Dr Thom

This is wonderful! You have really captured the playful little blobs.

snailfish lino print with the words Protect the deep sea

quick test print 🐡 ...
have to do some corrections

More nonsense from our #Antarctic data processing. The Antarctic jonasfish (Notolepis coatsi) were attracted to the ROV lights. This one shoots off like #roderunner.

@autsquidsquad.bsky.social

Me and @autsquidsquad.bsky.social have been annotating @schmidtocean.bsky.social #Antarctic footage today and it may have driven us a little.... Strange.

#soundon
#Cephalopods #octopus #antarctica

We had a lot of gin-fueled fun on this one, @kaithefishguy.bsky.social is a good hang.
We also touch on #geekdome and meeting your idols at a #conference.

#newepisode just dropped!
Environmental #DNA or #eDNA is the study of genetic material in the #environment.
How can we apply it to the #deepsea? Revealing the hidden majority, changes through time and community structure, the possibilities seem endless.

open.spotify.com/episode/2XQv...

I haven't seen this misleading labelling method before. I was recommended the one on the right as better value. 10 mg of nothing is still nothing.

First Confirmed Footage of a Colossal Squid—and it’s a Baby! - Schmidt Ocean Institute One hundred years after its discovery, the colossal squid has been filmed alive in its environment for the first time by a team on board Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too) in waters off the So...

Dr Kat Bolstad (@autsquidsquad.bsky.social ) worked with glass squid expert Dr. Aaron Evans to help confirm this observation; she narrated this video. Read the full Schmidt Ocean Institute announcement here: schmidtocean.org/first-coloss...

A century after its discovery, scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep The first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in its natural habitat shows a delicate and graceful animal – far from the “monster” narrative we see all too often.

Young colossal squid footage!

theconversation.com/a-century-af...

YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Colossal Squid, 1st Live Observation | Searching for New Species in the South Sandwich Islands

🦑 This baby is COLOSSAL! 🦑
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo

YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Colossal Squid, 1st Live Observation | Searching for New Species in the South Sandwich Islands

#ColossalSquid has been filmed in its natural habitat for the first time!
Filmed in #Antarctica by @schmidtocean.bsky.social, we just had a press conference to share the news. @autsquidsquad.bsky.social provides the voiceover and context for the video. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo

@pure-ocean.bsky.social

Thriving ecosystem revealed after Antarctic iceberg sheared Giant foot-long sea spiders, icefish with milky-white blood, and 200 year-old coral communities - these are among the creatures a team of international scientists came across when an iceberg the size ...

I was on @rnz.co.nz.web.brid.gy #NinetoNoon this morning talking about joining the @schmidtocean.bsky.social expedition to explore a newly exposed area of #Antarctic #deepsea

www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

#TePapa @pure-ocean.bsky.social

It was the Faceless Cusk I had a hand in but I appreciate the new acronym for the boney!

I hope I didn't break anything...

Me and the podcast now have our own domains!

You can find The Deep-Sea #Podcast @deepseapod.com

And me here @thomaslinley.com

Hopefully old tags should still go to the right place.

#deepsea #deepocean #marinebiology #science

Thriving Antarctic ecosystems found in wake of recently detached iceberg An international team on board Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor (too) working in the Bellingshausen Sea rapidly pivoted their research plans to study an area that was, until last month, covered by...

We can now talk about what we found on the @schmidtocean.bsky.social #AntarcticClimateConnections expedition!
A huge section of #iceshelf broke off and politely got out of the way, allowing us to observe pristine under-ice habitat.

#TePapa
@pure-ocean.bsky.social

phys.org/news/2025-03...

The blob blog | Te Papa’s Blog This Psychrolutes microporos, also known as “Mr Blobby,” the blobfish, is the iconic ambassador for The Deep Sea and personifies everything we air-breathers seem to find weird about it. The image, …

The #blobfish is #NZFishoftheyear! Our maligned ambassador of the #deepsea and precious baby finally gets recognition. 2nd place went to another #deepocean fish, the #OrangeRoughy.

Check out the #TePapa #blog for the origin of that iconic image.

blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2024/09/09/t...

A huge thanks to #IntrepidTravel for having me and @autsquidsquad.bsky.social aboard to deploy our #ProjectESCA #squid lure in #Antartica.

The blob blog | Te Papa’s Blog This Psychrolutes microporos, also known as “Mr Blobby,” the blobfish, is the iconic ambassador for The Deep Sea and personifies everything we air-breathers seem to find weird about it. The image, …

Not our poor precious baby!

We wrote a blog about the origin of the famous image.

blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2024/09/09/t...

Black-and-white ink drawing of a colossal squid holding a birthday cake

Happy bday colossal squid! The species was described in 1925 so @deepseapod.com & I did a centenary episode on the @deepseapodcast.bsky.social - www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/056-... 🦑🎉
Gorgeous artwork thanks to Gareth, a guest on our recent #Antarctic voyage with #IntrepidTravel for #ProjectESCA

The score card is in, over 800 #newspecies for @oceancensus.bsky.social!

Our new #eelpout are among them. Here's to many more!

Kat Bolstad gives a lecture in the lounge aboard the Ocean Endeavour. A life-sized plush colossal squid joins her on stage.

Some of the fan art we have gotten from guests. Drawings and stories about squid and fish.

Thom Linley gives a lecture in the lounge aboard the Ocean Endeavour.

A nice side effect of joining #IntrepidTravel is the chance for #scicomm - talks on #ProjectESCA & #colossalsquid.
Loving the guest engagement and #fanart! Last night they were on the @deepseapodcast.bsky.social

@autsquidsquad.bsky.social
@pure-ocean.bsky.social
#Te_Papa
@autnews.bsky.social

Two scientists and a full-sized stuffed colossal squid on a couch aboard a ship

Master Squidcrafter Heather has been at it again. Not sure #IntrepidTravel realized just what they were in for by having the #ProjectESCA team aboard--we brought a rather large stowaway!
#colossalsquid

@deepseapod.bsky.social
@pure-ocean.bsky.social
@AUTnews.bsky.social

#Antarctica
#deepsea

Thom Linley and Kat Bolstad stand in front of an open hatch in safety gear. The ocean and icebergs are visible through it.

It's happening! @autsquidsquad.bsky.social and I are out with #IntrepidTravel deploying #ProjectESCA in search of the #ColossalSquid.
Supported by @pure-ocean.bsky.social, #Te_Papa and #AutScience, we have developed a suitcase-sized light lure and camera system.

#deepsea
#deepocean
#Antarctica

If you want some distraction and hear about the fish living in Antarctica, I had a great time chatting with Dr Thom @deepseapod.com about my favorite fishes! 🇦🇶🐟
There's a short and a long version depending on how much time you have!
And give the other episodes a listen too! They're great!

A ship's bow sailing out of the Beagle Channel under moody clouds

We're off! Setting sail for Antarctica to chase some squids with the #ProjectESCA camera system and @deepseapod.com, thanks to @pureocean.bsky.social and Intrepid Travel. Bring me that horizon!

I can't claim that glorious name, I wish I could.

Fun fact. I accidentally gave it that common name.
Many of the cusk eels only use their eyes when they are younger. A few species grow skin over them as adults, the faceless takes it to the extreme. Good sense for smell and vibration are all they need when living deep.

Fishes of Antarctica — Armatus Oceanic We talk to Antarctic fishes expert Thomas Desvignes about the fishes that are only found there and their amazing adaptations.

New #podcast episode just dropped, coming to you live from #Antarctica!

We talk to @notothentoma.bsky.social about the amazing adaptations of #Antarctic #fish: Clear blood, antifreeze and parental care.

www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/055-...

Large mural of marine life including mammals, octopus and a sea star

Ceph street art sighting! Spotted these arms on the side of a building in Ushuaia, Argentina, while out and about with @deepseapod.com as we prep to take #ProjectESCA to the Antarctic Peninsula next week

I'm not I'm afraid. Glad you enjoyed it. Feel free to mention it to them and maybe they'll have me back! In the meantime there's the podcast if you aren't a listener already.