This month, we come face to face with deep sea species in our blackwater diving special.

Join us this episode as we jump into the fascinating world of blackwater diving, where expert scuba divers plunge into the open ocean at night in order to catch a glimpse of our favourite deep sea faces. We talk with expert blackwater divers to find out what it’s like to venture into the open ocean at night, when deep sea species rise from the depths to feed. How do they capture such remarkable photographs in such challenging conditions? What are some of their favourite species to encounter? What is it like to see bioluminescence in person and how is this related to science and the discovery of new species? Whether you’re a pro-diver yourself or prefer to stay dry, this episode is jam-packed with interesting stories and insights into this poorly understood environment.

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

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Alan - @Hadalbloke | Thom - @ThomLinley | Georgia - @geeinthesea

 

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Further resources
NEWS/Articles mentioned

Subsea cables

Short story - Driftglass by Samuel R. Delaney, written in 1967 (page 141) and the podcast is here

Deep sea species found in shallow waters by blackwater divers

Deep sea species membranes - the news article and the published paper

Ceph Ref - Demo site & GoFundMe

 

People mentioned

Andrea Whitaker - Instagram and website

Linda Ianniello - Website and book

Richard Collins - Instagram

The blackwater photo Facebook group

Two papers that the team were involved with:

Hydromedusae observed during night dives in the Gulf Stream

Additional observations on hydromedusae during night dives in the Gulf Stream

Andrew Stewart - Curator of Fishes at Te Papa Museum, New Zealand

 

Song of the month

Baccano - Guns and Roses (Theme tune)

Youtube

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Credits

Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

Logo image - Linda Ianniello

Edited by - Georgia Wells