The Deep-Sea Podcast

This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast we are honored to host a 3 expert superfan session for one of our favorite little devils of the deep- Anglerfish. Join Thom as he chats with James Maclaine Senior fish curator at the Natural History Museum London and our own Andrew Stewart, curator of fishes at Te Papa, all about some of their favorite fishes, the ceratioid anglerfish (Ceratioidei) or deep-sea anglerfish. 

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

This month Alan has been working on getting a Nova Canton Trough organism menu prepared while Thom has been appearing on and hosting numerous podcast episodes while planning a workshop, fostering kittens and taking a good look at the newest snailfish. 

For our interview we are honored to host a three expert superfan session for one of our favorite little devils of the deep- Anglerfish. Join Thom as he chats with James Maclaine Senior fish curator at the Natural History Museum London and our own Andrew Stewart, curator of fishes at Te Papa get together  about some of their favorite fishes, the ceratioid anglerfish or deep-sea anglerfish. 

Listen-in to back-stage fish curator chat all about the wide variety of Anglerfish shapes and sizes, lures and lights, feeding preferences, reproduction habits, feminist archetypes, game show personalities, and a memorable experience of "pass the football fish". Including Vantablack, pharyngeal teeth, Dreamers, Wonderfish, sideways anuses, love bites, and an epic battle resulting in both combatants being “locked together in death”, this episode will scratch your Anglerfish itch in the most satisfying way. 

We also hear from friend of the show Kat Bolstad with her professional opinion on the recently released giant cretaceous octopus paper, and Kat gives a lovely reading from Prema Arasu’s new book of poetry titled Vampire Squid. 

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. 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:

Lain Null, Семен Приймаченко, Prof.Bob-o-lo-po-lis, Jamie Morgan, Brent S, Ayla

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Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

Image credit:

Image credit

Logo image: Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast we are joined by The Unseen Ocean Collective, this art and science collective comprised of Meghan Jones, Lara Beckmann, Nilanjana Das and Kierstin Keller are bringing the beauty and wonder of the deep-sea to the public through international art and science events. 

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. 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:

Amrei - is only known from a single specimen caught by the challenger expedition

Diana Noto - was considered lost for decades until they were found at the back of the sponge collection

Pedro - has been found to flouress under the right wavelengths of light, no one knows why

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Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

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Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

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Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

https://twitter.com/ThomLinley

Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

Unseen Ocean Collective.

Unseen Ocean Collective (@unseenoceancollective) • Instagram photos and videos

Unseen Ocean Collective on Blusky

America’s Hidden Deep-Sea Coral Gardens Come To Spokane - Trending Northwest

Meghan Jones

studio mbj

Meghan Jones (@studio_mbj) • Instagram photos and videos

Studio MBJ on Blusky

Lara Beckmann

Lara (@planulara) • Instagram photos and videos

planulara | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

Kierstin Keller

Golden Spiral Studios

Kierstin Keller (@golden.spiral.studios) • Instagram photos and videos

Nilanjana Das

Nilanjana (@highseas_sculptures) • Instagram photos and videos

Nilanjana Das | Department of Microbiology

Logo image: “Snailfish Cupcake” by Meghan Jones

Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast we are joined by The Unseen Ocean Collective, this art and science collective comprised of Meghan Jones, Lara Beckmann, Nilanjana Das and Kierstin Keller are bringing the beauty and wonder of the deep-sea to the public through international art and science events. 

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

This month Thom is freshly back from a 5 week expedition to  Antarctica with Aurora Expeditions, managed 4 ESCA deployments in 24 hours and watched in amazement while Kat fended off a large iceberg with her bare hands and a boat hook. Alan had a great time with old friends, may have played hookey on a podcast record, and spent 2 weeks in Antigua listening to ‘80’s hair metal. We get an update from Monty on Chimaera mating, and get to hear about the forever home for the “I am your tongue now” mug from @fibreandmud. 

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. 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:

Amrei - is only known from a single specimen caught by the challenger expedition

Diana Noto - was considered lost for decades until they were found at the back of the sponge collection

Pedro - has been found to flouress under the right wavelengths of light, no one knows why

Check out our podcast merch here!

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

https://twitter.com/ThomLinley

Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

Oceanography Podcast

Thom’s Episode

Apple Podcasts: Oceanography Episode 27: What is the Deep-Sea Even Like? 

Spotify Podcasts: Oceanography Episode 27: What is the Deep-Sea Even Like?

Alan’s Episode

Spotify Podcasts: Oceanography Episide 28: Ocean Trenches Explained

Apple Podcasts: Ocean Trenches Explained with Prof. Alan Jamieson

News from our Episode

Extreme Ocean Pressure Is Feeding Deep-Sea Life in a Way Scientists Never Expected

Deep-sea natural compound targets cancer cells through a dual mechanism

Photoaffinity Labeling Strategy Reveals Tetraspanin CD9 as a Transient Target of Anticancer Yaku'amide B

24 new deep-sea species found including a rare new branch of life | ScienceDaily

dm, Europe’s Largest Drugstore Retailer, Drops All Krill Products

Marine biologist Edie Widder chases bioluminescence in new ‘Life Illuminated’ film

Tracked by Sound for Years, This Mysterious Deep-Sea Whale Was Finally Seen Alive

Underwater Robot Resources for All Ages | Nautilus Live

Kid Engineer: Underwater R.O.V. | Design Squad

Sleeper Shark cartoon Post by @mossworm.bsky.social

Best Ocean Documentaries, Books & Podcasts (Updated List)

Laura :) (@fibreandmud) • Instagram photos and videos

Unseen Ocean Collective.

Unseen Ocean Collective (@unseenoceancollective) • Instagram photos and videos

Unseen Ocean Collective on Blusky

America’s Hidden Deep-Sea Coral Gardens Come To Spokane - Trending Northwest

Meghan Jones

studio mbj

Meghan Jones (@studio_mbj) • Instagram photos and videos

Studio MBJ on Blusky

Lara Beckmann

Lara (@planulara) • Instagram photos and videos

planulara | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

Kierstin Keller

Golden Spiral Studios

Kierstin Keller (@golden.spiral.studios) • Instagram photos and videos

Nilanjana Das

Nilanjana (@highseas_sculptures) • Instagram photos and videos

Nilanjana Das | Department of Microbiology

Cover of Hamilton’s You’ll Be Back by Punk Rock Factory.

You'll Be Back - song and lyrics by Punk Rock Factory | Spotify

Punk Rock Factory - You'll Be Back (from Hamilton)

Logo image: “Snailfish Cupcake” by Meghan Jones

Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast, we are joined by Dr Nigel Merrett for a career spotlight episode highlighting his pioneering research, genre-defining technological advancements and personal connections with some of the most well-known names in the deep-sea research community.

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

Our guest this month is Dr. Nigel Merrett, a British zoologist, ichthyologist, and former director of the fish section of the British Natural History Museum. In our first career spotlight episode, we shine a light on Nigel’s incredible and adventurous past, including working on the last British whaling ship, developing ground-breaking gear that is still used today, and working with some of the most impactful names in deep-sea history. Nigel shines a light on his incredible past, the importance of his work, and how we can all build on the work of others to advance science once step at a time. 

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. 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:

Maxim

Check out our podcast merch here!

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

Interview Links

The Whalefish Mystery | 

Deep Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries

Nigel Merret Wikipedia

WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Careproctus merretti Andriashev & Chernova, 1988

Historical Perspective Paper: Dan Morris Cohen

Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast, we are joined by Dr Nigel Merrett for a career spotlight episode highlighting his pioneering research, genre-defining technological advancements and personal connections with some of the most well-known names in the deep-sea research community.

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

This month, Thom is in Antarctica, trying to lure a giant squid into his research gear, and Alan is headed back to the Canary Islands after an international skirmish scuttled his travel plans. Our guest this month is Dr. Nigel Merrett, a British zoologist, ichthyologist, and former director of the fish section of the British Natural History Museum. In our first career spotlight episode we shine a light on Nigel’s incredible and adventurous past, including working on the last British whaling ship, developing ground-breaking gear that is still used today, and working with some of the most impactful names in deep-sea history. Nigel shines a light on his incredible past, the importance of his work, and how we can all build on the work of others to advance science once step at a time. 

We hear from Meghan Jones, cofounder of the Unseen Ocean Collective, with an update on the Juneau, Alaska, show, and the upcoming show and public events happening in Spokane, Washington, in April  of 2026.

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. 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:

Maxim

Check out our podcast merch here!

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

Deep-Sea News

Deep Below Argentina's Coast, Researchers Filmed Coral Cities, Rare Sea Ghost, and Something Out of Place

8,000 Suggestions Later, a Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Species Gets Its Name

Scientists discover a completely new life form wreaking havoc on deep-sea sharks

On the Origin of a Novel Parasitic-Feeding Mode within Suspension-Feeding Barnacles - ScienceDirect

Shark filmed in Antarctica for the first time | Polar Journal

Unseen Ocean Collective Juneau Exhibit

Video of the Unseen Ocean Juneau Alaska Show

All the Fish Names Entymology Podcast

BBC Audio | In Our Time | The Mariana Trench

The Whalefish Mystery | 

Deep Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries

Nigel Merret Wikipedia

WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Careproctus merretti Andriashev & Chernova, 1988

Historical Perspective Paper: Dan Morris Cohen

Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

Our guest this month is the one, the only, Prof. Alan Jamieson! Join our most favorite deep-sea professor, who takes us on a tour of the very bottom of the deepest of deep-sea. Get ready for a hot take on the past, present and future of this frontier science, while we “turn our backs to the shallow water”- Alan. 

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. 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:

Melissa M

Undersea TV

Max

Frieda of Moku Art Studio 

Check out our podcast merch here!

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

Volcanic deposits on the Tonga forearc and trench: new insights from direct seafloor observations

Deep ocean seascape ecology: gaps and pathways for application

Geomorphology and bait-attending hadal fauna of the sui-shin hole (Philippine Basin, NW Pacific; 5616–6410 m) - ScienceDirect

Bottom mixed layer derivation and spatial variability over the central and eastern abyssal Pacific Ocean

Logo image: Alan Jamieson

Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

This month Alan makes it back to Perth for another of Old Mate’s sausage sizzles, and Thom is deep into prep mode for his upcoming Antarctica trip. We talk about video games, an Australian classic song of the month, glycerin mega mouth sharks and polar bear patrols. Our guest this month is the one, the only, Prof. Alan Jamieson! Join our most favorite deep-sea professor, who takes us on a tour of the very bottom of the deepest of deep-sea. Get ready for a hot take on the past, present and future of this frontier science, while we “turn our backs to the shallow water”- Alan. 

We hear from Meghan Jones, cofounder of the Unseen Ocean Collective with a fun Q&A about upcoming events in Juneau Alaska and Spokane Washington, 2026. 

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. 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:

Melissa M

Undersea TV

Max

Frieda of Moku Art Studio 

Check out our podcast merch here!

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

Deep-Sea News

Study Records Zooplankton Transporting Microplastics to the Deep Sea

Real-time visualization reveals copepod mediated microplastic flux - ScienceDirect

Deep-Sea Divers Capture Rare Footage of a Giant Phantom Jellyfish | PetaPixel

Schmidt Ocean Institute Phantom Jellyfish Footage

Scientists just found 'deep-sea oasis' in an Arctic region thought to be barren

Deep-sea vents are drawing hydrogen from a hidden source - Earth.com

California Diver Spots Rare Deep-Sea King-Of-The-Salmon Just 4.6 Meters Below The Surface

These Deep-Sea Creatures Liked You on Hinge - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

Deep-Sea Valentine Game

Unseen Ocean Collective Website

Unseen Ocean Collective (@unseenoceancollective) • Instagram photos and videos

Unseen Ocean Collective on BlueSky

Free Deep-Sea Coloring Pages

Volcanic deposits on the Tonga forearc and trench: new insights from direct seafloor observations

Deep ocean seascape ecology: gaps and pathways for application

Geomorphology and bait-attending hadal fauna of the sui-shin hole (Philippine Basin, NW Pacific; 5616–6410 m) - ScienceDirect

Bottom mixed layer derivation and spatial variability over the central and eastern abyssal Pacific Ocean

Song of the month: Smoko by The Chats

Logo image: Alan Jamieson

Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

This month, we are talking giant testate protists, the coolest things you have probably never heard of. Giant cells on the deep seabed that can reach 20 cm or more. They build elaborate shells, and despite having known about them for hundreds of years, there are still loads we don't understand about them.

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. 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.

Check out our podcast merch here!

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

https://bsky.app/profile/deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

https://twitter.com/DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/deepsea_podcast/

Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

Paleodictyon - Wikipedia

Paleodictyon nodosum: A living fossil on the deep-sea floor

Massive occurrence of a new soft-walled monothalamous foraminifer, Bathyallogromia brandtae n.sp., in the hadal Aleutian trench

An Integrative Taxonomic Survey of Benthic Foraminiferal Species (Protista, Rhizaria) from the Eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Logo image: NOAA public domain

Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

Thom and Alan discuss Christmas from opposite ends of the planet, where Alan gets ‘proper’ Christmas in Scotland with snow and everything. At the opposite end, Thom insists on using his new BBQ, despite a rainstorm turning the air to liquid.

The exhibit that Thom was curating, Breathe | Mauri Ora at Te Papa, is an examination of the intersection of science and art by Marshmallow Lazer Feast. It is open now if you find yourself in Wellington, New Zealand.

This month, we are talking giant testate protists, the coolest things you have probably never heard of. Giant cells on the deep seabed that can reach 20 cm or more. They build elaborate shells, and despite having known about them for hundreds of years, there are still loads we don't understand about them.

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. 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.

Check out our podcast merch here!

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

https://bsky.app/profile/deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

https://twitter.com/DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/deepsea_podcast/

Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

Deep Sea Valentines | Support Skype a Scientist with the Squid Facts shop!

Deep-Sea News

Unknown species of squid spotted burying itself upside down, pretending to be a plant

Rarely-Seen Seven-Arm 'Blob' Octopus Filmed by Underwater Camera | PetaPixel

Former submarine pilot's art highlights the deep sea | Hawai'i Public Radio

Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) | Kerby Illustrations

Zombie worms are missing and scientists are alarmed | ScienceDaily

Whale tag will help decode communication in the deep ocean - Earth.com

Scientists Uncover Massive Deep-Sea Eggs Inside on Active Volcano Thought to Be Extinct for Centuries

Inside Breathe: Mauri Ora at Te Papa | RNZ

Crossing the Divide | Climate Connections at the Ice-Sea Interface

Paleodictyon - Wikipedia

Paleodictyon nodosum: A living fossil on the deep-sea floor

Massive occurrence of a new soft-walled monothalamous foraminifer, Bathyallogromia brandtae n.sp., in the hadal Aleutian trench

An Integrative Taxonomic Survey of Benthic Foraminiferal Species (Protista, Rhizaria) from the Eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Song of the month: It is that deep, bro by Matt Storer

Logo image: NOAA public domain

Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

In our newest episode, we join roving reporter Kat Bolstad at the Cephalopod International Advisory Council in Okinawa and hear from some of the most interesting people in Cephalopod research. 

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

Our episode this month is a fascinating collection of interviews from the Cephalopod International Advisory Council Meeting that took place Oct-Nov in Okinawa Japan. Join Kat Bolstad, our roving reporter, as she takes time between bug hunting, seeing her first wild cuttlefish and shaking hands with a new octopus friend to collect interviews with some of the coolest names in Ceph science with a focus on the deep-sea. We hear from 12 Cephalopod experts on a wide variety of topics, including the preferred snacks for cephalopods, the effects of oxygen depletion on egg hatching, water temperature and acidification effects on cephalopod populations, and of course, the correct answer to the viral question: are octopuses actually ALIENS?

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. 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:

Elisabeth Grace Diemer

Nes Morgan

Check out our podcast merch here!

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

https://bsky.app/profile/deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

https://twitter.com/DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/deepsea_podcast/

Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

Unseen Ocean Collective.

Unseen Ocean Collective (@unseenoceancollective) • Instagram photos and videos

https://bsky.app/profile/unseenocean.bsky.social

Kat’s Socials

Bluesky: @autsquidsquad.bsky.social

Sarah McAnulty

Skype a Scientist SkypeAScientist.com 

Squidfacts.net  

Kristina Fleetwood 

Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

Décima lab website

Meg Mindlin

Invertibabe 

Toni’s socials 

Twitter,  

ResearchGate 

ORCID 

Toni’s Research Group

Funcionamiento y Vulnerabilidad de Ecosistemas Marinos | Institut de Ciències del Mar

Other Links

@Tailsfromthedeep 

Global biodiversity of the genus Ommastrephes (Ommastrephidae: Cephalopoda): an allopatric cryptic species complex 

Mitochondrial genome diversity and population structure of the giant squid Architeuthis

Spatial ecology of Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus in Mediterranean deep-water environments: implications for designing no-take marine reserves (MEPS)

Diel and seasonal patterns of Nephrops norvegicus (Decapoda: Nephropidae) catchability in the western Mediterranean

Antarctic octos as records and predictors of climate-related changes in the Antarctic “Emerging evidence of abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment“ 

Danna Staaf books 

Cephalopod camouflage bibliography on Zotero

AUT Lab for Cephalopod Ecology & Systematics aka AUT ‘Squid Squad’

Cephalopod Images and Footage

Keishu Asada Instagram

CIAC 2025 website, programme, book of abstracts

https://www.ryo-minemizu.com/ 

Keishu Asada Marine Videos

Keishu Asada Instagram 

@PeterandtheOctopus 

Song of the month: Tornado of Souls, by Megadeth, performed by medium-sized Jamieson.

Logo image: Photo credit to Peter Morse @PeterAndTheOctopus 

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