Beth Orcutt

Curious about a political economy analysis of #DeepSeaMining? Check out next Monday’s COBRA webinar - more info here: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...

The House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing today discussing deep sea mining regulations. 🧵👇

Thank you @drandrewthaler.bsky.social for your willingness to share deep sea science and policy perspectives with this committee considering regulatory regime and environmental impacts of #DeepSeaMining, very important work

🌊🚨curious about the latest deep-sea science and exploration to inform decision making presented at #AGU25? Join the COBRA webinar today to hear some of the highlights and to meet some of the super early career scientists doing the work! cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...

Ocean Stewardship Award The Ocean Stewardship Award identifies and empowers the next generation of ocean leaders, with a focus on protecting the high and deep seas.

Considering end-of-the-year donations? Supporting early career leaders of ocean stewardship brings me joy, even more so because the award honors Kristina Gjerde’s trailblazing work nurturing leaders. Wanna join me in making a donation? 🌊🧑🏻‍🔬🏆 www.synchronicityearth.org/ocean-stewar...

Last but not least - we having an amazing lineup of speakers tomorrow morning talking about the deep sea at #AGU25 - CCZ, dark oxygen, eDNA, microbes, minerals, NOAA, NOMEC, Orpheus - see you there at OS51A! eppro01.ativ.me/appinfo.php?... #AGU25

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I’ll likely have to take cough breaks to sip my tea & blow my nose, as the plague & I are @agu.org but I hope you’ll join me at 1030 Wednesday for my lecture. I’ll talk about Carson’s impact on science & my career, subseafloor life, microbial ecosystem services, & science storytelling! #AGU25

Catch last week’s NYT article on #DeepSeaMining? Some of those scientists will be at our COBRA deep sea sessions this week at #AGU25! Stop by to learn more! www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

There are several other deep-sea related events at #AGU2025 - check out the COBRA summary for all the deets, and see you there! 🌊🧪🎉 cobra.bigelow.org/workshops-an...

And definitely check out the #AGU Carson Lecture on Wednesday by @julesdeep.bsky.social on the urgent need to study the deep sea 🚨🌊🧪👩🏼‍🔬🎉 agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...

And stick around Friday morning #AGU25 oral session to hear from federal, industry, and academic partners on accelerating understanding of the deep sea to inform decision making, including updates on #eDNA tools, microbial processes, seabed minerals, mapping, and more! agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...

Then Tuesday of #AGU25, join the COBRA team and partners for an evening town hall (free food!!) to learn about opportunities to accelerate deep sea science to inform decision making! 🌊🧪🧑🏻‍🔬⛴️🎉 cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-town-h...

Start #AGU25 tomorrow morning with the COBRA deep sea poster session! Learn about habitats targeted for #DeepSeaMining, recent subsea volcanic eruptions, subseafloor fluid flow, how these habitats could teach us how to look for life on other planets, and so much more! agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...

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It is truly mind boggling to imagine how the threads could unravel wrt UNCLOS law

🌊🚨Ready to learn the latest on building #eDNA reference libraries for deep sea animals like corals and sponges? Check out the next COBRA webinar on Tuesday Dec 2 featuring Steve Auscavitch and Paula Rodríguez Flores! cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...

So what is the economic resource potential of seafloor rocks, as humanity considers #DeepSeaMining ? Join the COBRA webinar tomorrow to learn more! cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...

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DeSSC New Users Program [Application Deadline: 3 October 2025]

Are you an early career scientist curious about getting involved in deep-sea research? Apply for our "new user program" at @agu.org this year 👇

www.unols.org/news/early-c...

Last day to apply!

YouTube video by Scientific American Nodules: Deep-Sea Life Giver or Key to Our Energy Future?

After a long day of discussing future field work to study #DeepSeaMining, this short documentary was a welcome reminder of the why - there is still so much we don’t know about the deep sea! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jcm...

Early Career Deep-Sea Expedition Leadership Master Class and Fellowship - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator Applications due September 18, 2025

#DeepSea reminder : applications are open for the COBRA Master Class on Deep Sea expedition leadership training. Apply by Sept 18. cobra.bigelow.org/master-class...

COBRA Webinar - September 2025 - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator COBRA Webinar Series, September 9, 2025

#DeepSea science alert 🌊🚨 tomorrow’s COBRA webinar is about the ecology and ecosystem services of inactive hydrothermal sulfide deposits that may be targeted for #DeepSeaMining Register here: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...

So honored to work with such amazing people! Thank you @katycroffbell.bsky.social and everyone at @oceandiscleague.bsky.social for bringing the #DeepSea closer to so many! And thanks @natgeophotos.bsky.social for the feature!

Careers - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Ocean job alert 🌊🚨 @bigelowlab.bsky.social in Maine is hiring for a research tech to join our analytical services team, helping with things like biotoxin testing and more! Apply by Sept 24! www.bigelow.org/about/career...

Early Career Deep-Sea Expedition Leadership Master Class and Fellowship - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator Applications due September 18, 2025

#DeepSea Training alert 🚨 applications open for the virtual COBRA Master Class on Deep Sea Expedition Leadership! Apply by 18 Sept! Everything you wanted to know about being a Lead Scientist of an expedition! cobra.bigelow.org/master-class...

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The Pursuit of Life Where It Seems Unimaginable | Quanta Magazine A decade ago, Karen Lloyd discovered single-celled microbes living beneath the seafloor. Now she studies how they can survive in Earth’s crust, possibly for hundreds or thousands of years, and push li...

Great science, great people, great article. Hooray Karen! I’m so proud that single cell genomics services at @bigelowlab.bsky.social we’re part of making these discoveries possible! www.quantamagazine.org/the-pursuit-...

Understanding the Impact of Deep Sea Mining

Grateful to NPR for interest in the awesome deep sea and for creating space to talk about #DeepSeaMining. www.npr.org/2025/08/10/n...

Thank you!