Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 28. 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/028-being-captain
 
The Professor is back from his adventures at sea with lots of exciting new updates. He talks us through some of his key findings from this already iconic deep-sea expedition. We also get to hear from an often overlooked figure in these expeditions: the ship's captain. Alan and Captain Stuart Buckle have a shared history of seagoing. Travelling the world together onboard the DSSV Pressure Drop during the Five Deeps expedition and during the Professor's recent venture to the Japanese trenches. Captain Stu talks us through his journey into becoming a captain and how he managed to bag the role of captain during James Cameron's legendary Mariana Trench dive.
We also hear from one of our favourite captains and long-time guest of the show, Don Walsh. Don recalls how he sharpened his skills in ship handling and his methods of teaching these skills to the next generation of sailors.
Deep-sea news is a mixture of policy and goo this month. Deep-sea mining tests get the go-ahead, and Alan and Thom try and figure out what a certain spiky blue goo found at the bottom of the sea might be.
 
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Glossary
Benthic - Associated with the seafloor
Captain - The commanding officer of a ship.
Crinoids - Sea lilies are marine animals that are closely related to sea stars, sea cucumbers and sea urchins.
Ctenophores - Comb jellies are gelatinous marine invertebrates that use cilia for swimming.
ECDIS - An Electronic Chart Display and Information System shows the navigational charts and information about the position, heading and speed of a vessel.
Knots - The unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour. The Deep Sea Challenger ascended at 6 knots or approx 7mph.
Thrusters - The propellers on an underwater vehicle that allow it to move.
ROV - Remotely Operated Vehicles are underwater robots that collect data such as video/images. They are attached to a vessel by an umbilical cord.
Xenophyophore - A unicellular marine organism with lots of nuclei found on abyssal plains.

 
Links
Vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems get further protection from bottom fishing in EU waters
 
Deep-sea mining test given green light
 
UN Ocean Treaty fails to reach an agreement
 
Unidentified spiky blue goo seen in the deep
 
Australian fisherman catches kitefin shark
 
Megamouth shark filmed off the coast of San Diego
 
230 pilot whales stranded on beach in Tasmania
 
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