Season 7 · Episode 85 · 30 Jan 2026
85 - Sheena Talma
With Sheena Talma
“"I think the deep sea is a great way of bringing people in and creating a message of hope and mesmerisation, instilling a childlike curiosity in our natural world, a springboard if you will, to allow a new and renewed interest in our natural world".”
Reflections
Q1: Place
If we could do a flypast on any part of the world that is significant to you, which place, city or country would it be and why?
Homeland which is Seychelles
Q2: Life
Give us a glimpse into your life story so far with an emphasis on what you are doing currently?
Brought up surrounded by the ocean, but due to a bad experience in the water, didn't start diving until the age of 17. Went on to study marine biology and now work for a variety of organisations such as Save our Seas Foundation and Nekton, where we carry out deep-sea research with countries where deep-sea research isn't necessarily a priority. My current pathway is to do as much as I can for the environment, but particularly illuminating the deep sea.
Q3: Reset
Where on earth is your place or reset or re-charge?
With my extended family
Q4: Wonder
What wonder of the natural world excites you the most?
The place that mesmerises me the most is the deep waters. To even imagine what lives beneath the surface of our ocean.
Q5: Hopefulness
What is your story of hopefulness (not your own) about a person, business or non-profit who are doing amazing things for the world?
The Sustainable Ocean Alliance activates young people and mobilizes an ocean workforce to restore the health of the ocean in our lifetime. Another organisation is the Ocean Discovery League. They are creating affordable technology that will allow any scientist to illuminate our deeper waters.
Q6: Insight
Location
Flyover
Homeland which is Seychelles
Guest
Seychelles