US EditionPush to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
- A campaign to map every meter of the Great Lakes' bottom is being led by a marine scientist, intending to identify hazards, fisheries, and shipwrecks as climate change effects grow.
- Since 2018, an organization has aimed to create detailed maps of all five Great Lakes' bottoms, covering an area larger than Kansas.
- Michigan Congressional Representatives Lisa McClain and Debbie Dingell introduced a bill this year to allocate $200 million for mapping by 2030, highlighting the project’s significance.
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Efforts to map Great Lakes bottom could reveal locations of hundreds of shipwrecks: ‘There’s a lot we don’t know’ – englishtimes.uk
New technology lets everyone see Lake Superior’s most famous shipwreck New technology lets everyone see Lake Superior’s most famous shipwreck 02:54 Jennifer Boehme grew up exploring the beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, looking for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks – everything the ocean has left behind. Now, 40 years later, Boehme wants to launch a new treasure hunt. As e…
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Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks — anything the ocean gave up. Now, 40 years later, Boehme wants to launch another treasure hunt. As executive director of the Great Lakes Observing System, she’s leading […]
Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping - Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Observing System is leading a campaign to map every meter of the bottom of the Great Lakes. The effort will pinpoint hundreds of underwater shipwrecks, illuminate topographical […]
Effort to map bottom of Great Lakes could reveal location of hundreds of shipwrecks: "There's a lot we don't know" - Jaun News English
New technology allows all to see Lake Superior’s most notorious shipwreck New technology allows all to see Lake Superior’s most notorious shipwreck 02:54 Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks – anything the ocean gave up. Now, 40 years later, Boehme wants to laun…
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