Georgia Wells

Deep sea science communicator for @ArmatusO and @DeepSeaPod | marine biologist 🐟 | deep sea lover 🐙 | horror film fan 🎞️ (she/her)

[Dr Thomas Stamp @ThomasStamp]

New OA paper alert: Restorative function of offshore longline mussel farms with ecological... https://t.co/4QUBqIdg5Z

As a result of industrial fishing practices seabed habitats have fundamentally changed over prolonged time periods @OffshoreShell @PlymUni 1/3

[Georgia Wells @geeinthesea]

⚠️New paper out now🚨
(and my first publication!)

Our work used acoustic telemetry to show the regenerative effects of mussel farming on lobsters & crabs.

Read the open access article➡️https://t.co/OJViJsXXOg
Check out the BBC coverage➡️ https://t.co/l1peXKwPwC

#newpaper

[The Deep-Sea Podcast @DeepSeaPod]

❓DID YOU KNOW❓

Male chimaeras have a unique appendage on their
heads called a tenaculum which is thought to be used
for reproduction.

Want to hear more about the fascinating chimaera?
Listen now: https://t.co/4LyAXgmdcQ

📸 Georgia Wells (@geeinthesea)

[Georgia Wells @geeinthesea]

A big thank you to @cookedillustra for the coolest illustration of me giving my talk on art, science & the deep sea at the recent SciComm SW conference.

Please go and them check out for all of your visual science communication needs, they’re doing some really cool stuff!

[The Deep-Sea Podcast @DeepSeaPod]

❔DID YOU KNOW❔

One characteristic of deep-sea sharks is their 'glowing'
green eyes, but what causes this?
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Listen to our deep-sea shark episode now: https://t.co/FEuFod4f5P

📸@geeinthesea

[The Deep-Sea Podcast @DeepSeaPod]

🦈NEW EPISODE🦈

Just in time for shark week, our latest episode is here: and this month we're talking all about deep-sea sharks!

Expect to hear about megalodon sharks, frilled sharks, goblin sharks and more!

Listen to our shark episode here: https://t.co/FEuFod4MVn

📸 AMNH

[The Deep-Sea Podcast @DeepSeaPod]

⚠️NEW EPISODE⚠️

Did you know that experts have figured out how to keep deep-sea animals in aquariums?

In our latest episode, we speak with aquarists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium as they tell us about the deep sea exhibit.

Listen:https://t.co/jNWMhjn3e6

📸Monterey Bay Aquarium

[ArmatusOceanic @ArmatusO]

HAPPY WORLD OCEAN DAY 2024

Our oceans play a critical role in sustaining life on our planet - with the deep sea representing a huge proportion of our oceans.

To take action to protect our oceans, check out: https://t.co/JpjMXKx44B

#WorldOceanDay

[Anatolii Kozlov @_anatoliikozlov]

Talking today at #scicommsw24 about the epistemic and social value of foregrounding researchers' personal experiences in sci-comm. Glad to share the session with @geeinthesea 🌊

[Georgia Wells @geeinthesea]

Very excited to be talking at this years SciComm in the South West conference on Friday!

If you're interested in art-science collaboration and also the deep sea, then I have just the talk for you...

[The Deep-Sea Podcast @DeepSeaPod]

⚠️NEW EPISODE⚠️

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

Listen to the new episode with Dr Will White now: https://t.co/KkbJSGHx3I

📸 Matthias Stehmann et al. (2021)

[Georgia Wells @geeinthesea]

I want 5

[Alan Jamieson @Hadalbloke]

Some big holothurians from yesterdays dive to 4600m
#inkfishexplore
@deepseauwa

[Deep Sea Research Centre @deepseauwa]

Cusk-eel chaos in Nova Canton..

#deepsea
@InkfishExplore
@BiolSci_UWA

[Louie Zong (on bluesky now) @everydaylouie]

Church of Whale Fall ⛪️🐋🦀

[The Deep-Sea Podcast @DeepSeaPod]

⚠️DID YOU KNOW⚠️

At one point in time, there was thought to be zero life in the deep sea beyond 300 fathoms (~550m).

Edward Forbes proposed the azoic theory in 1843, based on his observations of declining numbers of plants and animals at increasing depths.

🧵 (1/3)

[The Deep-Sea Podcast @DeepSeaPod]

🎥Exciting news🎉

For fans of our faces (we're talking to you mum) we're bringing you video content from the podcast!

Check out our new segment 'Coffee with Andrew', where our friend Andrew Stewart shares his expertise in making shark-liver oil.

Watch➡️ https://t.co/S0E1IWyaup

[The Deep-Sea Podcast @DeepSeaPod]

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us on The Deep-Sea podcast ❤️

We love you to the deep sea and back x

#ValentinesDay

[Georgia Wells @geeinthesea]

A particular favourite episode of mine is now available in its PRESSURISED form!

Check it out ⬇️

[The Deep-Sea Podcast @DeepSeaPod]

⚠️NEW EPISODE⚠️

What does the deep sea sound like? What caused the bloop, and can you really hear rain from the bottom of the Mariana Trench?!

We talk sound in the deep sea with David Barclay in our latest PRESSURISED episode.

Listen here: https://t.co/RjhlPb1l0D

📸NOAA

[The Deep-Sea Podcast @DeepSeaPod]

⚠️NEW EPISODE⚠️

Our new Deco-Stop episode is here and this time we're discussing eco-anxiety.

We talked with a few individuals about their own experiences of eco-anxiety including psychotherapist, Caroline Hickman, who specialises in the field.

Listen: https://t.co/8dm9w93uDa