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PRESSURISED: 060 – Mesophotic Reefs with Yi-Kai Tea
Welcome to the PRESSURISED version of episode 60, just the science, none of the waffle
PRESSURISED: Mesophotic Reefs with Yi-Kai Tea | The Deep Sea Podcast | Episode 60
In this month's episode, we discuss mesophotic reefs, the deeper extents of coral reefs that have been overlooked in the past. It’s a wild ride that leads us to homemade hyperbaric chambers, the aquarium trade and the world’s most expensive fish. Strap in for a rollercoaster ride as we dive to the limits of scuba.
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Reference list
Mesophotic fish collecting video
Taken by Ghislain Bardout from Under The Pole. The diver is Timothy Bennett, and he was collecting for the Australian Museum Research Expedition.
One of Kai’s recent mesophotic reef papers
The hyperbaric chamber for fishes
The paper where the chamber is described
Kai’s video of the peppermint angel
Her recent paper on black corals
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Glossary
- BRUV - Baited Remote Underwater Video
- Closed-circuit rebreather - An advanced form of scuba where your breath is recycled, and you don’t make any bubbles
- Husbandry - Keeping an animal in captivity
- IPFC - Indo-Pacific Fish Conference
- Marine Snow - The particles that rain down to the seabed; poop, dead things, cast shells
- Mesophotic Reef - The deeper extent of coral reefs where the light is reduced
- Rebreather - See Closed-circuit rebreather
- ROV - Remotely Operated Vehicle
- Systematics - The structure and relationships between species
Credits
Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image: The peppermint angel by Yi-Kai Tea
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