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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 01/08/2026

Bro' that snail is OP! The #scalyfootsnail dominates the board in the award-winning #Endeavor: #DeepSea. We catch up with the games creators @wellycon_nz to talk about how the #deepocean and #research are represented in their boardgame. Check it out in our latest episode.

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 03/07/2026

A whole life grumpy and spiky. The fangtooth Anoplogaster cornuta is a #deepsea icon but have you ever seen a baby? 1st from Andrew's eel expedition. 2nd image CSIRO specimen.

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 01/07/2026

An amazing mug appears in the fish room! A tribute to our very own Andrew from the legendary @stickfigurefish.bsky.social Andrew ordered some fishy mugs and a mysterious 3rd mug was in the box! Check out our latest #podcast #episode to hear Andrew sharing is love of #anglerfish

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 26/06/2026

This week's highlight was this beautiful lass. A Himantolophus. Doll-like eyes and an elaborate fishing lure (the esca). It came with a note for Andrew. He's an obsessive. If you don't believe me, check out the latest @deepseapod.com episode all about #deepsea #anglerfish

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 21/06/2026

Last week's processing was all about the ghost #sharks (#chimera). These are from fisheries bycatch. Love these ancient prototypes that are still rocking it in the deep sea. Their snouts are stitched with a variety of sensors that allow them to detect buried prey.

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 16/06/2026

Oh lordy, here he comes!🎣🐟 For our latest #podcast episode on the #deepsea #anglerfish, who better to talk to than some of their biggest fans. James Mclaine and our very own Andrew Stewart are gushing about these #deepocean specialists. Listen here: www.deepseapod.com/episodes/069

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Failure To Launch Podcast @failuretolaunch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

New episode! We had Dr. Alan Jamieson from the @deepseapod.com on to talk about exploring the deep sea and how it is alarmingly close to what the first astronauts and cosmonauts went through. Also a lot of fun chatting on the different engineering behind spacecraft and submersibles.

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 31/05/2026

#wellycon #boardgame con is on this weekend and I caught up with the creators of #EndevourDeepSea for @deepseapod.com. For the cons special edition card they wanted to showcase New Zealand marine science and ended up using our expedition. ...where do I put this on the impact reporting?

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 22/05/2026

#ComingSoon, a whole #deepsea #podcast episode on #games Jose, developer of subROV, talks with us about working with #scientists to make his marine exploration #sim as accurate as possible. Even better, the game is currently in the #Steam ocean #sale. store.steampowered.com/app/1648760/...

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 21/05/2026

This #batfish was the highlight of today's processing.

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 30/03/2026

Never a dull moment at #TePapa! Today I met THE #tortoise #torty from our #galipoli exhibition. Not planned, I just bumped into her! This place is something else.

A living tortoise next to a book called Torty and the Soldier and a model tortoise in a museum exhibit.

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 27/03/2026

In the latest episode we talk with a #deepsea legend Nigel Merritt. He shares a career that spans whaling, months on a vessel with no common language, and pioneering methods that have shaped how we understand the #deepocean. Find it in #podcast places. www.deepseapod.com/episodes/67

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 21/03/2026

Lovely gift left on my desk. Meet Tulip

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 19/03/2026

Thank you #FijiSci for helping me keep count.

X-rays of fish with coloured counters labelling some bones and fin rays.

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 18/03/2026

Sorry the next episode still isn't out, @thomaslinley.com is still out chasing #ColossalSquid Buuuut..... @hadalbloke.bsky.social is on the latest episode of the #Oceanography #Podcast by Pineforest Media talking about #deepocean #tech to tide you over. open.spotify.com/episode/2Zhs...

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 11/03/2026

The next episode is recorded but @thomaslinley.com been a little too busy for the edit. Coming soon hopefully! Buuuuuut..... Thom's on the latest episode of the #Oceanography #Podcast by Pineforest Radio talking about what the #deepsea is really like. #deepocean open.spotify.com/episode/2tMJ...

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Last night I was down a rabbit hole of why fish can't exist deeper than around 8000 meters and I realized that the deepest a fish has ever gone in the ocean and survived was in a submersible. The fish were people. All vertebrates are fish. I hope this helps with ~~the horrors~~

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 25/02/2026

The day before heading out to #Antarctica to look for the #colossalsquid with our low-light/far-red camera, I caught the #IronLungMovie and loved it. Now I'm in an inhospitable environment looking for monsters in an ocean of blood 😐. #ProjectESCA #ironlung #deepsea

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 25/02/2026

The shapes of #PancakeIce are really satisfying. They remind me of jellyfish, giant waterlilies and some sort of paper sculpture. #Antarctica #RossSea

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 23/02/2026

Eerily peaceful moments at 3am off Ross Island. #antarctica is a magical place of extremes. @autsquidsquad.bsky.social

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 21/02/2026

A new record for #projectESCA, down to 700 m deep from a Zodiac using a pot-hauler and a battery. This project is the embodiment of #number8wire. @pure-ocean.bsky.social @autsquidsquad.bsky.social #Antarctic #Antarctica #RossSea

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AUT Squid Squad @autsquidsquad.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

After an epic weekend of rounding up the final gear for #ProjectESCA season 2, @thomaslinley.com and I join Aurora Expeditions' MV Douglas Mawson today to start our next Antarctic squidchasing adventure!

A small x-bow expedition vessel in port in Otepoti Dunedin, awaiting its next adventure

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AUT Squid Squad @autsquidsquad.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

#ProjectESCA has arrived in Dunedin to make final preparations before we sail out for Antarctica on Monday to go squidchasing. @thomaslinley.com and I are hoping this is a good omen...

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AUT Squid Squad @autsquidsquad.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

T -5 days to the next voyage! Want to know the story of #ProjectESCA? @thomaslinley.com and I chatted about how we got here on the @deepseapod.com in honor of the colossal squid's 100th birthday www.deepseapod.com/episodes/056...

The #ProjectESCA team flank a life-sized plush colossal squid on a sofa in a ship lounge. A mysterious cardboard hammerhead shark hat lurks behind

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AUT Squid Squad @autsquidsquad.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Welcome to #ProjectESCA season 2! A week from tomorrow, @thomaslinley.com of the @deepseapod.com & I sail for Antarctica for 5 weeks with Aurora Expeditions, with our deep-sea camera system and a few new toys as well. With a little luck, we'll have some exciting to stories to share; stay tuned!

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 20/01/2026

Too many cookies over Christmas? Why not use a smaller #cookiecuttershark to cut back? Adorable little horror.

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 16/01/2026

#anglerfish are so gross and scary! Oh really, have you seen the babies? They look like a furious peeled grape! #deepsea

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 15/01/2026

I wondered why I was randomly drawn to this doorway. 2nd image: Smithsonian image by Dave Johnson of Harvard MCZ specimen 60585

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

You ready for our 2026 Valentines?? The art is ready for ya 😍 As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social! This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out. order at SquidFacts.net

4 valentines in a grid, a pelican eel with the words "You make my jaw drop", an anglerfish that says "You're my light in the darkness", a grimalditeuthis that says "I find you a LURE ing" and two octopuses and a snailfish on the skeleton of a whale that says "I've Whale Fallen for you" lmao. The octopuses are making a heart with their arms together.

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 19/12/2025

A gem from Andrew's book collection. Giving me nostalgia for Northern Hemisphere fishes... Where cod are cod dammit!

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 17/12/2025

Conjoined African Rift Valley cichlids at the local aquarium. While one certainly got the short straw, both are alive at 9 days old.

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 02/12/2025

A really nice video by @schmidtocean.bsky.social about our #Antarctic expedition. It captures some of the emotion of being there and the sense of urgency. I would not have been able to join if not for the support of @pure-ocean.bsky.social and #TePapa youtu.be/C4e3GZkGwxk?...

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Crossing the Divide | Climate Connections at the Ice-Sea Interface

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 20/11/2025

Checking out our new neighbours @mitre10.bsky.social and loving seeing Te Papa feature so prominently on the mural as a Wellington icon.

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 26/10/2025

Managed to catch #MonstersoftheDeep at #AberdeenArtGallery. A fun and grounded exhibit on mythical #monsters, #hoaxes and real #deepsea #science. Including some of our old work.

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 18/10/2025

When a paragraph of text can make an image believable enough to fool nanna on Facebook, how can we help our listeners spot fakes. @TylerGreenfieId joins us again to help us tell the megs from the mermaids. www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062... #podcast #AIArt #AIHoax #cryptozoologist

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 15/10/2025

Johanna was the first person to use our new #deepsea answerphone to tell us about her @schmidtocean.bsky.social expedition going #viral in #Argentina. A whole country following #deepocean exploration together. Check our the full episode and our wider reading here: www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062...

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 12/09/2025

The magic of cross polarisation! It's tough taking pics of fish. They're so shiny and it can hide the details. If you polarise the light source and then add a polarising filter to the camera you can filter out all the scatter and be left with the beautiful details and colour.

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Unseen Ocean Collective @unseenocean.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Introducing the Unseen Oceans Collective! Formed in 2026 this collective is bringing deep-ocean fine art and science events to international venues in 2025 and 2026. #sciart #scienceartists #unseenoceancollective #deep-sea #womeninscience #deepocean

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

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

snailfish lino print with the words
Protect the deep sea

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 22/07/2025

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

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 18/07/2025

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

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 11/07/2025

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.

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 06/06/2025

#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...

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 17/05/2025

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.

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

🦑 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

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Colossal Squid, 1st Live Observation | Searching for New Species in the South Sandwich Islands

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Dr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 16/04/2025

#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

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Colossal Squid, 1st Live Observation | Searching for New Species in the South Sandwich Islands

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