ecology and importance in our marine ecosystems.

Want to find out more?
Listen to the whole episode here: bit.ly/4ilUTGD

📸 Ocean Exploration Trust

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Dec 11

MEET OUR GUEST!

Dianne "Di" Tracey is a deep-sea scientist at NIWA with a long career in fisheries and coral research. Alongside her work, Di is active in supporting women in science.

Listen to her interview about deep-water corals here: bit.ly/4ilUTGD

📸 NIWA

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Dec 6

🪸NEW EPISODE🪸

This month we cover the hugely important (yet often not well-known) deep-water corals. These incredibly long-lived ecosystem engineers are vital to deep-sea habitats & we learn why with Di Tracey.

Listen now: bit.ly/4ilUTGD

📸 Ocean Exploration Trust

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Dec 4

DEEP, DARK AND DISORIENTATING

Whilst blackwater diving looks incredible, you've definitely got to be brave to scuba dive in the open ocean at night! Here's to all of the blackwater divers out there!

Listen to our episode on blackwater diving here: bit.ly/40C9YOd

📸 Linda Ianniello

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Nov 27

A WHOLE NEW WORLD

The open ocean is often overlooked, and blackwater divers are helping to bring this important environment to our attention.

Listen to our blackwater diving episode here: bit.ly/40C9YOd

📸 Linda Ianniello

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Nov 26

That's EXACTLY what a giant sea spider would say...

Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · Nov 25

I hear a lot about people being scared or creeped out by the giant sea spiders....my normal response is a) they don't bite, and b) they are SLOW! Here's some proof....Colossendeis robusta and an Ammothea sp. walking in a tank on our research cruise in 2020 (NBP20-10). 🧪🐧🦑🌎🇦🇶🧬

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C. Chen @ Jamsteeeec @squamiferum.bsky.social · Nov 26

[New Paper] Comprehensive survey of Sumisu Caldera hot vent on Izu Arc increases known animal species from 9 to 54, making it the most species-rich vent in the NW Pacific! >25 are endemics to chemosynthetic ecosystems.

OPEN ACCESS in Aquatic Conservation: doi.org/10.1002/aqc....

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Nov 22

☕️COFFEE WITH ANDREW☕️

Have you missed Andrew as much as we have? Well, he's back with another story in this month's Coffee with Andrew!

In this month's segment, we quiz Andrew on some questionable common names of fish (including some that he's personally responsible for!)

Watch it now ⬇️

Questionable common names | Coffee with Andrew | The Deep-Sea Podcast Episode 52

YouTube video by The Deep-Sea Podcast

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Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · Nov 20

ScienceWrite, a UK scheme for aspiring STEM writers from minoritised backgrounds, is open for 2025 applications!

The 3rd year @romatheengineer.bsky.social & I are running this, with support from @royalsociety.bsky.social & I am SO EXCITED

Deadline 3rd Jan #SciComm 🧪

www.sciencewrite.co.uk

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