Beth Orcutt
@deepmicrobe.bsky.social
#DeepSea enthusiast. she/her. views expressed here are my own.
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Beth Orcutt
@deepmicrobe.bsky.social
· Aug 24
Careers - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
www.bigelow.org
@bigelowlab.bsky.social is hiring at least 3 new senior research scientists! If studying the foundations of global ocean health to unlock its potential to improve the future sounds like your jam, please apply by Nov 1! www.bigelow.org/about/career...
Reposted by Beth Orcutt
@bigelowlab.bsky.social is hiring at least 3 new senior research scientists! If studying the foundations of global ocean health to unlock its potential to improve the future sounds like your jam, please apply by Nov 1! www.bigelow.org/about/career...
Careers - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
www.bigelow.org
August 24, 2026 at 1:52 PM
@bigelowlab.bsky.social is hiring at least 3 new senior research scientists! If studying the foundations of global ocean health to unlock its potential to improve the future sounds like your jam, please apply by Nov 1! www.bigelow.org/about/career...
🌊🚨 curious about the dynamics of sediment plumes generated by #DeepSeaMining activities? Join the next COBRA webinar on Sept 29 featuring Tom Peacock. cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
COBRA Webinar - September 29, 2026 - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator
COBRA Webinar Series, September 29, 2026
cobra.bigelow.org
September 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
🌊🚨 curious about the dynamics of sediment plumes generated by #DeepSeaMining activities? Join the next COBRA webinar on Sept 29 featuring Tom Peacock. cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
🌊🚨 Are you an early career deep-sea scientist, looking to get training to be prepared to lead offshore expeditions? Proposing ideas for Falkor (too) cruises with SOI? Apply by Oct 1 for the COBRA Master Class to get the skills! cobra.bigelow.org/master-class... @schmidtocean.bsky.social
cobra.bigelow.org
August 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM
🌊🚨 Are you an early career deep-sea scientist, looking to get training to be prepared to lead offshore expeditions? Proposing ideas for Falkor (too) cruises with SOI? Apply by Oct 1 for the COBRA Master Class to get the skills! cobra.bigelow.org/master-class... @schmidtocean.bsky.social
The Gulf of Maine has American and Canadian waters (and some overlap). Most species don't know the difference.
Very grateful for the cross-border collaborations I've been lucky to be a part of.
Highlighting two great student papers...
doi.org/10.1002/lno....
online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...
Very grateful for the cross-border collaborations I've been lucky to be a part of.
Highlighting two great student papers...
doi.org/10.1002/lno....
online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...
doi.org
August 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I’m excited to hear from experts on marine biodiversity, BBNJ, and bioprospecting at next week’s COBRA webinar! Register here. cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
COBRA Webinar - September 2026 - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator
COBRA Webinar Series, September 1, 2026
cobra.bigelow.org
August 24, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I’m excited to hear from experts on marine biodiversity, BBNJ, and bioprospecting at next week’s COBRA webinar! Register here. cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
@bigelowlab.bsky.social is hiring at least 3 new senior research scientists! If studying the foundations of global ocean health to unlock its potential to improve the future sounds like your jam, please apply by Nov 1! www.bigelow.org/about/career...
Careers - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
www.bigelow.org
August 24, 2026 at 1:52 PM
@bigelowlab.bsky.social is hiring at least 3 new senior research scientists! If studying the foundations of global ocean health to unlock its potential to improve the future sounds like your jam, please apply by Nov 1! www.bigelow.org/about/career...
Interested in how to define serious harm in the context of potential seabed critical mineral mining? Open session of the NASEM committee mtng on this topic this Thursday, featuring Lisa Levin! #DeepSeaMining www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
A Research Strategy for Seabed Critical Mineral Resources
An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will undertake a study to recommend a research strategy on seabed mining for critical minerals. This project will i...
www.nationalacademies.org
July 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Interested in how to define serious harm in the context of potential seabed critical mineral mining? Open session of the NASEM committee mtng on this topic this Thursday, featuring Lisa Levin! #DeepSeaMining www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
🌊🚨 curious about the metals that might be in discharge plumes from #DeepSeaMining for nodules? Check out next week’s COBRA webinar! Register here cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
COBRA Webinar - July 2026 - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator
COBRA Webinar Series, July 7, 2026
cobra.bigelow.org
July 2, 2026 at 1:22 PM
🌊🚨 curious about the metals that might be in discharge plumes from #DeepSeaMining for nodules? Check out next week’s COBRA webinar! Register here cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
For those interested in the work of the #NASEM committee working to recommend a research strategy for seabed critical mineral resources (aka #DeepSeaMining), there is an open meeting today and tomorrow. Some excellent subject matter experts presenting. www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
A Research Strategy for Seabed Critical Mineral Resources
An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will undertake a study to recommend a research strategy on seabed mining for critical minerals. This project will i...
www.nationalacademies.org
June 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM
For those interested in the work of the #NASEM committee working to recommend a research strategy for seabed critical mineral resources (aka #DeepSeaMining), there is an open meeting today and tomorrow. Some excellent subject matter experts presenting. www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
Reposted by Beth Orcutt
🌊🚨 curious about the baby fish and other small swimmers that live in the middle of the ocean, that could be impacted by #DeepSeaMining? Check out the next COBRA webinar by Victoria Assad on June 2. Register here: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
COBRA Webinar - June 2026 - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator
COBRA Webinar Series, June 2, 2026
cobra.bigelow.org
May 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🌊🚨 curious about the baby fish and other small swimmers that live in the middle of the ocean, that could be impacted by #DeepSeaMining? Check out the next COBRA webinar by Victoria Assad on June 2. Register here: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
🌊🚨 curious about the baby fish and other small swimmers that live in the middle of the ocean, that could be impacted by #DeepSeaMining? Check out the next COBRA webinar by Victoria Assad on June 2. Register here: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
COBRA Webinar - June 2026 - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator
COBRA Webinar Series, June 2, 2026
cobra.bigelow.org
May 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🌊🚨 curious about the baby fish and other small swimmers that live in the middle of the ocean, that could be impacted by #DeepSeaMining? Check out the next COBRA webinar by Victoria Assad on June 2. Register here: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
🚨🌊 Want to learn about the latest and greatest #DeepSea eDNA technologies and science for understanding biodiversity? Join the COBRA webinar next Tuesday - register here. cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
COBRA Webinar - May 2026 - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator
COBRA Webinar Series, May 5, 2026
cobra.bigelow.org
May 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
🚨🌊 Want to learn about the latest and greatest #DeepSea eDNA technologies and science for understanding biodiversity? Join the COBRA webinar next Tuesday - register here. cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
Amazing work! The deep sea is so fully of beauty and wonder, and this #DesigningTheFuture3 expedition has brought some amazing new kit to help as see it.
It was such an honor to join the @schmidtocean.bsky.social #DesigningTheFuture3 expedition! This video by Alex Ingle is a window into the past three weeks. Incredible! 🦑🧪🌊. bsky.app/profile/schm...
Our #DesigningTheFuture2 expedition video is live: Most life on Earth lives in a place we can’t see, a place we can’t reach easily, and that we still barely understand. To explore it, we need entirely new ways of seeing.
youtu.be/NW5_KouueSk?...
youtu.be/NW5_KouueSk?...
May 1, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Amazing work! The deep sea is so fully of beauty and wonder, and this #DesigningTheFuture3 expedition has brought some amazing new kit to help as see it.
Today is the day! #NAS163
I am honored to have the chance of speaking about the #DeepSea at the NASEM 163rd meeting in a symposium about ocean health on a changing planet. Open webcast for anyone interested, April 25 10:15AM EDT. nasonline.swoogo.com/NAS163_sympo...
Symposium
nasonline.swoogo.com
April 25, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Today is the day! #NAS163
Interested in research strategy to inform #DeepSeaMining? Open sessions of the #NASEM committee working on this today and tomorrow. www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
A Research Strategy for Seabed Critical Mineral Resources: Meeting 2
The A Research Strategy for Seabed Critical Mineral Resources committee will convene for an information‑gathering meeting on April 16-17, 2026. The meeting will include participants from academia, gov...
www.nationalacademies.org
April 16, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Interested in research strategy to inform #DeepSeaMining? Open sessions of the #NASEM committee working on this today and tomorrow. www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
Reposted by Beth Orcutt
Want to learn more about the 2026 Nautilus #DeepSea field program as part of OECI? Tune in the the COBRA webinar on April 14! cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
March 23, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Want to learn more about the 2026 Nautilus #DeepSea field program as part of OECI? Tune in the the COBRA webinar on April 14! cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
I am honored to have the chance of speaking about the #DeepSea at the NASEM 163rd meeting in a symposium about ocean health on a changing planet. Open webcast for anyone interested, April 25 10:15AM EDT. nasonline.swoogo.com/NAS163_sympo...
Symposium
nasonline.swoogo.com
March 26, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I am honored to have the chance of speaking about the #DeepSea at the NASEM 163rd meeting in a symposium about ocean health on a changing planet. Open webcast for anyone interested, April 25 10:15AM EDT. nasonline.swoogo.com/NAS163_sympo...
The US Congress House Science Committee is holding a hearing on #DeepSeaMining this Thursday. You can watch the livestream from the website. More info here: science.house.gov/2026/3/envir...
Environment Subcommittee Hearing - Beneath the Waves: The Science and Technology of Deep-Sea Mining
science.house.gov
March 24, 2026 at 12:33 AM
The US Congress House Science Committee is holding a hearing on #DeepSeaMining this Thursday. You can watch the livestream from the website. More info here: science.house.gov/2026/3/envir...
Want to learn more about the 2026 Nautilus #DeepSea field program as part of OECI? Tune in the the COBRA webinar on April 14! cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
March 23, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Want to learn more about the 2026 Nautilus #DeepSea field program as part of OECI? Tune in the the COBRA webinar on April 14! cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
Thank you for sharing this!
A little GIS to start the morning.
For a few months now, I've been puzzling over just how close the world's first deep-sea mining test came to ploughing through the world's largest cold water coral reef. I finally have an answer, and it's: Less than 2 kilometers.
For a few months now, I've been puzzling over just how close the world's first deep-sea mining test came to ploughing through the world's largest cold water coral reef. I finally have an answer, and it's: Less than 2 kilometers.
How close did the world’s first deep-sea mining come to the dredging the world’s largest cold-water coral reef?
The Blake Plateau, off the coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, is one of the most remarkable ecosystems in the United States. It is home to the world’s largest cold water coral ree…
www.southernfriedscience.com
March 17, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Thank you for sharing this!
Interested in the latest and greatest in deep sea ocean exploration with NOAA? There is an open meeting of the NOAA OE advisory board next week where you can learn more. oeab.noaa.gov/meetings/202...
2026 OEAB Meetings - NOAA Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
2026 OEAB Meetings Meeting 29: Virtual – March 18-19, 2026 Meeting Agenda (pdf) Federal Register Notice (pdf) Meeting Registration (for all attendees)
oeab.noaa.gov
March 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Interested in the latest and greatest in deep sea ocean exploration with NOAA? There is an open meeting of the NOAA OE advisory board next week where you can learn more. oeab.noaa.gov/meetings/202...
Thank you, @enb.iisd.org, for your daily coverage of the ISA meetings where nations negotiate the rules and regs for #DeepSeaMining.
Environmental safeguards were the focus Tuesday at #ISA31, as Council members sought to streamline text on ensuring effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects that may arise from #deepseamining activities
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/internationa...
#mining
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/internationa...
#mining
March 11, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Thank you, @enb.iisd.org, for your daily coverage of the ISA meetings where nations negotiate the rules and regs for #DeepSeaMining.
Curious about a political economy analysis of #DeepSeaMining? Check out next Monday’s COBRA webinar - more info here: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
COBRA Webinar - February 2026 - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator
COBRA Webinar Series, February 2, 2026
cobra.bigelow.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Curious about a political economy analysis of #DeepSeaMining? Check out next Monday’s COBRA webinar - more info here: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...
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
The memo has been posted, so it looks like I will be testifying in front of the House Natural Resources Committee on the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining this Thursday.
naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eve...
naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eve...
Hearings | House Committee on Natural Resources
naturalresources.house.gov
January 21, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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