Episode notes
Over a hundred shipwrecks lie hidden beneath the surface of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and upwards of a hundred more are still waiting to be found. But how do you hunt for history in pitch-black, frigid freshwater? Join Sanctuary Fellow Cassidy Beach as she steps into the world of lakebed mapping and wreck discovery through shadows, sonar, and submersibles. From "mowing the lawn" with multibeam acoustic technology to piloting research subs past sunken hulls and alien-like sinkholes, we explore the science, the ethics, and the human stories lingering on the bottom of the Great Lakes.
Featured Guests:
- Andrea Yoxsimer — Resource Protection Specialist, NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Alex Andreani — Chief Officer Submarine Pilot, Viking Expeditions
Sources & Resources:
- Lake Bed 2030👉https://glos.org/lakebed-2030/
- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary👉 https://thunderbay.noaa.gov/
- Friends of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary👉 https://thunderbayfriends.org/
- Viking Expeditions👉https://www.vikingcruises.com/expeditions/cruise-destinations
Host: Cassidy Beach — Sanctuary Fellow & Science Communicator — cassidyebeach.com
Keywords
freshwater science
NOAA
Great Lakes
Water
Environment
Ecotourism
Research
Scientists
Marine Technology
Shipwreck
What place this episode is about
Protected area