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ACC
OMPL
ISHM
ENTS
Thun
der B
ay N
atio
nal M
arin
e San
ctua
ry bo
asts
near
ly 10
0 ship
wrec
ks pr
eser
ved b
y the
cold,
fres
h wate
rs of
Lake
Hur
on w
ithin
its
448-
squa
re-m
ile bo
unda
ry. T
hund
er B
ay’s
unpr
edict
able
weath
er an
d tre
ache
rous
shoa
ls ha
ve ea
rned
it the
nick
name
“Ship
wrec
k Alle
y,”
and i
ts co
llecti
on of
wre
cks r
epre
sents
a cro
ss-se
ction
of th
e dive
rse ve
ssels
that
have
trav
eled t
he G
reat
Lake
s sinc
e the
19th
centu
ry.
From
woo
den s
choo
ners
to mo
dern
freig
hters,
thes
e cult
ural
treas
ures
prov
ide a
wind
ow in
to the
regio
n’s ric
h mar
itime h
istor
y. Es
tablis
hed O
ct. 7,
2000
.
NORT
HEAS
T AN
D GR
EAT
LAKE
S RE
GION
AL P
RIOR
ITIE
S No
rthea
st an
d Gr
eat L
akes
Reg
iona
l “Se
amles
s Net
work
” Effo
rts
The N
orthe
ast a
nd G
reat
Lake
s Reg
ion co
ntinu
ed its
“sea
mles
s netw
ork”
effor
ts by
partic
ipatin
g in t
he pl
annin
g and
reali
zatio
n of a
joint
NO
AA/D
epar
tmen
t of th
e Inte
rior “
Ocea
n Lite
racy
and S
tewar
dship
Mes
sage
s Wor
ksho
p” in
Bur
lingto
n, Vt
. The
mee
ting
reco
mmen
datio
ns un
dersc
ored
the i
mpor
tance
of de
velop
ing co
mmon
broa
d inte
rage
ncy m
essa
ges t
o info
rm th
e pub
lic ab
out o
cean
, co
astal
and m
arine
issu
es, a
nd th
e role
s ind
ividu
al cit
izens
can p
lay. A
n oce
an st
ewar
dship
mes
sagin
g boo
klet is
being
prod
uced
. Re
giona
l staf
f, in c
oope
ratio
n with
the N
orthe
ast r
egion
al off
ices o
f the U
.S. F
ish an
d Wild
life S
ervic
e, Na
tiona
l Par
k Ser
vice,
U.S.
Ge
ologic
al Su
rvey,
U.S.
For
est S
ervic
e and
Mine
rals
Mana
geme
nt Se
rvice
, will
also c
o-sp
onso
r a w
orks
hop t
itled “
Adap
ting t
o Clim
ate
Chan
ge in
the M
id-At
lantic
” Mar
ch 23
-25 i
n Cam
bridg
e, Md
. The
goal
of the
wor
ksho
p is t
o pro
vide c
ultur
al an
d natu
ral re
sour
ce
mana
gers
with
an ar
ray o
f clim
ate ch
ange
man
agem
ent to
ols an
d tec
hniqu
es. T
opics
will
includ
e clim
ate m
odeli
ng an
d loc
al ad
aptat
ion,
in-de
pth re
sour
ce ris
k ass
essm
ents,
case
stud
ies fo
r sce
nario
plan
ning,
and h
uman
dime
nsion
s in c
limate
chan
ge.
North
east
Oce
an A
cidifi
catio
n Re
gion
al Pl
an
The N
orthe
ast a
nd G
reat
Lake
s Reg
ion, in
colla
bora
tion w
ith N
OAA’
s Offic
e of O
cean
ic an
d Atm
osph
eric
Rese
arch
, the N
orthe
ast
Fishe
ries S
cienc
e Cen
ter an
d othe
r par
tners,
bega
n dev
elopin
g a “N
orthe
ast C
oast
Ocea
n Acid
ificati
on R
esea
rch P
lan” in
2009
. The
go
al of
the ef
fort is
to as
sess
the i
mpac
t of o
cean
acidi
ficati
on on
mar
ine lif
e in t
he no
rthea
st U.
S. co
ntine
ntal s
helf e
cosy
stem
for th
e firs
t time
thro
ugh a
comb
inatio
n of r
esea
rch an
d mon
itorin
g pro
gram
s. Ke
y obje
ctive
s of th
e plan
inclu
de de
termi
ning t
he ex
tent o
f oc
ean a
cidific
ation
in th
e reg
ion, tr
ackin
g cha
nges
in oc
ean c
hemi
stry,
and m
easu
ring o
cean
acidi
ficati
on’s
effec
ts on
indiv
idual
spec
ies
as w
ell as
over
all ec
osys
tem pr
oduc
tivity
. TH
UNDE
R BA
Y SA
NCTU
ARY
ADVI
SORY
COU
NCIL
MEM
BERS
Offic
ers
High
er E
duca
tion:
Olin
Joyn
ton (C
hair)
Al
terna
te: C
harle
s Wies
en
City
of Al
pena
: Car
ol Sh
afto (
Vice
Cha
ir)
Alter
nate:
Mich
ael N
unne
ley
Othe
r Non
-Gov
ernm
enta
l Mem
bers
Bu
sines
s/Eco
nomi
c Dev
elopm
ent: C
arl B
ourd
elais
Alter
nate:
Don
New
port
Citiz
en A
t-Lar
ge: V
era K
avan
augh
Al
terna
te: Ji
m De
ssen
berg
Ci
tizen
At-L
arge
: Jer
ome M
eek
Alter
nate:
John
McV
eety
Divin
g: St
eve K
roll
Alter
nate:
John
McC
onne
ll
Educ
ation
(K-1
2): K
aren
Tetz
laff
Alter
nate:
Sha
ri Dav
is Fis
hing:
Ed R
ether
ford
Alter
nate:
Cha
rles L
eFeb
vre
Mariti
me H
istor
y/Inte
rpre
tation
: Kath
leen H
ubba
rd
Alter
nate:
vaca
nt Re
creati
on: D
on B
eem
Al
terna
te: M
ark U
pham
To
urism
: Deb
Par
dike
Alter
nate:
Den
nis B
odem
Lo
cal a
nd R
egio
nal G
over
nmen
t Al
pena
Cou
nty B
oard
of C
ommi
ssion
ers:
Bill E
stlac
k Al
terna
te: va
cant
Alpe
na T
owns
hip B
oard
of T
ruste
es: M
arie
Twite
Al
terna
te: va
cant
Sanb
orn T
owns
hip B
oard
of T
ruste
es:
Lynd
a Van
Duse
n Al
terna
te: K
enne
th Ga
uthier
Th
unde
r Bay
Und
erwa
ter P
rese
rve C
ommi
ttee:
Jo
e Sob
czak
Al
terna
te: M
ike La
kin
Unite
d Stat
es C
oast
Guar
d (no
n-vo
ting)
Ch
ief R
ichar
d Hou
chin,
Offic
er in
Cha
rge
Trib
al Go
vern
men
t Ch
ippew
a Otta
wa R
esou
rce A
uthor
ity (n
on-vo
ting)
: Di
recto
r
http
://th
unde
rbay
.noa
a.gov
Sanc
tuar
y Rele
ased
Fin
al Ma
nage
men
t Plan
Th
unde
r Bay
Nati
onal
Marin
e San
ctuar
y rele
ased
its F
inal M
anag
emen
t Plan
in A
ugus
t 20
09. P
repa
red b
y NOA
A, th
e stat
e of M
ichiga
n, an
d the
Thu
nder
Bay
San
ctuar
y Ad
visor
y Cou
ncil,
the do
cume
nt uti
lized
subs
tantia
l inpu
t from
the p
ublic
, loca
l go
vern
ment,
state
and f
eder
al ag
encie
s, an
d othe
r stak
ehold
ers.
The p
lan is
co
mpris
ed of
four
actio
n plan
s — re
sour
ce pr
otecti
on, e
duca
tion a
nd ou
treac
h, re
sear
ch, a
nd sa
nctua
ry op
erati
ons a
nd ad
minis
tratio
n tha
t will
guide
sanc
tuary
effor
ts to
prote
ct the
site’
s rich
mar
itime h
erita
ge ov
er th
e nex
t five
year
s.
One m
ajor a
ction
foun
d in t
he m
anag
emen
t plan
is to
evalu
ate th
e adv
isory
coun
cil’s
reco
mmen
datio
n to e
xpan
d the
sanc
tuary
to inc
lude a
ll Lak
e Hur
on w
aters
off A
lpena
, Al
cona
and P
resq
ue Is
le co
untie
s, ea
stwar
d to t
he in
terna
tiona
l bor
der w
ith C
anad
a. In
resp
onse
to lo
cal s
uppo
rt for
boun
dary
expa
nsion
, U.S
. Sen
. Car
l Lev
in an
d Rep
. Bar
t St
upak
intro
duce
d and
U.S
. Sen
. Deb
bie S
taben
ow an
d Rep
s. Ve
rnon
Ehle
rs, D
ale
Kilde
e and
Tha
ddeu
s McC
otter
co-sp
onso
red s
anctu
ary e
xpan
sion b
ills, w
hich a
re
curre
ntly m
oving
thro
ugh C
ongr
ess.
Ne
w Sh
ipwr
eck L
ocat
ed an
d Id
entif
ied in
Alco
na C
ount
y Sa
nctua
ry ar
chae
ologis
ts inv
estig
ated a
new
shipw
reck
near
Har
risvil
le, M
ichiga
n in
Alco
na C
ounty
. Orig
inally
disc
over
ed by
comm
ercia
l fish
erme
n, the
wre
ck ha
s bee
n ide
ntifie
d as t
he Jo
hn S
haw,
a thr
ee-m
asted
scho
oner
built
in 18
85 by
Jame
s Da
vidso
n, a n
oted s
hip bu
ilder
. The
scho
oner
sank
in 18
94 w
hile b
eing t
owed
in a
snow
storm
. Alth
ough
almo
st 10
0 ship
wrec
ks ha
ve be
en lo
cated
in an
d aro
und t
he
sanc
tuary,
histo
rical
data
sugg
ests
there
may
be m
ore t
han 1
00 ad
dition
al wr
ecks
yet
to be
disc
over
ed.
Firs
t Yea
r of ‘
Ship
wrec
k Cen
tury
’ Exh
ibit
Draw
s Lar
ge C
rowd
s Ov
er 60
,000 p
eople
visit
ed th
e Gre
at La
kes M
aritim
e Her
itage
Cen
ter in
the f
irst y
ear
of “E
xplor
ing th
e Ship
wrec
k Cen
tury”
exhib
it. De
signe
d to f
oster
appr
eciat
ion fo
r the
Gr
eat L
akes
’ role
in Am
erica
n hist
ory a
nd to
enha
nce p
ublic
awar
enes
s and
ap
prec
iation
for t
he G
reat
Lake
s and
their
shipw
reck
s, the
inter
activ
e exh
ibits
take
visito
rs on
the “
ride o
f their
life”
aboa
rd a
repli
ca sc
hoon
er ba
ttling
a fie
rce G
reat
Lake
s sto
rm. F
uture
enha
ncem
ents
to the
exhib
it will
featur
e NOA
A sc
ience
and t
echn
ology
inc
luding
Scie
nce o
n a S
pher
e, re
motel
y ope
rated
and a
utono
mous
unde
rwate
r ve
hicles
, and
dista
nce l
earn
ing ex
perie
nces
. The
se ad
dition
s will
furthe
r enh
ance
the
cente
r’s no
toriet
y as a
fami
ly de
stina
tion f
or to
urist
s.
Thun
der B
ay S
anct
uary
Acq
uire
s a ‘S
torm
’ In
partn
ersh
ip wi
th the
NOA
A’s G
reat
Lake
s Env
ironm
ental
Res
earch
Labo
rator
y, Th
unde
r Bay
Nati
onal
Marin
e San
ctuar
y has
acqu
ired t
he re
sear
ch ve
ssel
Stor
m. T
his
50-fo
ot ve
ssel
will s
erve
as th
e san
ctuar
y’s pr
imar
y plat
form
for ar
chae
ologic
al re
sear
ch, r
emote
sens
ing, m
oorin
g buo
y dep
loyme
nt, an
d edu
catio
nal c
ruise
s. Th
e St
orm
prov
ides i
ncre
ased
capa
bilitie
s and
rang
e allo
wing
the s
anctu
ary t
o wor
k with
in cu
rrent
and p
ropo
sed s
anctu
ary b
ound
aries
. The
Sto
rm ha
s bee
n con
verte
d to a
pe
troleu
m-fre
e ves
sel th
at us
es gr
apes
eed h
ydra
ulic o
il for
its de
ck cr
ane,
winc
hes
and m
arine
gear
, 100
-per
cent
soy b
iodies
el for
engin
e fue
l, and
cano
la mo
tor oi
l. The
sa
nctua
ry co
ntinu
es to
mak
e ope
ratio
ns on
land
and w
ater e
fficien
t and
en
viron
menta
lly fr
iendly
.
Arch
aeol
ogist
s Doc
umen
t Gre
cian
Ship
wrec
k Sa
nctua
ry ar
chae
ologis
ts do
cume
nted t
he w
reck
of th
e Gre
cian,
a lar
ge st
eel
bulk
freigh
ter th
at sa
nk in
1906
and r
ests
in 10
0 fee
t of w
ater.
The t
eam
spen
t nin
e day
s doc
umen
ting t
he w
reck
, whic
h res
ulted
in a
detai
led ar
chae
ologic
al pla
n of th
e site
. The
se pr
oduc
ts wi
ll not
only
help
the sa
nctua
ry be
tter
unde
rstan
d and
prote
ct the
wre
ck, b
ut the
y will
be m
ade a
vaila
ble as
int
erpr
etive
prod
ucts
to en
hanc
e rec
reati
onal
diver
s’ ex
perie
nces
. RO
V Co
mpe
titio
n At
tract
s Stu
dent
s fro
m A
roun
d Re
gion
Th
e Thu
nder
Bay
Nati
onal
Marin
e San
ctuar
y org
anize
d and
hoste
d the
Gre
at La
kes r
egion
al ev
ent fo
r the
Mar
ine A
dvan
ced T
echn
ology
Edu
catio
n Cen
ter’s
Inter
natio
nal R
emote
ly Op
erate
d Veh
icle (
ROV)
Com
petiti
on in
Apr
il 200
9. Th
irteen
team
s fro
m ar
ound
the r
egion
partic
ipated
in th
e com
petiti
on, a
nd th
e tw
o top
team
s wen
t on t
o the
inter
natio
nal c
ompe
tition
in B
uzza
rds B
ay, M
ass.
Sanc
tuary
staff a
lso pa
rticipa
ted in
teac
her w
orks
hops
in T
rave
rse C
ity,
Mich
igan,
and a
t She
dd A
quar
ium in
Chic
ago,
to de
velop
new
ROV
teams
. Th
unde
r Bay
staff
men
tored
She
dd A
quar
ium th
roug
hout
the ye
ar to
hold
its
own s
ucce
ssful
regio
nal c
ompe
tition
in sp
ring 2
009.
The p
rogr
am is
inten
ded
to ins
pire t
he ne
xt ge
nera
tion o
f und
erwa
ter sc
ientis
ts an
d exp
lorer
s to p
ursu
e ca
reer
s in m
arine
fields
. Sa
nctu
ary O
ffers
Han
ds-o
n Ed
ucat
ion
Prog
ram
s Th
unde
r Bay
Nati
onal
Marin
e San
ctuar
y offe
red d
iverse
educ
ation
al op
portu
nities
for s
tuden
ts an
d pub
lic gr
oups
visit
ing th
e san
ctuar
y thr
ough
out
the ye
ar. T
he N
ina an
d Pint
a, re
plica
s of C
olumb
us’s
ships
, and
the G
reat
Lake
s sch
oone
rs M
adeli
ne an
d Den
is Su
llivan
prov
ided s
tuden
ts, ed
ucato
rs an
d adu
lts w
ith th
e cha
nce t
o exp
erien
ce T
hund
er B
ay th
roug
h doc
kside
tour
s an
d half
-day
expe
rienc
es on
Lake
Hur
on. P
artic
ipants
lear
ned a
bout
the G
reat
Lake
s wate
rshed
and t
he im
porta
nce o
f pro
tectin
g this
uniqu
e reg
ion.
Addit
ionall
y, six
grou
ps do
ve in
to Th
unde
r Bay
by pa
rticipa
ting i
n sno
rkelin
g ad
ventu
res l
ed by
sanc
tuary
staff a
t sha
llow-
water
wre
cks a
roun
d the
sa
nctua
ry.
Thun
der B
ay B
road
cast
s Eng
age S
tude
nts N
atio
nwid
e Th
e Thu
nder
Bay
sanc
tuary
partic
ipated
in re
nown
ed oc
ean e
xplor
er D
r. Ro
bert
Balla
rd’s
Imme
rsion
Lear
ning b
road
casts
in sp
ring 2
009.
The
broa
dcas
ts str
eame
d live
conte
nt fro
m My
stic A
quar
ium in
Con
necti
cut a
nd th
e Gr
eat L
akes
Mar
itime H
erita
ge C
enter
high
lighti
ng th
e ship
wrec
ks of
Thu
nder
Ba
y, tec
hnica
l divi
ng an
d auto
nomo
us un
derw
ater v
ehicl
e res
earch
. Th
ousa
nds o
f stud
ents
arou
nd th
e cou
ntry a
cces
sed t
his un
ique i
ntera
ctive
pr
ogra
mming
via t
he In
terne
t and
thro
ugh t
he Im
mersi
on P
rese
nts ne
twor
k’s
broa
dcas
t site
s. Qu
estio
ns fr
om pa
rticipa
nts at
loca
tions
rang
ing fr
om
Newf
ound
land t
o New
Mex
ico w
ere a
nswe
red a
s par
t of th
e bro
adca
sts w
ith
conte
nt ex
perts
, Dr.
Balla
rd an
d fell
ow st
uden
t exp
lorer
s.
