Erik Cordes

Gonna leave X but you can follow on Instagram @erikcordes and I'll be opening other feeds from there.

@echinoblog An amazing artist also! Amazing person. Will miss him

It was announced today that Chuck Messing, one of the world's global authorities on crinoids passed away today. He loved researching the deep-sea and sharing what he knew with students and colleagues. He will be missed.

Eat less meat, reduce your carbon footprint. Headline says "vegan" but every bite counts. nytimes.com/2023/07/21/cli…

I wrote about safety in the field of deep sea exploration and how OceanGate bucked established norms Includes lengthy discussion w/ Bruce Strickrott, manager and chief pilot of Navy-owned sun Alvin, as well as interviews with @SeepExplorer and @CordesLab huffpost.com/entry/deep-sea…

Great summary of vulnerability / resilience of ecosystems to oil & gas: "Given the magnitude of the deep ocean habitats... data gaps urgently need to be addressed and the roles of deep-sea species properly evaluated" frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Sad day for the families and friends of those lost in the #Titan @OceanGate but it doesnt change my support for human-occupied submersibles like #Alvin @WHOI which took me to 6000m last year. I’d do it again tomorrow!

Some good coverage from @c_m_dangelo on the lost sub. Still holding out hope that the assets on site can find them quickly today. No matter where we go from here, there will always be a place for manned exploration of the deep ocean.

@vinha_beatriz @CherisseDuPreez @VeerleHuvenne @cwienb @iAtlanticEU @HWK_IAS @unisalento @marum_de @IEO_GIJON @deepsea_ieocsic Great work! Congrats!

The new High Seas treaty at the UN went into effect! Lots of hard work by @DeepStewardship to get this one to the finish line! news.un.org/en/story/2023/…

On #WorldOceanDay2023, I'm proud to share @9brandon's wonderful article, Dubious Economics of Deep-Sea Mining bit.ly/3MWoxn9 - I point out uncertainty & risk of investing in DSM alongside @more_whit, contextualizing @VictorVescovo's insightful and harsh economic analysis

@SteveAuscavitch @isdsc8 Congrats Steve!! Well deserved!

Happy to be representing the deep sea at the UN ICP on New Marine Technologies and their Sustainable Use. #UNGA

Interested in cold-water coral #restoration? Join us in Tjarno Sweden in October! Express your interest here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

@LindsayMSea @isdsc8 Congrats! Well deserved!

Well that came out of nowhere 😅 Thank you so much @isdsc8 for giving me the chance to share my research and meet some amazing people 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Until next time! 🪸 #ISDSC8

Cordes lab, past, present, and future representing at @isdsc8 sorry we didn’t catch you @quattrinia

How many species are found in the Pacific Abyss? Our new paper says >6000 and less than 500 have names. Lots of taxonomy to do! With @MurielRabone @adrg1 @helena_wiklund @LupitaBribiesc1 @bokamero @DanielOBJones @mucofloris @NOCnews @NHM_Science cell.com/current-biolog…

The IRA’s climate provisions are critical to our survival, and proposals to fast-track fossil fuel permitting are unacceptable. They must be off the table for debt limit negotiations. No exceptions. To build a livable future, we cannot default on climate action.

@KatyCroffBell @SteveAuscavitch @RandiRotjan @BlackCoralLab @AquaticKay2222 Could not have possibly come up with a better answer than @BlackCoralLab

Ironic to see this on display in the building in Oslo where we are meeting to discuss deep-sea coral restoration. “The oil and gas industry learns from mistakes” Do they?

Just realized that it was about this time 30 years ago that I decided to be a deep-sea biologist. Thanks @MLMLmarinesci Fitting that I am on an epic journey of research over the last few weeks including DC, NYC, Sapelo Island, NIOZ, Oslo, then Edinburgh. Science!