Episodes
Friday Oct 27, 2023
PRESSURISED: 015 - Space pt 2 - Extreme tech with Evan Hilgemann
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 15. 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!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/015-space-pt2
We are still exploring the parallels between space and deep-ocean exploration. It feels like technology and access is really accelerating in both spheres. Don calls in to teach us about the amount of water in our solar system and the potential new job title – Planetary Oceanographer.
When samples or access to a vehicle is limited, how can we ensure that resources are shared fairly? We have seen it lead to disagreements on ships. With something as singular and precious as a Mars rover, how are its objectives planned? Evan Hilgemann, mechanical engineer and Curiosity Rover driver with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JLP) joins us to share how a rover is managed. We chat about the parallels between exploring mars and exploring the deep sea, the similar issues we face, what we can learn from each other and most excitingly, where is technology heading on both fronts! These are exciting times.
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www.armatusoceanic.com
Glossary
Autonomous - Something which can get on with things without human control
AUV - Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Distributed intelligence – a very fuzzy term but basically multiple ‘stupid’ elements working together to do complex processing or make complex decisions.
Hadal - Areas more than 6000 m deep, mainly the deep-ocean trenches
JPL - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ROV - Remotely Operated Vehicle
Transect - A quantitative survey of an area. You fly a set path and quantify everything on it.
Links
Evan’s Twitter: @evanhilgemann
Evan’s Newsletter
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Friday Oct 13, 2023
PRESSURISED: 040 - Submarine canyons with Teresa Amaro
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 40. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science withut any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/040-canyons
So everyone has been pretty busy but we finally got round to finishing off our deep sea habitats series with this episode on submarine canyons. We talk with Dr Teresa Amaro, from the University of Aveiro in Portugal about these hugely important habitats in the deep sea and how they influence the fauna of the continental shelf.
Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
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CREDITS
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Friday Oct 06, 2023
040 - Submarine canyons with Teresa Amaro
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
So everyone has been pretty busy but we finally got round to finishing off our deep sea habitats series with this episode on submarine canyons. We talk with Dr Teresa Amaro, from the University of Aveiro in Portugal about these hugely important habitats in the deep sea and how they influence the fauna of the continental shelf. Plus, we get to hear the infamous story of when The Professor and Teresa docked in Lisbon during a cruise and Teresa was able to clear out a bar for the whole of the crew.
Plus, the deep sea has been all over the news this month with lots of new papers being released. Magnetic bacteria have been found by the (phenomenally named) HYPER-DOLHPIN ROV, mysterious markings on the seafloor turn out to be face-planting fish, and scientists have been training jellyfish to navigate through assault courses (kinda).
The Professor’s deep sea research lab have also been busy recently with lots of exciting videos coming out from their landers. Plus, one mystery creature has the whole team stumped. Is it a nudibranch? Or is it something else entirely?
We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:
Julian Moore | Juli Berwald | Karen Pratt | Susan Casey
Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
DID YOU KNOW WE SELL MERCH?
Check it out here!! And please do send in any pics of you wearing the merch!
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own comments on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO
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Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic
Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter: Alan - @Hadalbloke, Thom - @ThomLinley, Georgia - @geeinthesea
Instagram: Georgia - @geeinthesea
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
FURTHER RESOURCES
LINKS
Kelp lightbulb art exhibition at Te Papa
Big eye jellyhead spotted on Alan’s landers
Unknown species spotted on Alan’s landers
Fish have been smashing their faces into the seabed for a while
Fossil spines reveal deep sea's past
Revolutionary deep-sea habitat to be available by 2027
Magnetic bacteria in the deep sea
Learning in Jellyfish
DNA found in filter feeding sponges reveals deep-sea fish community
Incise symposium 2023
CREDITS
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image - NOAA
GLOSSARY
Canyon - Narrow steep-sided valleys that cut into continental slopes and continental rises of the oceans.
Cleft - A divide.
Continental shelf - A continental shelf is the edge of a continent that lies under the ocean. It extends from the coastline of a continent to a drop-off point called the shelf break.
Holothurian - A sea cucumber. They feed by ingesting sediment to obtain the nutrients.
Lander - A piece of deep sea equipment which free-falls to the seafloor and collects data via cameras, collection equipment etc.
ROV - Remotely operated vehicle. These are robots, tethered to the surface vessel which are used to explore an area in the deep sea, whilst being operated from the surface.
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 14. 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!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/014-space-pt1
The topic for this double episode is, as ever, the deep sea. But this time we are talking about the deep sea… Innnnnn Spaaaaaaaace! It turns out there is deep sea outside of earth in our solar system in the ice-covered moons of the gas giants. How likely are they to contain deep-sea life completely independent from the life that originated on earth? Thom chats with astrobiologist Kevin Peter Hand, author of Alien Oceans: The search for life in the depths of space, and director of NASA’s Ocean Worlds Lab. What are the best candidates for alien life in our solar system? What could that life be like and why does our own deep ocean provide a perfect test bed?
It turns out that the early versions of the vehicles which may some day explore these ocean worlds are already in development. Thom chats with Casey Machado, Research Engineer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution about the Orpheus AUV, the first generation of such vehicle and a new asset to the exploration of our own deep ocean.
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Read the show notes and find out more about us at:www.armatusoceanic.com
Friday Sep 15, 2023
PRESSURISED: 039 - Mollusc special with Kerry Walton
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 39. 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!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/039-molluscs
Our very special guest this month is the fantatsic Kerry Walton from the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand. Kerry talks us through the weird and wonderful world of marine molluscs, from the deep to the not so deep, and what makes them fascinating to study.
We learn about the very interesting Chainmail snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum), or as some call it ‘the scaly-foot snail’ (but we all agree that ‘chainmail snail’ is way cooler). Plus we hear all about the unbelievable species of limpets that survive on baleen from whalefalls, and those that live on human hair in estuaries (?!?!).
We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show.
Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
DID YOU KNOW WE SELL MERCH?
Check it out here!! And please do send in any pics of you wearing the merch!
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own comments on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
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Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter: Alan - @Hadalbloke, Thom - @ThomLinley, Georgia - @geeinthesea
Instagram: Georgia - @geeinthesea
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
FURTHER RESOURCES
LINKS
FROM KERRY’S INTERVIEW
Kerry Walton’s Research
The snail with a bivalve shell
Chainmail snail
Baleen eating limpet
Historic whalefall communities
CREDITS
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image - Dr Chong Chen
Friday Sep 08, 2023
039 - Mollusc special with Kerry Walton
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
What do punk snails, turning 40 and Titipo the Little Train have in common? Thats right! The latest episode of the deep-sea podcast.
We might be a little late this month but we’ve packed in as much as we can with this one. We’re covering all the latest deep sea news, including new deep sea habitats, octopus gardens and brand new amphipod species. Plus, we hear from Becca Nicholls about her experiences of working as a woman offshore, and how old superstitions are still very much a thing.
Our very special guest this month is the fantatsic Kerry Walton from the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand. Kerry talks us through the weird and wonderful world of marine molluscs, from the deep to the not so deep, and what makes them fascinating to study.
We learn about the very interesting Chainmail snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum), or as some call it ‘the scaly-foot snail’ (but we all agree that ‘chainmail snail’ is way cooler). Plus we hear all about the unbelievable species of limpets that survive on baleen from whalefalls, and those that live on human hair in estuaries (?!?!).
Friend of the show, Susan Casey has also just released her new book The Underworld in which Dr Thom and the Professor make an appearance! In her newest novel, Susan takes us on a journey through the history of deep-sea exploration, from the myths and legends of the ancient world to the scientists who are just beginning to understand the mind-blowing complexity and ecological importance of the quadrillions of creatures who live in realms long thought to be devoid of life. It’s so great to see this book finally out there after years of hard work. Get yourself a copy here. Want to hear Susan’s episode of the podcast? Check it out here.
We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:
James Fleming | Charne Lavery | Christopher Rawlins | Shona Riddell
Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
DID YOU KNOW WE SELL MERCH?
Check it out here!! And please do send in any pics of you wearing the merch!
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own comments on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO
Facebook:DeepSeaPodcast, ArmatusOceanic
Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic
Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter: Alan - @Hadalbloke, Thom - @ThomLinley, Georgia - @geeinthesea
Instagram: Georgia - @geeinthesea
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
FURTHER RESOURCES
LINKS
FROM KERRY’S INTERVIEW
Kerry Walton’s Research
The snail with a bivalve shell
Chainmail snail
Baleen eating limpet
Historic whalefall communities
FROM THE REST OF THE EPISODE
Thom’s appearance in the New Species Podcast
Alan’s appearance on the Fish of the Week Podcast
Thom’s appearance on the BBC’s Dark Places talk
NEWS
Exploring the Deep Sea: Ngā Kōrero Webinar Recap (seaweek.org.nz)
Caves and tunnels have been found under hydrothermal vents
Scientists confirm that octopuses use thermal springs in the deep sea to accelerate brooding time
Adorable little midshipmen fry in a depressing story
New genus of deep sea crustacean is established
SOUNDTRACK OF THE MONTH
Titipo the Little Train - Theme Song
Youtube
CREDITS
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image - Dr Chong Chen
GLOSSARY
Baleen - The hair-like filaments found in certain whales which function similarly to teeth, to filter seawater for food.
Cephalopod - A member of the mollusc class consisting of squids, octopus, cuttlefish and nautilus.
Chirality - Chirality is a property of an item that means it cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, as seen in the left and right hands.
Chitinous - Made of chitin (the material that gives strength to the exoskeletons of crustaceans, insects and fungi walls).
Commensal relationship - A long-term biological interaction in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species are unaffected.
Conspecific - Belonging to the same species.
Dexterally - Latin for right-turning.
Keratin - A structural fibrous protein that forms hair and nails.
Mollusc - The second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals, after the Arthropoda. Includes snails, clams, osyters, limpets, octopus, squid etc.
Operculum - (In gastropods), it’s the firm structure on a snails foot which acts as a trapdoor to seal the soft body of the snail in it’s shell.
Sinisterly - Latin origin for left-turning.
Friday Aug 25, 2023
PRESSURISED: 013 - Submarine special
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 13. 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!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/013-submarine-special
Thom thought he had the podcast to himself, but it turns out the professor is back after 88 days at sea. It’s time for our submarine, or human occupied vehicle (HOV) if you’re posh, special. First we reunite ‘Vegemite and Haggis’ and talk to submarine pilot Tim Macdonald about his and Alan’s undersea adventures around Australia. Manganese nodule fields, gothic cathedrals, and an undersea UFO.
We then speak with Patrick Lahey and Frank Lombardo of Triton Submarines, a bespoke submarine manufacturer, about privately owned submersibles. Initially as luxury pleasure craft but we soon find out that there is a wide range of reasons why someone would want their own sub. Throughout their careers they have had many incredible experiences, like seeing a sixgill shark give birth and communicating with bioluminescent organisms.
The podcast wouldn’t be complete without checking in with Don Walsh. He tells us about the large commercial tourist submarines which have now produced more tourist submariners than the US navy.
Glossary
Autonomous vehicle: A vehicle that doesn’t need a human pilot
Globular: Globe-like, spherical
Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV): Another term for a submarine
Hypoxic: Insufficient oxygen
Thrusters: the propellers on an underwater vehicle that allow it to move
Links
Triton submersibles
Atlantis tourist subs
Friday Aug 11, 2023
PRESSURISED: 038 - Deep sea jellies with George Matsumoto
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 38. 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!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/038-jellies
The Professor is back on land and Dr Thom is back from Squid Christmas, what a better time to talk about the squishiest of deep sea critters? We talk with George Matsumoto from MBARI all about gelatinous deep sea species. How do we study them? How on earth can we preserve them or even capture their fragile bodies? Plus, we find out exactly what that curious little blue spiky blob was.
We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:
Jay Thompson | Sam Watson | Lucy Goodwin
Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
DID YOU KNOW WE SELL MERCH?
Check it out here!! And please do send in any pics of you wearing the merch!
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own comments on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
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Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter: Alan - @Hadalbloke, Thom - @ThomLinley, Georgia - @geeinthesea
Instagram: Georgia - @geeinthesea
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
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FURTHER RESOURCES
LINKS
Our Patreon Megan (@studio_mbj) painted supergiant amphipods feeding on some bait based on one of Alan’s images.
MBARI’s website
MBARI's internship program
MBARI's Deep-Sea Guide
MBARI's animals of the deep
MBARI’s seminars
MORE INFO ABOUT GEORGE MATSUMOTO
George’s bio
Matsumoto, G.I., L.M. Christianson, B.H. Robison, S.H.D. Haddock, and S.B. Johnson. 2022. Atolla reynoldsi sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Coronatae, Atollidae): A new species of coronate scyphozoan found in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Animals, 12(6): 742. doi.org/10.3390/ani12060742
Matsumoto, G.I., B. Bentlage, R. Sherlock, K. Walz, and B.H. Robison. 2019. “Little Red Jellies” in Monterey Bay, California (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Trachymedusae: Rhopalonematidae). Frontiers in Marine Science 6: doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00798
Raskoff, K.A. and G.I. Matsumoto. 2004. Stellamedusa ventana, a new mesopelagic scyphomedusae from the eastern Pacific representing a new subfamily, the Stellamedusinae. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 84(4274):1-6.DOI:10.1017/S0025315404008884h
Matsumoto, G.I, K.A. Raskoff, and D. Lindsay. 2003. Tiburonia granrojo, a new mesopelagic scyphomedusa from the Pacific Ocean representing the type of a new subfamily (Class Scyphozoa, Order Semaeostomeae, Family Ulmaridae, Subfamily Tiburoniiae subfam nov.). Marine Biology. 143 (1): 73-77. DOI:10.1007/s00227-003-1047-2
CREDITS
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image - PRESSURISED
Friday Aug 04, 2023
038 - Deep-sea jellies with George Matsumoto
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
The Professor is back on land and Dr Thom is back from Squid Christmas, what a better time to talk about the squishiest of deep sea critters? We talk with George Matsumoto from MBARI all about gelatinous deep sea species. How do we study them? How on earth can we preserve them or even capture their fragile bodies? Plus, we find out exactly what that curious little blue spiky blob was.
We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:
Jay thompson
Sam watson
Lucy goodwin
Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
Check out our podcast merch here! Which now includes Alan’s beloved apron and a much anticipated new design...
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
We are also on:
Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO
Facebook: DeepSeaPodcast, ArmatusOceanic
Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic
Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter:
Alan - @Hadalbloke (https://twitter.com/Hadalbloke)
Thom - @ThomLinley (https://twitter.com/ThomLinley)
Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://twitter.com/geeinthesea)
Instagram:
Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://www.instagram.com/geeinthesea/)
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
Links:
Kat Bolstad and the Squid Squad
@ALCESonline on twitter
Read about the latest squid-Christmas here:
Fascinating finds from NIWA’s annual squid survey | NIWA
Megan Jones - artist and friend of the show
@studio_mbj on Instagram
Fragments from beyond our solar system found in the Pacific:
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/avi-loeb-harvard-professor-alien-technology-fragments/
Shot Towers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_tower
Oarfish is spotted which is ‘twice the size of peter crouch’
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/divers-discover-huge-deep-sea-30467032
Cookie cutters sharks go to town on a swordfish:
https://www.instagram.com/tkoffshorefishing/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=f7ed8cc8-e207-4684-9ddd-099458087401
Dumbo octopus seen to migrate opposite to diel vertical migration in order to find prey:
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-deep-sea-imagery-reveal-octopus-behavior.html
I have been playing Fathomvers! From Fathomnet. You can get on as a beta tester
https://www.fathomverse.game/
Guest links - George Matsumoto
MBARI's internship program - https://www.mbari.org/about/careers/internships/
MBARI's Deep-Sea Guide - http://dsg.mbari.org/dsg/home
MBARI's animals of the deep - https://www.mbari.org/education/animals-of-the-deep/
social
https://www.youtube.com/user/MBARIvideo
https://twitter.com/MBARI_news
https://www.tiktok.com/@mbari_news
https://www.linkedin.com/company/monterey-bay-aquarium-research-institute-mbari-/mycompany/
https://www.instagram.com/mbari_news/
papers
Matsumoto, G.I., L.M. Christianson, B.H. Robison, S.H.D. Haddock, and S.B. Johnson. 2022. Atolla reynoldsi sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Coronatae, Atollidae): A new species of coronate scyphozoan found in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Animals, 12(6): 742. doi.org/10.3390/ani12060742
Matsumoto, G.I., B. Bentlage, R. Sherlock, K. Walz, and B.H. Robison. 2019. “Little Red Jellies” in Monterey Bay, California (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Trachymedusae: Rhopalonematidae). Frontiers in Marine Science 6: doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00798
Raskoff, K.A. and G.I. Matsumoto. 2004. Stellamedusa ventana, a new mesopelagic scyphomedusae from the eastern Pacific representing a new subfamily, the Stellamedusinae. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 84(4274):1-6.DOI:10.1017/S0025315404008884h
Matsumoto, G.I, K.A. Raskoff, and D. Lindsay. 2003. Tiburonia granrojo, a new mesopelagic scyphomedusa from the Pacific Ocean representing the type of a new subfamily (Class Scyphozoa, Order Semaeostomeae, Family Ulmaridae, Subfamily Tiburoniiae subfam nov.). Marine Biology. 143 (1): 73-77. DOI:10.1007/s00227-003-1047-2
Credits
Christmas in July - Millington Snow Miser/Heat Miser
Youtube
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image - Schmidt Ocean Institute
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 12. 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!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/012-natural-history-collections
Natural history collections, huge archives of carefully curated specimens, are an invaluable tool for the scientific community. They are also a place where the public get to interact with active research and meet scientists. Forget what you’d imagine working in a museum to be like, no two days are the same and both the collections and the talented people who work with them are in constant demand. One day your helping design new swimwear based on shark skin, the next settling an argument at a fishing competition.
If you’re wondering what jobs are out there in science or just curious to know what goes on behind the scenes at a museum, this episode has some surprises for you.
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or you own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
Links
James taking care of the beetles during lockdown
James talking about deep-sea fish.
Shark nostril research
Cookie-cutter shark bites
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa – deep sea video
The Fishes of New Zealand
Friday Jul 14, 2023
PRESSURISED: 037 - Deep digging with Andrew McCaig
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 37. 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!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/037-deep-digging
Alan is somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and Thom has been dissecting fish left right and centre at Te Papa. What better time to talk about deep-sea digging?
After the exciting news last month about the geological cruise that drilled through the Moho (the area where the Earth’s crust meets the mantle), we thought it would be interesting to talk with Andrew McCaig, the co-chief scientist for that expedition. Andrew talks us through the expedition's goals, achievements and the drilling process itself. Why were geologists interested in reaching this area and what exactly is serpentinisation?
We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. And we want to thank our most recent patrons:
Tammy Frank | Martin Pollizotto | Ray M | Nicole Vite-Liebl | Anna P | Eric
Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
Check out our podcast merch here! Which now includes Alan’s beloved apron and a much anticipated new design...
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
We are also on
Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO
Facebook: DeepSeaPodcast, ArmatusOceanic
Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic
Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter:
Alan - @Hadalbloke (https://twitter.com/Hadalbloke)
Thom - @ThomLinley (https://twitter.com/ThomLinley)
Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://twitter.com/geeinthesea)
Instagram:
Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://www.instagram.com/geeinthesea/)
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
Glossary
Archaea - Microorganisms similar to bacteria in size and simplicity, but are very different molecularly. They’re thought to be the ancient intermediate group between bacteria and eukaryotes.
Astrophysics - Astrophysics is a branch of space science that applies the laws of physics and chemistry to seek to understand the universe.
Atlantis massif - An underwater mountain in the Atlantic Ocean.
Core barrel - A plastic tube which collects the rock core from drilling into the sediment.
Core samples - A long column of rock obtained by drilling into sediment or rock with a hollow steel tube.
Deep biosphere - The expansive ecosystem of microbes which exist deep under the seabed.
Derrick (on a ship) - A machine that is used to move things on a ship (similar to a crane).
Drill cone - A tool which can crush rocks during the drilling process.
Drill pipe - A hollow pipe used in drilling projects.
Fault - A fracture or discontinuity in an area of rock because of big movements in the rock.
Geochemistry - The study of the chemistry of geological materials such as rock, sediment, soil and water.
Goblin shark - A species of deep-sea shark with a retractable jaw.
IODP - International ocean discovery program.
JOIDES Resolution - A drilling ship used by the IODP.
Kaharoa - (RV Kaharoa) Research vessel owned by NIWA in New Zealand. Thom and Alan have conducted many expeditions from this vessel.
Lost city hydrothermal field - An area of hydrothermal vents on the Atlantis Massif, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Magnetite - Magnetite is a mineral and one of the main iron ores.
Moho - Mohorovicic Discontinuity, or "Moho," is the boundary between the crust and the mantle.
Narcomedusae - A type of hydrozoan (a gelatinous cnidarian similar to jellyfish).
NIWA - (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Olivine - The primary component of the Earth's upper mantle, it is a common mineral in Earth's subsurface, but weathers quickly on the surface.
Peridotite - is a dense, coarse-grained igneous rock consisting mostly of the silicate minerals olivine and pyroxene. Most of the mantle is made up of this rock.
Petrology - The branch of geology which explores the compositions, structures and origins of rocks.
Serpentine - Hydrated version of Olivine. Serpentine is a group of minerals that are usually green in colour.
Serpentinisation - The process of minerals such as olivine becoming serpentine.
Shear zones - A zone in the Earth’s crust or upper mantle that has been deformed due to the walls of rock on either side slipping past each other.
Structural geology - The branch of geology which explored the form, arrangement and internal structure of rocks.
Sunfish (Mola mola) - One of the largest bony fish in the world.
Links
Info from the 399 Expedition
Andrew McCaig’s University of Leeds bio
IODP website
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image: Johan Swanepoel
#Podcast #scicomm #Science #MarineBiology #DeepSea #DeepOcean #AlanJamieson #discovery #Exp399 #AndrewMcCaig #JOIDESresolution #IODP #marinedrilling #deepseadrilling #geology #marinegeology #mantle #petrology #noho #serpentinization #atlantismassif #lostcity #biosphere #microbes #microbialecology #coldseeps #archaea #bacteria #fungi #hydrothermalvents #deepseaspecies #scicomm #deepseacreatures
Friday Jul 07, 2023
037 - Deep digging with Andrew McCaig
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Alan is somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and Thom has been dissecting fish left right and centre at Te Papa. What better time to talk about deep-sea digging?
After the exciting news last month about the geological cruise that drilled through the Moho (the area where the Earth’s crust meets the mantle), we thought it would be interesting to talk with Andrew McCaig, the co-chief scientist for that expedition. Andrew talks us through the expedition's goals, achievements and the drilling process itself. Why were geologists interested in reaching this area and what exactly is serpentinisation?
We also hear from two other crew members onboard the JOIDES Resolution during the 399 expedition, Igneous petrologist, Kuan Yu Lin and marine technician Luan Heywood. Kuan and Luan talk us through their experiences of working onboard the research vessel and why expedition 399 was so special.
We also hear from previous guest and great friend of the show, Ashley Rowden (his interview on seamounts can be found in episode 30). We grabbed him quickly before he chaired the deep sea session at the New Zealand Marine Science Society conference and he treated us to a great story of James Cameron’s involvement in a previous conference that Ashley was organising.
We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. And we want to thank our most recent patrons:
Tammy Frank | Martin Pollizotto | Ray M | Nicole Vite-Liebl | Anna P | Eric
Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
Check out our podcast merch here! Which now includes Alan’s beloved apron and a much anticipated new design...
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
We are also on:
Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO
Facebook: DeepSeaPodcast, ArmatusOceanic
Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic
Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter:
Alan - @Hadalbloke (https://twitter.com/Hadalbloke)
Thom - @ThomLinley (https://twitter.com/ThomLinley)
Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://twitter.com/geeinthesea)
Instagram:
Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://www.instagram.com/geeinthesea/)
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
Glossary
Archaea - Microorganisms similar to bacteria in size and simplicity, but are very different molecularly. They’re thought to be the ancient intermediate group between bacteria and eukaryotes.
Astrophysics - Astrophysics is a branch of space science that applies the laws of physics and chemistry to seek to understand the universe.
Atlantis massif - An underwater mountain in the Atlantic Ocean.
Core barrel - A plastic tube which collects the rock core from drilling into the sediment.
Core samples - A long column of rock obtained by drilling into sediment or rock with a hollow steel tube.
Deep biosphere - The expansive ecosystem of microbes which exist deep under the seabed.
Derrick (on a ship) - A machine that is used to move things on a ship (similar to a crane).
Drill cone - A tool which can crush rocks during the drilling process.
Drill pipe - A hollow pipe used in drilling projects.
Fault - A fracture or discontinuity in an area of rock because of big movements in the rock.
Geochemistry - The study of the chemistry of geological materials such as rock, sediment, soil and water.
Goblin shark - A species of deep-sea shark with a retractable jaw.
IODP - International ocean discovery program.
JOIDES Resolution - A drilling ship used by the IODP.
Kaharoa - (RV Kaharoa) Research vessel owned by NIWA in New Zealand. Thom and Alan have conducted many expeditions from this vessel.
Lost city hydrothermal field - An area of hydrothermal vents on the Atlantis Massif, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Magnetite - Magnetite is a mineral and one of the main iron ores.
Moho - Mohorovicic Discontinuity, or "Moho," is the boundary between the crust and the mantle.
Narcomedusae - A type of hydrozoan (a gelatinous cnidarian similar to jellyfish).
NIWA - (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Olivine - The primary component of the Earth's upper mantle, it is a common mineral in Earth's subsurface, but weathers quickly on the surface.
Peridotite - is a dense, coarse-grained igneous rock consisting mostly of the silicate minerals olivine and pyroxene. Most of the mantle is made up of this rock.
Petrology - The branch of geology which explores the compositions, structures and origins of rocks.
Serpentine - Hydrated version of Olivine. Serpentine is a group of minerals that are usually green in colour.
Serpentinisation - The process of minerals such as olivine becoming serpentine.
Shear zones - A zone in the Earth’s crust or upper mantle that has been deformed due to the walls of rock on either side slipping past each other.
Structural geology - The branch of geology which explored the form, arrangement and internal structure of rocks.
Sunfish (Mola mola) - One of the largest bony fish in the world.
Links
Info from the 399 Expedition
Ashley Rowden’s NIWA bio
New Zealand Marine Sciences Society conference
Andrew McCaig’s University of Leeds bio
IODP website
Luan Heywood’s twitter
Kuan-Yu Lin’s twitter
News
Pregnant goblin shark found
Huge photophores found on giant squid
Living under pressure supposedly heals the human body
New species of jellyfish is discovered with fascinating new features
BBC world oceans day and the ‘alien’ life in the deep
Pantera - Cowboys from hell
Youtube
Spotify
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image: Johan Swanepoel
#Podcast #scicomm #Science #MarineBiology #DeepSea #DeepOcean #AlanJamieson #discovery #Exp399 #AndrewMcCaig #JOIDESresolution #IODP #marinedrilling #deepseadrilling #geology #marinegeology #mantle #petrology #moho #serpentinization #atlantismassif #lostcity #biosphere #microbes #microbialecology #coldseeps #archaea #bacteria #fungi #hydrothermalvents #deepseaspecies #scicomm #deepseacreatures
Friday Jun 23, 2023
PRESSURISED: 011 - Genetics with Heather Ritchie and Johanna Weston
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Alan is stranded out in the Pacific and Thom is left to present a show on genetics, a topic so confusing to him it may as well be magic. Luckily, friends of the show are on hand. Dr Heather Ritchie is tricked into co-hosting and we talk to Dr Johanna Weston about the things we can learn about the deep sea from genetic analysis.
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or you own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
Links
‘The Code’ - INTERNATIONAL CODE OF ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE
The genetic code database – GenBank
#deepsea #deepocean #podcast #science #marinebiology #sciencecommunication #scicomm #genetics #giantisopod #deepseacreatures #deepseapodcast #alanjamieson #heatherritchie #johannaweston #newspecies #discovery #pressurised
Friday Jun 09, 2023
PRESSURISED: 036 - Crustacean congress special
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 36. 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!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/036-crustacean-congress
Our two favourite deep sea scientists reunite over in Wellington, New Zealand for the 10th Annual International Crustacean Conference. We speak with Kareen Schnabel and Rachael Peart about all things crabby, and the intricacies of organising and hosting a scientific conference. We also bumped into an old friend, Tammy Frank to talk about how she was finding the conference, and what she has been up to under the sea recently.
Alongside all of the conference fun, we also hear from fellow deep sea science communicator, Henry Knauber, about his scicomm efforts and experiences as an early career researcher of crustaceans.
Whilst less science-y this month, we thought it would be a great opportunity to give you an insider look into scientific conferences and their importance to research.
We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us!
Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
Check out our podcast merch here! Which now includes Alan’s beloved apron and a much anticipated new design...
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
We are also on
Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO
Facebook: DeepSeaPodcast, ArmatusOceanic
Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic
Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter:
Alan - @Hadalbloke (https://twitter.com/Hadalbloke)
Thom - @ThomLinley (https://twitter.com/ThomLinley)
Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://twitter.com/geeinthesea)
Instagram:
Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://www.instagram.com/geeinthesea/)
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
Links
People mentioned
Tammy Frank - Professor Nova southeastern university
Henry Knauber - Early career researcher and science communicator
Keshet Shavit - Winning student talk at the conference for her research on the crystalline structures in the eyes of crustaceans.
Helene Tandberg - A notable talk at the conference for her visually stunning use of imagery of jellies.
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image: PRESSURISED
#Podcast #scicomm #Science #MarineBiology #DeepSea #DeepOcean #AlanJamieson #crustacean #crab #discovery #tepapa #newzealand #conference #scientificconference #deepseaspecies #scicomm #deepseacreatures #research #submarine
Friday Jun 02, 2023
036 - Crustacean congress special
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
With The Professor pacing around a small Mexican apartment, and Dr. Thom immigrating to the other side of the world, this episode is a little fast-and-loose. But, our two favourite deep sea scientists did get to reunite over in Wellington, New Zealand for the 10th Annual International Crustacean Conference. And that’s where our episode is based!
We speak with Kareen Schnabel and Rachael Peart about all things crabby, and the intricacies of organising and hosting a scientific conference. We also bumped into an old friend, Tammy Frank to talk about how she was finding the conference, and what she has been up to under the sea recently.
Alongside all of the conference fun, we also hear from fellow deep sea science communicator, Henry Knauber, about his scicomm efforts and experiences as an early career researcher of crustaceans.
Whilst less science-y this month, we thought it would be a great opportunity to give you an insider look into scientific conferences and their importance to research.
We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:
Rebecca Cloud
Jake Hewitt
Ken Stowe
Meghan Jones
Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
Check out our podcast merch here! Which now includes Alan’s beloved apron and a much anticipated new design...
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
We are also on
Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO
Facebook: DeepSeaPodcast, ArmatusOceanic
Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic
Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter:
Alan - @Hadalbloke (https://twitter.com/Hadalbloke)
Thom - @ThomLinley (https://twitter.com/ThomLinley)
Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://twitter.com/geeinthesea)
Instagram:
Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://www.instagram.com/geeinthesea/)
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
Links
People mentioned
Tammy Frank - Professor Nova southeastern university
Henry Knauber - Early career researcher and science communicator
Patron Meghan Jones - Scientific art and illustration
Keshet Shavit - Winning student talk at the conference for her research on the crystalline structures in the eyes of crustaceans.
Helene Tandberg - A notable talk at the conference for her visually stunning use of imagery of jellies.
Merel Dalebout - Submarine pilot
News
First full-sized 3D scan of the Titanic shipwreck captured
Why are cave-dwelling eels growing skin over their left eyes? It may be evolution in action.
Decades-old question surrounding the start of the tree of life could finally be solved
At long last, ocean drillers exhume a bounty of rocks from Earth’s mantle
A noodle bar in Taiwan has recently started serving a giant-isopod ramen.
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image: NHM
#Podcast #scicomm #Science #MarineBiology #DeepSea #DeepOcean #AlanJamieson #crustacean #crab #discovery #tepapa #newzealand #conference #scientificconference #deepseaspecies #scicomm #deepseacreatures #research #submarine
Friday May 26, 2023
PRESSURISED: 010 - Here be Monsters with Tyler Greenfield
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 10. 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!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/010-here-be-monsters-with-tyler-greenfield
Tales of monsters persist to this day and there’s no better place to hide them than in the deep sea. We are joined by paleontology student and cryptozoology blogger Tyler Greenfield to look at some of the most famous sea monsters and see if there is any truth to the stories. We discuss megalodon, globsters, plesiosaurs/Nessie and all manner of strange carcasses that wash up from time to time.
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or you own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
Links
Tyler’s fantastic blog
Tyler’s cryptozoology paper archive
A link to Beebe’s book, Half A Mile Down
You can find Tyler on Twitter @TylerGreenfieId
Papers on Helicoprion
Jaws for a spiral-tooth whorl: CT images reveal novel adaptation and phylogeny in fossil Helicoprion
Eating with a saw for a jaw: Functional morphology of the jaws and tooth-whorl in Helicoprion davisii
On the Giant Octopus (Octopus giganteus) and the Bermuda Blob: Homage to A. E. Verrill
How to tell a sea monster: molecular discrimination of large marine animals of the North Atlantic
NOAA’s response to the Mermaids: A body found
Fish tales: Combating fake science in popular media
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel (http://marvel.nu/)
#deepseamonsters #deepseacreatures #cryptozoology #thebloop #bloop #megalodon #paleoart #mermaids #globsters