PRESSURISED: 041 - Deep diving whales with Nicola Quick

Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 41. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!

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We all know that Thom and Alan aren’t the biggest fans of ‘air-breathers’ aka. marine mammals like dolphins and whales, but there are a few species that are allowed into the deep-sea club. We hear from Dr Nicola Quick who researches the incredibly elusive beaked whales, a group that likely spends the majority of their time in the deep sea. These interesting whales have been seen diving to depths of 3000 m, which way exceeds the max depth of their more famous cousin, the sperm whale (who usually hang out at around 1500m deep).

 

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FURTHER RESOURCES

MORE INFORMATION ON NICOLA

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/nicola-quick

https://scholars.duke.edu/person/nicola.quick/

Nicola’s paper on tagging the deep-diving beaked whales

Nicola’s twitter

Wider reading

 

Credits

Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

Logo image - The Deep-Sea Podcast PRESSURISED

 

GLOSSARY

Bounce dives - A series of shorter, shallower dives for beaked whales in between really big, deep dives to >1500 m

Cetacean - The group name for whales and dolphins

Cuvier's Beaked Whale - One of the most frequently sighted species of beaked whales in the world. They are found in most oceans and seas worldwide and have the most extensive range of all beaked whale species.

Epiglottis - The small, movable "lid" just above the larynx that prevents food and drink from entering the windpipe.

Foraging - A technical term for ‘finding food’.

Mammal - A vertebrate that breathes air, has mammary glands and three inner ear bones.

PAMs (Passive acoustic monitoring) - Surveying and monitoring wildlife and environments using sound recorders  (acoustic sensors).

Pod - The term for a group of cetaceans.

VHF antenna - A VHF marine radio antenna is used to transmit and receive VHF marine radio signals enabling communication with other boats, as well as with the shore and other emergency services.

Ziphiidae - The family name for beaked whales.