Are you looking for a podcast episode that contains the return of the blobfish, golden crochet hooks and rare deep-sea squid? Well, look no further than this episode of The Deep-Sea Podcast! 
It finally happened… we brought you an episode which was recorded almost completely offshore. With Dr Thom in the Bounty Trough and the Professor somewhere in the Pacific, this episode is quite the wild card. Whilst Thom has been busy crocheting fishing nets (that’s science folks), Alan was left to take the reins and he decided to go a little off-piste. We bring it back to the good old days with one of Alan’s (in)famous rants. This one is titled: When does the sea become the deep sea, and why it needs to be changed. Expect to hear about the history of why we decided what makes the deep-sea ‘deep’, and why it might not make sense anymore in our modern world. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this and whether you agree with Alan. 
Dr Thom does make an appearance in this episode, giving us a run-down of how the research cruise is going (SPOILER: The blobfish is back). Plus, we hear about the original blobfish and how exactly it came to be an internet sensation, from the man who was there: new fan favourite, Andrew Stewart.
Finally, we check in with a key individual in the online deep-sea community space: Jeff Day. Jeff’s been on our radar for years with his immense knowledge of deep-sea cephalopods and we thought we’d finally hand him the mic. He talks to us all about his love of deep sea creatures and how he contributes to the field in unconventional ways.
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:
Jacqueline | Tyler Medeiros | Kevin Gilley
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
Moku Art Studio virtual exhibition 
Parasite director Bong Joon-ho is set to begin filming deep sea species for his new film this year 
A new species of deep-sea mud dragon has been described by Martin Vinther Sørensen
New fishery for lanternfish https://phys.org/news/2024-02-deep-sea-fishery-horizon.html
Info on the original Mr Blobby 
 
People mentioned:
Follow Jeff on twitter 
More info about Andrew Stewart 
Dr Vincent Zintzen (Filmed the blobfish in situ)
Dr Derek Hennen (millipede and centipede taxonomist) 
The Magnapinna Archive (Youtube and Twitter) 
Bruce Robison 
Daniel Moore - Ocean census
Kat Bolstead (ALCES Squid Squad)
Kerryn Parkinson (Australian Museum)
Joe Nelson (Expert in blobfishes)



Soundtrack of the month:
Tangaroa - Alien Weaponry
Spotify & Youtube
 
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image - Thomas Linley
Edited by - Georgia Wells