Remaining chilled under pressure: insights from a deep-sea oceanographer- Dr Jess Kolbusz

There is still much to learn about the deepest parts of our oceans, from surprise squids to submersibles, temperature changes, and the age of water in trenches. Dr. Jessica Kolbusz from the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre explains in this talk why the unseen movement of the deepest waters in our oceans is an important component of the interconnectedness of our atmosphere and oceans. For example, how melting ice in our poles reaches such depths? How do fish survive in the hadal zone under the physical pressure of the ocean above them, and what extremes can they withstand? Despite their minimum and maximum liveable depths, can the oceans' circulation provide answers to questions about species population connectivity? Will our changing oceans have a similar impact on them, and if so, on what timescale?