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Ocean Discovery League

@oceandiscleague.bsky.social
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Our mission is to accelerate deep ocean exploration by developing accessible systems to broaden the community of those who explore and understand the deep sea. www.oceandiscoveryleague.org

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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Introducing the Global Deep Sea Exploration Goals: 10,000 seafloor locations to nearly double what we've observed in the deep ocean. Launching today, published in Science Advances. oceandiscoveryleague.org/global-deep-sea-exploration-goals #GlobalDeepSeaExplorationGoals #deepoceanexploration
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
DEADLINE EXTENDED - March 8, 2026 Attention: If you submitted an application, but did not receive a confirmation email, please resubmit your application via this link: gqr.sh/HcTT Apply by March 8, 2026 at 11 am EST or 6 pm SAST. #OceanExploration #AccessingTheDeep @challenger150.bsky.social
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Allen Collins @agcollins.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
It is Ocean Exploration Day! #OceanExplorationDay videos.fisheries.noaa.gov/detail/video... Here are some old thoughts on the importance of exploring our oceans, with a #MarineLife slant for sure. What are your favorite reasons for exploring the world's oceans?
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NOAA Marine Biologist Allen Collins on the Importance of Exploring Our Oceans - NOAA Fisheries Video Gallery
NOAA Marine biologist Allen Collins discusses why it is important to explore our world’s oceans.
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Happy Ocean Exploration Day! January 23 marks the anniversary of Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh's first descent to the deepest known point on Earth. Today, we celebrate all global efforts to explore the ocean and those who dedicate their lives to this work. Share how you explore! #oceanexplorationday
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
We are now accepting applications for the 2026 Accessing the Deep deep ocean training & mentoring program for early-career professionals, focusing on Africa and the Western Indian Ocean! Apply by March 4, 2026: gqr.sh/HcTT. #oceanexploration #AccessingTheDeep @challenger150.bsky.social
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
“We’re working to create the first complete map of the planet. How inspiring is that?” ~Vicki Ferrini @lamont.columbia.edu #mapthegaps #oceanfloorexplore
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Dr. Katy Croff Bell @katycroffbell.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Join me and @ebtsoyp.bsky.social tomorrow at 1pm ET! I'll be talking about the whys, hows, and whats of deep sea exploration for kids, grades 4-8. Teachers can register their classrooms, but you can also tune in live. exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/expl...
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Exploring the Deep Sea with Dr. Katy Croff Bell - Exploring by the Seat
Dr. Katy Croff Bell is a deep-sea explorer who is developing new ways to better understand the ocean and make it more accessible to everyone around the world. She is ...
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NovySan @novysan.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Hey! This is the sensor system I've been working on with my Captain, @katycroffbell.bsky.social, and the @oceandiscleague.bsky.social! #DORIS #DeepOceanExploration www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
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Want to see the bottom of the ocean? Deep-sea explorer Katy Croff Bell has a tool for that.
We know next to nothing about 99.999 percent of the seafloor. How one researcher plans to democratize deep-sea exploration.
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Dr. Katy Croff Bell @katycroffbell.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I am stoked to share that @oceandiscleague.bsky.social & I are featured in the Sept issue of National Geographic Magazine! The article highlights our work on deep sea exploration and development of DORIS, with @bluerobotics.bsky.social, @noaa.gov, PacIOOS, @whoi.edu, & @novysan.bsky.social.
2-panel image. Left: Cover of National Geographic Magazine with the photo of an Apollo astronaut. Right: Portrait of me, a white woman with brown hair in a bun wearing rain boots and a blue rain jacket, sitting on the fantail of a fishing boat. Grey skies behind.
Portrait: Becky Hale, National Geographic
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
We are thrilled to share that National Geographic Magazine’s September issue features @katycroffbell.bsky.social and the development of DORIS, a low-cost deep-sea imaging system created with @bluerobotics.bsky.social. Read the full article: www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Huge shout out to everyone @schmidtocean.bsky.social and all the scientists and team on board. 1.6 million people a day, with 50,000 simultaneous tuned in from Argentina to support this work. Bravo! 👏🏻🪸🪼 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/w...
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A Starfish Has Captivated Argentina. It Didn’t Ask to Be Political.
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Nature @nature.com · 31/07/2025
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Congratulations to Titus Canete, named a National Geographic Explorer this week as part of the 2025 Wayfinder program at #NatGeoFest! Titus is a marine biologist and deep-sea ecologist from the Philippines, committed to making deep-sea research more accessible. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3cb6ya4m
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
LIVE NOW: Join @katycroffbell.bsky.social from 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm ET as she speaks on the "Fathoming New Depths: Ocean Discovery" panel at Capitol Hill Ocean Week. Free to register and attend here: capitolhilloceanweek.org/agenda/ #CHOW #CHOW2025
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Get ready! In one hour, at 1pm ET, a 100-hour-long stream-a-thon will begin to raise awareness of the how recent US government funding cuts will irreparably harm weather forecasting and climate research. Tune in on YouTube www.youtube.com/@wclivestream to catch some great science in action!
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The Weather & Climate Livestream
Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Tune in today at Noon ET for a compelling MIT seminar on the intersection of ocean and space exploration technologies in research and policymaking featuring @katycroffbell.bsky.social, Jo Hickman, Minoo Rathnasabapathy, and Amelia Macapia. Register at: tinyurl.com/yjaptffn
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Learn more about our recent @science.org paper and our upcoming work in this segment on @pbsnews.org that aired tonight! m.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Ps...
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PBS News Weekend live episode, May 10, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
📣 JUST RELEASED: ODL has a new study in Science Advances, revealing that less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually explored. That leaves 66% of Earth unseen by human eyes. This tiny area is about a 10th of the size of Belgium. Yes, THAT small 🔍. Shocked? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Need a soothing break in your day? Explore the deep ocean LIVE NOW on the second-to-last dive of this expedition on NOAA Okeanos Explorer, exploring a biodiversity-rich seamount in Hawaii. oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/livestreams/...
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
🌊 We’re thrilled to announce a new strategic partnership between ODL and the Blue Nature Alliance to strengthen marine protected area stakeholder capacity through low-cost, accessible deep-ocean tech, collaborative research, and capacity-building programs. tinyurl.com/bluenatureal...
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
LIVE NOW: Witness history as a team, including ODL Chief Scientist Brian Kennedy, explores the wreck of the USS Yorktown on Okeanos Explorer. Sunk during the Battle of Midway in 1942 and at a depth of 5,500 m (18K ft), this is only the second time exploring this site. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwq8...
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
LIVE NOW: Watch as ODL Chief Scientist Brian Kennedy explores the deep ocean with @noaa.gov aboard the NOAA research vessel Okeanos Explorer. They are exploring a guyot (a flat-topped underwater mountain) in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DAj...
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Camera 1: Beyond the Blue: Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping
YouTube video by oceanexplorergov
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
📣 Excited to share FathomVerse 2.0! Now with a Player Dashboard, in-app messages, Badges & Quests, plus new Identify and Bound Minigames. Track progress, stay updated, and contribute effortlessly. Available on Apple and Android—dive in and join the adventure! Learn more at www.fathomverse.game.
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Accessing the Deep program applications are OPEN! This virtual training program will focus on fundamental technical and oceanographic knowledge, emphasizing low-cost methods for exploring depths greater than 200 m. 💻 Training: June-August 2025 🔹 Apply by April 18, 2025 tinyurl.com/deep-ocean-t...
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Ocean Discovery League Board Member and former deputy administrator of NOAA Terry Garcia recently published this op-ed on the critical role NOAA plays and why the recent cuts could have devastating consequences. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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US weather forecasts save lives and money. Trump’s cuts put us all at risk
Noaa, my former employer, is an integral part of our daily lives, tracking hurricanes, supporting safe flights and helping farmers
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today, on #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, we proudly celebrate the incredible women pushing the boundaries of ocean science and deep-sea exploration. ODL is a female-founded and led organization with a team of 80% women, and we work to make ocean exploration more accessible to all.
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Wild screams of joy as my friend and former shipmate Kate Wawatai 🇳🇿 is now an Explorers Club 50 designee! 50.explorers.org/community/ka... 🌊 🦑 #DefendTheDeep
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Kate Wawatai | The Explorers Club 50
Meet Kate Wawatai - An honoree of The Explorers Club 50. Fifty people changing the world that the world needs to know about.
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
We are honored that ODL President and Founder @katycroffbell.bsky.social has been named to the 2025 class of The Explorers Club 50: Fifty People Changing the World that the World Needs to Know About. Learn more about the class 50.explorers.org and about Katy here: 50.explorers.org/community/ka....
Deep ocean explorer Katy Croff Bell operated a crane aboard an oceanographic research vessel.
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Today is #oceanexplorationday! On this day in 1960, Jacques Piccard and US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh were the first to reach a record depth of approximately 10,911 meters (35,797 ft) in the research bathyscaphe Trieste in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench near Guam in the Pacific.
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and peaceful New Years! 🐠🪸
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
This #givingtuesday, we hope you'll consider supporting our mission to bring ocean exploration tools and skills to more people worldwide. Only by working together will we be able to understand this rare ecosystem before it's too late! www.oceandiscoveryleague.org/donate
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Dr Margaux Steyaert 🪸 @margauxsteyaert.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
A list of #marinebiology starter packs! 🌊 go.bsky.app/4PTX62K Marine Ecology go.bsky.app/RS5zQHv Marine Biologists I go.bsky.app/8DoyTMs Marine Biologists II go.bsky.app/Qo5Gh2H Coral reef science go.bsky.app/E8vrnd6 LGBTQIA+ Grads go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo Ocean Women go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4 Ocean Women II
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Dr. Katy Croff Bell @katycroffbell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
ICYMI, check out this Deep Sea Starter Pack to get you started on exploring the deep ocean, courtesy of @drcraigmc.bsky.social ! go.bsky.app/7o7ynVk
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
We’re excited to be on Blue Sky and share the latest updates on our work in accessible deep ocean exploration! Follow us and learn more about our work at www.oceandiscoveryleague.org.
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Ocean Discovery League
The Ocean Discovery League aims to remove barriers to equity in deep-sea exploration by developing low-cost deep-sea technologies, creating AI-driven data analysis tools, and building capacity with hi...
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 27/06/2024
Excited to announce our $1.2MM NOAA-IOOS grant for developing our next-generation deep ocean sensor system! We’re proud to partner with PacIOOS, @whoi.bsky.social, and @unlincoln.bsky.social on this work. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/3ktzvemp
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Dr. Katy Croff Bell @katycroffbell.bsky.social · 02/05/2024
Join me, Terry Garcia, and Chris Rainier for a Smithsonian Associates virtual event on Monday, May 6th, at 6:45pm ET, to discuss the #FutureofExploration and the future of #ocean exploration. Get tickets here: smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/ti...
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The Future of Exploration
Accompany former National Geographic executive vice president and chief science officer Terry Garcia and nature and cultural photographer Chris Rainier, a National Geographic Explorer, on a journey wi...
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 17/04/2024
By lowering the cost-prohibitive and logistical barriers, we will see an unprecedented acceleration in the collection of new #oceandata to help fully characterize the deep ocean for science-based decision-making worldwide. Read the full MOU: tinyurl.com/odl-noaa-mou
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Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social · 17/04/2024
We are excited to announce our partnership with NOAA to develop low-cost deep #oceantechnology, create a targeted and strategic plan for exploring the deep sea, and train a broader and more diverse community of #ocean explorers. Read: tinyurl.com/odl-noaa-news
ODL Director of Engineering Dr. Jessica Sandoval (left) and ODL President and founder Dr. Katy Croff Bell (right) work on attaching a low-cost camera system and light modules to a prototype weighted lander configuration made of PVC pipe during deployment and recovery trials in the waters off Rhode Island. Accessible deployment and recovery systems are critical to the development of low-cost deep seas systems.
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MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 28/08/2023
New research from MBARI and our collaborators takes a deeper dive into the Octopus Garden, a remarkable nursery for deep-sea pearl octopus located off the California coast. Learn more: mbari.co/OctopusGarden
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