Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 20. 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/020-love   It’s February, the month of love and there’s love in the deep ocean too. We talk reproductive strategies in the deep sea with Professor Craig Young, Dr Autun Purser and Dr Mike Vecchione. How do you find a mate in the sparsely populated deep ocean? How can egg and sperm meet when you are fixed growing on a rock? How can your babies disperse and find a suitable habitat, especially if you live in a rare habitat like a hydrothermal vent? We find the solutions to all these problems and more.   Feel free to get in touch with questions or you own tales from the high seas on: [email protected]   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 Abyssal plain – the wide-open spaces of the deep sea, most of the planet Filter feeder – animal that feeds by filtering the water e.g., sponge Gametes – the reproductive cells, eggs and sperm Gonad – the organ that produces the gametes Hadal trench – the deep-sea trenches more than 6 km deep Hermaphrodite – both male and female simultaneously Sessile – animals that cannot move (opposite of mobile)   Links Massive icefish breeding ground paper Ecosystems of the World – Craig has a great chapter on reproduction in this book Paper - Estimating dispersal distance in the deep sea: challenges and applications to marine reserves Paper - Reproduction, Larval Biology, and Recruitment of the Deep-Sea Benthos Paper - Hadal snailfish reproduction   Credits Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel Logo image - PRESSURISED logo