The Deep-Sea Podcast Armatus Oceanic

Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 22. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/022-dive-streaming
 
One of the most exciting parts of our job is going to places that no one has ever been before and seeing things that no one has ever seen. It turns out, we were making that far harder than it needs to be, we can do all this from home! Several of the big names in deep-sea exploration live-stream (or dive-stream if we’re being cute). With just a few seconds delay, you can see deep-sea exploration as it happens and may be present for very significant finds. You never know what you’re going to find down there.
The big players in this space are the Schmidt Ocean Institute, Nautilus Live from the Ocean Exploration Trust and Ocean Exploration/Okeanos Explorer from NOAA. We are lucky enough to chat with Kasey Cantwell, the Operations Chief of the NOAA Ocean Exploration Expeditions and Exploration Division. We talk about the amazing opportunities this new way of doing science presents. From allowing 300 experts to take part, to swapping out your expert team when you find something unexpected and even the physical and societal barriers that can be removed. But it’s not just about getting science done, it’s about sharing these experiences with everyone. Online communities are forming around these streams and illustrations, poetry and memes are just as valid outputs.
 
Check out our podcast merch! Please do send in any pics of you wearing the merch. We find the idea of real people in the actual world wearing this so surreal!
 
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or you own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
 
We are also on
Twitter: @ArmatusO
Facebook: ArmatusOceanic
Instagram: @armatusoceanic
 
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
 
Glossary
AUV – Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Berth – Beds available onboard a ship basically
Manganese nodule – potato shaped balls of metal that form on the seabed, the focus of deep-sea mining
ROV – Remotely Operated Vehicle
Taxonomist – A specialist in categorising a specific group of species.
Telepresence – Live-streaming what you’re doing on the internet
 
Links
Start dive-streaming yourself!
NOAA Ocean Exploration
Schmidt Ocean Institute
Nautilus Live
 
Become part of the online community!
Livestream Oceanographic Discord
Look out for expedition names as hashtags on Twitter
 
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
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Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 46. If you don’t have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!

This month we’re talking about the flattest of the elasmobranchs: the bottom-dwelling batoids - the deep sea rays and skates!

Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 21. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/021-ai
 
We have often talked about how difficult it is the get data from the deep sea… but would you believe that the bottleneck to our understanding of the deep ocean, at least as far as visual data, is processing those images? Turning a picture of the deep sea into a list of species, habitat type, sediment type etc. is a time-consuming process that requires a wide range of skilled people.
Due to time/funding constrains a lot of valuable information is lost. A team looking at a specific question will have lots of information in their data that other teams could use.
A picture is worth a thousand data points.
We chat with Dr Kakani Katija, the co-founder of FathomNet, an open-source repository for labelled deep-sea imaging data. The platform is still in beta but it is hoped that it will allow scientists to easily and usefully share their amassed data in a single and easily searchable place.
But what about that processing bottleneck? The tech-savvy listener may have noticed that a massive collection of labelled image data is exactly the sort of thing you need to train a Machine Learning or Deep Learning algorithm. Can we automate a lot of the time-consuming image processing and let the experts focus on the new and unusual stuff? It’s at this cutting edge that things get exciting and we may be at the cusp of a marine science renaissance.
 
We also launch our podcast merch! Please do send in any pics of you wearing the merch. We find the idea of real people in the actual world wearing this so surreal!
 
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or you own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
 
We are also on
Twitter: @ArmatusO
 
Facebook: ArmatusOceanic
 
Instagram: @armatusoceanic
 
Read the show notes and find out more about us at:
www.armatusoceanic.com
 
Glossary
Artificial Intelligence (AI) – A science dedicated to making machines think in an intelligent way, mirroring a biological brain.
Data pipeline – A path that raw data follows to become useful information.
Deep Learning – a more complex subset of ML that mirrors the way a brain works
Machine Learning (ML) – computers learning to perform a task without being explicitly programmed to do so
ML/AI model or algorithm – A model that has been trained on real data and can now process new data itself.
Online Repository – A database stored online so that people can access it from anywhere
Open Source – A publicly accessible design that people can freely repurpose and adapt.
Visual data – photos or video as a form of scientific data
 
Links
Our new merch!
Kakani’s Twitter
 
FathomNet goodies
The FathomNet website – have an explore of the labelled deep-sea critter data
FathomNet GitHub – take a peek under the hood or even get involved
FathomNet articles with tutorials/explanations
Helpful video tutorials
Paper
NOAA Science Seminar, 8 March 2022 1200-1300 PST (UTC-8)
Register now!
FathomNet Workshop, 31 March & 1 April 2022 0800-1100 PST (UTC-8)
Register now!
Internet of Elephants (gamifying processing camera-trap data)
Beyond Blue (game)
 
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
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Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 45. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Read the show notes and find the full episode here:
https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/045-hagfish
 
What has no jaw, inverted horizontal teeth, saggy skin and can produce litres of suffocating slime when touched? it’s the episode you’ve been waiting for… The hagfish special is here.
Dr Thom is back from his stint offshore, and The Professor pretty much now lives in a submarine, but that hasn’t stopped them from finally reuniting to make this special episode all about hagfish. We’ve talked about them a lot on the show, and decided it’s time to pass them the mic. So expect lots of slimy stories, toothy tales and a whole load of hagfish trivia you never knew you needed.
 
There’s lots of updates after so many recent deep sea expeditions, with Thom’s latest cruise discovering many new species and Alan sharing live updates from the sub. Keep up with their latest goings-on via twitter!
 
We speak to the king of the hagfish, Professor Doug Fudge, who has been studying these critters and their (in)famous slime for decades. We ask all the interesting questions like: how do they make so much slime, do they have any predators and why do they look like that?
 
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.
 
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
 
People mentioned:
The famous hagfish vs shark slime video
Moku Art Studio virtual exhibition
 
People mentioned
More info on Professor Douglas Fudge
Fudge’s research lab
Follow Doug on twitter
More info about Andrew Stewart
Dr Vincent Zintzen
 
Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image - PRESSURISED
Edited by - Georgia Wells

What has no jaw, inverted horizontal teeth, saggy skin and can produce litres of suffocating slime when touched? it’s the episode you’ve been waiting for… The hagfish special is here.