Kat Bolstad gives a lecture in the lounge aboard the Ocean Endeavour. A life-sized plush colossal squid joins her on stage.

Some of the fan art we have gotten from guests. Drawings and stories about squid and fish.

Thom Linley gives a lecture in the lounge aboard the Ocean Endeavour.

A nice side effect of joining #IntrepidTravel is the chance for #scicomm - talks on #ProjectESCA & #colossalsquid.
Loving the guest engagement and #fanart! Last night they were on the @deepseapodcast.bsky.social

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Thom Linley and Kat Bolstad stand in front of an open hatch in safety gear. The ocean and icebergs are visible through it.

It's happening! @autsquidsquad.bsky.social and I are out with #IntrepidTravel deploying #ProjectESCA in search of the #ColossalSquid.
Supported by @pure-ocean.bsky.social, #Te_Papa and #AutScience, we have developed a suitcase-sized light lure and camera system.

#deepsea
#deepocean
#Antarctica

I hope our lure attracts squi...

THUNK!

#ProjectESCA works! Squid like the lure and a 360 camera means nowhere to hide.
Likely a glacial or clubhook #squid, this is 200m in #Antarctica

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#SchmidtOcean
#PureOceanFund
#Te_Papa

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