The monitoring projects in the following inventory take place in or around Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Projects are conducted by either Sanctuary staff or by our partners. Summary information is presented for each.
For more information about the monitoring activities at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, please click here, and review the Sanctuary Condition Report.
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Universities of Rhode Island, Michigan, Texas-Austin, East Carolina; and Grand Valley State University
Keyword(s)
shipwreck, inventory
Individual Shipwreck Site Monitoring
Lead
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Objective
Monitor selected shipwreck sites to track/determine natural and human impacts to shipwreck sites.
Method
Impacts are assessed using SCUBA diving and physical measurements, photos, and video; remotely operated vehicle surveys; corrosion and water composition measurements with corrosion meters, YSI, etc.
