Researching #deepsea #fish. Co-host of @DeepSeaPod. #TeamFish @Te_Papa. #tech and #SciComm. Views are my own. #dyslexic, he/him

Wellington City, New Zealand
Joined December 2011
#ProjectESCA lives! @ALCESonline and I developed this novel light lure with funding from @PureOceanFund. It uses a quiet frame, illumination invisible to the animals, a 360-degree camera, and simulated bioluminescence to attract shy deepsea animals. youtube.com/watch?v=D8PU7chH…
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The Deep-Sea Podcast is up for the listeners choice award at the @nzpodcastawards Please swing by and drop us a vote! nzpodcastawards.com/nominate – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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The kitchen brush of science! Sometimes you gotta put a $1 kitchen brush on a million dollar vehicle...for science On the latest episode, JRod tells us about thinking outside the box to get a DNA sample from a #strawberrysquid Video credit: @SchmidtOcean – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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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, pic by me. 2nd image CSIRO specimen. – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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An amazing mug appears in the fish room! A tribute to our very own Andrew from the legendary @Stickfigurefish. 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 – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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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 episode all about #deepsea #anglerfish – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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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. – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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Have you checked out our latest episode on #deepsea #anglerfish? We talk with a couple of their biggest fans and learn about odd jaws, mysterious corruncles and a sinister anus?! youtube.com/watch?v=oU5TjWIK… #podcast #deepocean – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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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: deepseapod.com/episodes/069 – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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#wellycon #boardgame con is on this weekend and I caught up with the creators of #EndevourDeepSea on @DeepSeaPod. For the cons special edition card they wanted to showcase New Zealand marine science and used our expedition. ...where do I put this on the impact reporting? – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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#ComingSoon #deepsea inspired #games Jose, developer of @sub_rov, 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/1… – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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This #batfish was the highlight of today's processing. – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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Lovely gift left on my desk. Meet Tulip. – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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Love you @FijiSc for helping me keep count. – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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Sorry the next episode still isn't out, @ThomLinley is still out chasing #ColossalSquid Buuuut..... @Hadalbloke is on the latest episode of the #Oceanography #Podcast by pineforestmedia talking about #deepocean #tech to tide you over. open.spotify.com/episode/2Zh… – at Antarctica
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The next episode is recorded but @ThomLinley been a little too busy for the edit. Coming soon hopefully! Buuuut..... Thom's on the latest episode of the #Oceanography #Podcast by pineforestmedia talking about what the #deepsea is really like. #deepocean open.spotify.com/episode/2tM… – at Antarctica
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A larval Macrourid sighting at 917 m! ROV pilots filmed future-fish during the #OBVI #LivingBioreactors expedition, supported by @schmidtsciences. Scientists are studying midwater organisms and how they sequester carbon.
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The day before heading out to #Antarctica to look for the #colossalsquid with our low-light/far-red camera, I caught #IronLungMovie and loved it. Now I'm in an inhospitable environment looking for monsters in an ocean of blood 😐. #ProjectESCA #ironlung #deepsea – at Antarctica
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The shapes of #PancakeIce are really satisfying. They remind me of jellyfish, giant waterlilies and some sort of paper sculpture. #Antarctica #RossSea #ProjectESCA – at Antarctica
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