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This has been THE craziest year but it’s ending on the highest of highs. This weekend, I’ll be attending the @nobelprize_org events in Stockholm, Sweden. Amazingly, I’ve been invited to speak about the deep sea and its weird and wonderful inhabitants (cover slide above), as well as take part in several discussion panels at Nobel Week Dialogue. I’m beyond excited but overwhelmingly terrified. No idea how or why this has happened - I am not getting a prize obviously! But yes, I get to attend the banquet and prize ceremony. FYI my ballgown is killer. Will try to post pics and stories of this crazy adventure! You can watch live too: https://www.nobelprize.org/events/nobel-week-dialogue/stockholm-2018/ #nobelprize #nobel #nobelweekdialogue #nobelweekdialogue2018 #deepsea #deepseaexploration #deepseacoral #biodiversity #Sweden #TrinidadandTobago #marinebiologist #ocean #deepseabiologist #marinescience #conservation #science #scicomm #exploration #research #ECR #mcsa #nhm #naturalhistorymuseum #howdidthishappen

Have a spare evening in London on Tuesday? Come support women in STEM for Ada Lovelace Day Live!! Ada Lovelace Day aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and, in doing so, create new role models who will encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in STEM. This year’s science cabaret event in London will feature short talks or skits by epidemiologist Prof Sunetra Gupta, computer scientist Chanuki Seresinhe, palaeontologist Dr Susie Maidment, engineer Dr Hilary Costello, mathematician Prof Emma McCoy, marine scientist Dr Diva Amon, and science demo builder Natasha Simons. Last chance to get to tickets from Eventbrite! ....... #adalovelace #adalovelaceday #adalovelaceday2018 #womeninstem #stem #london #science #technology #engineering #math #marinescience #deepsea

#Repost @oceanunite with @get_repost ・・・ Iridigorgia magnispiralis is one of the most iconic and beautiful deep-sea corals. This species can grow to several metres in height.⠀ .⠀ The deep ocean is the largest ecosystem on the planet – it occupies over 45 per cent of our planet’s surface and more than 95 per cent of all habitable space – and yet less than five per cent of it has been explored. ⠀ .⠀ Follow the link in our bio to read one of our latest Ocean Unite Blogs, written by Dr Diva Amon – @diva_amon.⠀ .⠀ Photo credit: NOAA Office for Ocean Exploration and Research. .⠀ #deepsea #coral #species #ocean #seabed #unique #ecosystem #habitat #biodiversity #deepocean #corals #marinelife #oceanconservation #bbnj #science

What an incredible experience! What an incredible venue! What an incredible audience! I am so humbled to be part of this Convening. Thank you to @the_chus_martinez @mareymann @tba21academy for inviting me to take everyone on a deep-sea and personal journey during ‘Waves of the Oh!s and the Ah’s’. And thanks to @mariamonterosierra for such an amazing photo - check out that beam of sunlight! #Venice #Waves #lecture #science #art #exploration #ocean #deepsea #deepseamining #deepseaexploration #TrinidadandTobago #developingcountry #marinebiologist #deepseabiologist #marinescience #conservation #scicomm #research #mcsa #DOSI #ABNJ #BBNJ #naturalhistorymuseum #naturalhistorymuseumlondon #tba21 #convening

Today I’m heading to Venice to participate in ‘Waves of the Oh!s and Ah!s’. This is two days of performances and lectures exploring the theme of the ocean and curated by @the_chus_martinez. I’ll be talking about the deep ocean and its inhabitants, why we should care about the deep sea and what it’s like working in this field. This will be my first time working with @tba21academy and I’m nervous but excited! This image features in my talk and is one of my favourite ever deep-sea sightings. In fact, I love it so much that it’s my background on my laptop. It’s a long-nosed chimaera that dropped by during the expedition I co-led in the Gulf of Mexico last December on the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. Chimaeras are also known as ghost sharks, rabbit fish, rat fish or spookfish, are closely related to sharks and rays, and only occur in the deep ocean! #Venice #theohsandahhhs🤓 #ocean #deepsea #tba21academy #chimaera #expedition #gulfofmexico #NOAA #Ship #Okeanos #okeanosexplorer #shark #deepocean #deepseaexploration #italy #marinebiologist #deepseabiologist #marinescience #conservation #science #scicomm #exploration #research #sciart #deepseamining

Tonight I am both extremely nervous and excited as tomorrow is the launch of the first locally-led deep-sea project, ‘My Deep Sea, My Backyard - Trinidad and Tobago’. 70% of nations have deep-sea environments within their maritime Exclusive Economic Zones; yet only 16% of them have the capacity to explore those environments. This is especially true for developing nations. Our pilot project will begin to change this by empowering countries to explore their own deep-sea backyards using low-cost emerging ocean technology, while building lasting in-country capacity. It will also engage the public and other stakeholders to raise awareness of the deep ocean through a series of school visits, deep-sea career events, and a 2019 exhibition. And yes, we are working with @natgeo amongst other amazing organisations (check them out above)!!!! The deep ocean is not only our largest ecosystem here in Trinidad and Tobago but also in the world, covering more than 60% of the Earth’s surface! It sequesters carbon regulating our climate, cycles nutrients and even aids in detoxification. It also provides us with key resources such as food, oil and gas, metals, pharmaceuticals, and, of course, inspires us! This is especially true in Trinidad and Tobago with the exploration for deepwater oil and gas reserves, a key source of economic development, currently underway. We need to understand our deep sea in order to know how we are impacting it and therefore how to manage it, and we can only do this by first discovering what habitats and communities exist. Remember: Our planet cannot be healthy without a healthy deep ocean! Oh, and in case you were wondering, that’s a chimaera on the invitation - it’s closely related to sharks and rays and they only live in the deep ocean! Find out more here: https://speseas.org/projects/my-deep-sea-my-backyard/ And follow our blog: https://openexplorer.nationalgeographic.com/expedition/trinidadtobagooceanexploration #deepsea #deepseaexploration #TrinidadandTobago #developingcountry #marinebiologist #ocean #deepseabiologist #marinescience #conservation #science #scicomm #exploration #research #chimaera #shark #sciart #dreamscometrue #mydeepseabackyard

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