Sam Andrews

@oceanoculus.com

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Science & stories from the sea (+ occasionally the other 30% of the planet) 🌊 Science, tech, policy, sustainability writer 🤿 Founder of Ocean Oculus, the ocean-focused communications consultancy 📈 Researcher ☕ Tea drinker 🧀 Cheese eater 🐧 Bird admirer

Abstract image of waves wih lines coming up and dots on the top
looking down at the red shiny scales of Photinopolynoe iskrae
Illustration of an octopus with the text "Why did the octopus beat the shark in a fight? Because it was well-armed!"
Black and white photo looking up at a wave peak with stormy clouds in the background
groups of surfers standing on a beach with their boards
illustration of snorkelling fins with the text "What did Cinderella wear when she swam in the ocean? Glass flippers"
people standing next to some railings looking out to the ocean
A wave breaking on the surface with sunlight shining through dark clouds
sea ice floating on the ocean surface
Corallizoanthus aureus no glow
illustration of a scallop with the words "How do scallops call their friends? On their shell-phones"
the oyster shell-boring spionid polychaete parasite
gumboot chiton ejecting eggs
illustration of a boat with the words "Why did the fish blush? Because it saw the boat's bottom"
Glass sponge (left) and worm (right). A worm can also be seen inside the sponge
full-body shot of Dracograllus miguelitus
Notebook, business cards, postard, mics, a tripdod, conference badge, and metal fish laid out on a desk
a mother polar bear napping with an awake cub peeking out behind her
illustration of mussels with the words "Why is the ocean so powerful? Because it has lots of mussels"
Black and white photo of people standing and swimming in the sea
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front cover of the Marine Professional and the first page of the article featuring a beluga
looking down on a pancake batfish specimen. It looks like a pancake with eyes on its back, a tail and fins near the back
aerial view of burgeo islands. they are small, with buildings and roads on them
front cover of the Marine Professional and view of the article, which includes a concept design of a hybrid research vessel
Woman standing on a cliff looking out at seabirds with binoculars
Sam Andrews looking at a webinar about sci-art. On the screen is a close up of blown glass, created with ancient sediments
Front cover of the report showing an image with windfarms in the background, aquaculture and boat activity in the front.
illustration of an octopus with the words "Did you hear about the octopus that wears stripes? It wanted to look more eel-egant!"
humpback whale jumping out the water
A coastline with the sea water visibly very green
hand drawn image of the longbeard plunderfish in black and white.
The whale is suspended in a harness system attached to a digger on a beach. Two people are walking alongside, one of them holding the dolphin's tail.
Close up of one half of the sea cucumber on a sandy substrate. its chocolate spots are very visible
Illustration of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Two engineers are working inside a large building. The camera is angled over the back of one of the engineers and facing the second
Close up of the blood-belly comb jellyfish
a Halloween crab on a pebbly beach with its front claws facing up (possibly in a defensive stance)
Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea juveniles leaving their nest at Eagle Beach, Aruba
A ratfish is held out of water in a tank by a person. You can see the rod sticking out of its forehead. There are some other ratfish in the tank
The Goniobranchus kuniei nudibranch with a beautiful yellow top sporting purple spots and a purple frill
greater knapwees
Illustration of kelp with the words "My friend has an unhealthy obsession with ocean life I told her to sea kelp"
cat in a tree wearing a blue top. the cat meows accompanied by a subtitle that reads HELP!
close up of two ox-eye daisy flowers with some insects on top