With Dr Thom and The Professor busy prepping for their upcoming expeditions offshore, we had time to squeeze out one more episode before they set sail. We caught up with the legendary Di Tracey from NIWA to talk all things deep-water corals.

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

With the professor momentarily pinned down in perth, we thought it would be the ideal moment for him to talk to us all about his local waters, the great australian deep sea.

We made it to episode 50 and managed to pin down the professor to tell us all about his adventures offshore in the world’s second deepest point: the tonga trench.

Whilst Alan returns to life on land, we have a squid-tember special for you with our friend Kat Bolstad. This mini-episode will tell you all you need to know about the greatest time of the year: squidtember.

To finish off our elasmobranch mini-series, we’re getting into our personal favourite fish: the chimera.

Located in southern Siberia and covered in thick ice for almost half of the year, the colossal Lake Baikal reaches depths of 1600m making it the oldest, and deepest lake in the world. With hydrothermal vents, methane seeps and vast swathes of endemic species, this ancient lake was too tempting not to talk about.

Located in southern Siberia and covered in thick ice for almost half of the year, the colossal Lake Baikal reaches depths of 1600m making it the oldest, and deepest lake in the world. With hydrothermal vents, methane seeps and vast swathes of endemic species, this ancient lake was too tempting not to talk about.

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! 

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! 

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! 

From being repeatedly thrown off your bed in a storm, to seeing blue whales out of your porthole, working at sea doesn't leave you short of stories. And with Dr Thom and the Professor both heading offshore soon, they thought what better time to share some of their sea stories. From tips on how to hold your pee for 12+ hours, to tales of typhoons, this episode is jam-packed with real-life tales from decades of working offshore.

It’s been a privilege to have Don recount one of his endless stories with us every month, stories that always made us smile. In some attempt to raise a toast to him and all that he’s done for the community, we bring you this Don Special episode. He will be missed. Legend.

Air-breathers in the deep-sea? That’s right! Dr Nicola Quick talks us through the deepest diving whales, the elusive beaked whales.

We hear about yet another deep sea habitat - the submarine canyons! How are they formed? How do they influence their surrounding habitats and what sort of critters live there?

We learn more about the mysterious world of deep sea gelatinous organisms. From jellies to sea slugs.

We learn more about the mysterious world of deep sea gelatinous organisms. From jellies to sea slugs.

We learn all about deep-sea drilling and the geology deep under the ocean floor.

We glimpse into the crunchy world of the 10th International Crustacean Congress at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum in New Zealand.