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February 2nd, 2024
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From being repeatedly thrown off your bed in a storm, to seeing blue whales out of your porthole, working at sea doesn't leave you short of stories.
From being repeatedly thrown off your bed in a storm, to seeing blue whales out of your porthole, working at sea doesn't leave you short of stories.
And with Dr Thom and the Professor both heading offshore soon, they thought what better time to share some of their sea stories. From tips on how to hold your pee for 12+ hours, to tales of typhoons, this episode is jam-packed with real-life tales from decades of working offshore.
Cold-water corals offer refuge for many deep sea species. Image courtesy of NOAA
In deep sea news: Norway has decided to go ahead with deep sea mining, cold coral reefs are being discovered, and hoards of marine fungi have been found in the twilight zone! But more importantly than all of that: the Professor was awarded an OBE! His sword and noble steed are currently in the post (first class), and we’re hoping they reach him in Perth from the Palace.
We’ve also started a new segment with long-time friend of the show, Andrew Stewart who has an interesting hobby of manufacturing cod-liver shark-liver oil. Expect more unexpected stories from Andrew in future episodes!
A fresh batch of shark-liver oil from Andrew
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Finally, we want to say thanks again for your support! We have lots of exciting upcoming episodes all about the (in)famous hagfish, deep sea sharks and our favourite: chimera. Stay tuned!
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Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
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FURTHER RESOURCES
FURTHER RESOURCES
NEWS/Articles mentioned
NEWS/Articles mentioned
Megalodon tooth found in nodule field
Norway becomes the first country in the world to approve commercial-scale deep-sea mining.
Largest study of ocean dna finds a huge abundance of fungi in the mesopelagic zone. Scientific paper & news article
Hagfish genome sequenced
Largest cold-water coral reef to date has been found
People mentioned
People mentioned
Just the Zoo of us Podcast with Dr Thom
DOSI newsletter to keep up with everything deep sea
Andrew’s bio
Andrew’s blog on the Gut Stuffer 2000
Song of the Month
Song of the Month
Glossary
Glossary
Cold-water corals - Deep-water corals (or cold-water corals) grow in water temperatures of 4 - 12°C. Unlike shallow water corals, they do not depend on a symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) for growth and survival, resulting in slower growth.
Deep-sea mining - The process of extracting manganese nodules from the deep ocean floor.
Hagfish - An eel-shaped jawless fish. Hagfish are marine predators and scavengers.
Hull - A hull is the watertight body of a ship.
Megalodon - An extinct species of giant shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago.
Metagenomes - Genetic material taken from the environment rather than from one individual.
OBE - (Order of the British Empire) is a British award rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service.
Squalene - Squalene is a natural oil that comes from shark liver.
Submarine - A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.
Thrusters - Manoeuvering thrusters (bow thrusters and stern thrusters) are propulsion devices built into, or mounted to, either the bow or stern, of a ship to make it more manoeuvrable.
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