Aquanaut + Chief Scientist of @Esri + @OregonState GIS/oceans professor, cyclist, 1st Black diver to #ChallengerDeep, builds w/LEGO, raised in Hawaii.

SHE is somewhere under the sea
What did we see upon 1st touching bottom, at 10,900+m depth w/in #ChallengerDeep? A BEER BOTTLE! 😫 Further evidence that we MUST as humanity do BETTER by the ocean and for the health of habitats that we ourselves share & ultimately depend on!!! #ThereIsNoPlanetB #DeeperSeaDawn
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Machine learning detects seamounts across the 2025 @gebcobathymetry grid at unprecedented scale, revealing previously undetected features widespread across ocean basins. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… cc @seabed2030
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The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated deep-sea life—and it hasn’t recovered according to a recent 13-year study. ALSO a cautionary tale about other industrial activities such as #deepseamining. science.org/content/article/…
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The 2026 @ArcGISStoryMaps Competition is open. Entries close December 11, 2026 in 4 categories: seeing what others missed, refusing the status quo, designing a better future, and acting with clarity in complexity. Bold entries welcome at esri.com/storymaps/contest
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Glad to see the submersible that my colleagues and I used for science in American Samoa is headed to this final resting place, if it can't be funded and active. 🥺 hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/10/22…
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Free webinar TOMORROW, 22 October, 9:00 AM-10:00 AM (PT) Protecting Marine Wildlife: ArcGIS Maritime for Ocean Science Accurate data on marine hazards, offshore infrastructure, submarine cables, + coastlines can be difficult to come by, unless.... esri.com/en-us/webinars/prod…
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Dr. Dawn Wright + @deepseadawn.bsky.social 🇺🇦 retweeted
It was a pleasure to be back at the @BlueEarthSummit this year! This time, we brought along our BathySphere, offering visitors the opportunity to explore the fascinating topography of the ocean floor in even greater detail than before.
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"Ecology must shape AI before AI reshapes ecology" "The strongest argument for AI in ecology is not automation, but synthesis." "AI offers tools for linking obs across sensors, scales, & systems, but these must be constrained by ecological knowledge." pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.26…
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Dr. Dawn Wright + @deepseadawn.bsky.social 🇺🇦 retweeted
Where will it flood? The National Water Center’s new high-resolution flood prediction maps answer that for nearly the entire US population. Now in ArcGIS Living Atlas. @nwsnwc 🔗: bit.ly/4rFTz6D
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Happy #NoKings Day/Weekend! I just VOTED 🗳️, and doing so by road bike (pic 2) was all the more empowering and satisfying! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 Please #VoteEarly !
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Important @pnas editorial: "TEAM science ... will require a fundamental shift from treating collab as an informal byproduct of science to treating it as an essential driver of progress, and thus worthy of investment, training, evaluation. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.26…
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