The Cordell Expeditions team have a unique history. They are the only ones who have seen
Cordell Bank (that we know of!) with their own eyes. Their work in the 1970's and 80's was the
backbone of why Cordell Bank was designated as a National Marine Sanctuary in 1989, with the
surrounding seafloor and waters. The Sanctuary has been collecting oral histories of these divers
to collect and remember their unique and challenging stories of exploring Cordell Bank. This page
has short excerpts from the interviews, the full interviews can be listened to and downloaded
from the Voices of the Fisheries Database
here .
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