PRESSURISED: 053 - Deep-water corals with Di Tracey

The Deep-Sea Podcast

Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 53. 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!

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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. How they live, what makes them different from their shallow water relatives, and how they are adapted to life in the deep dark ocean. Di's long career in deep-sea ecology is also intertwined with her extensive work in making the marine sciences a better place for women to work. She talks us through what it was like to begin her career offshore, often being the only woman on board, and how she helped change the industry for the better.

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--------------------------------------------------------- Credits

Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

Logo image - The Deep-Sea Podcast PRESSURISED logo

Edited by - Georgia Wells

Glossary

Aotearoa - The Māori-language name for New Zealand
Te reo Māori - The Polynesian language of the Māori.
Oocyte - A developing egg.
Spermatocyte - A developing sperm cell.
Scleractinia - Or ‘Stony corals’. A type of corals with hard skeletons made of calcium carbonate. They are often reef-like.
Bamboo corals - Corals that make their skeletons from a mixture of calcium carbonate and gorgonian.
Black corals - Chitinous corals, can be faster growing than the other two groups.