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Port Colborne could enable an all-season Lake Erie shipping option when the St. Lawrence Seaway system’s locks are not operating, says a study from Fluid Intelligence. The study looks at the potential advantages of short-sea shipping services between southern Ontario and the U.S. Great Lakes region and was released in May. Read the full story by the Welland Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230814-portcolborne-shortseashipping-lakeerie

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Volunteers came together Sunday morning to help clean up trash at International Park located in Toledo, OH. The effort was put on by a group whose goal is to protect and preserve our Great Lakes. Sunday was the fourth stop on the Ultimate Great Lakes Cleanup Road Trip where organizers and volunteers are beautifying each of the Great Lakes in just one week. The first step in helping Lake Erie is to clean up the Maumee River. Read the full story by WTVG-TV – Toledo, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230814-greatlakes-greatresponsibility-cleanup

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The state is recommending that Michigan residents lower how much smelt they eat from some local bodies of water. New guidelines for smelt consumption were included in the state health department’s 2023 Eat Safe Fish Guides, with the agency saying people should limit their smelt consumption to just one serving per month for fish from Lake Michigan, as well as Portage Lake in Houghton County.  Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230814-smelt-michigan-lakes-guidelines

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For decades, scientists have been drawn like magnets to a cluster of remote islands thirty-some miles out into northern Lake Michigan, halfway between Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas. The islands in the Beaver Island archipelago are a hub for scientific research about Great Lakes water quality, microplastics pollution, wetlands monitoring, and more. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230814-wetlands-waterquality-beaverisland

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Some Chicago swimmers took on a challenge in the name of a good cause on Saturday. They have been swimming in Lake Michigan to raise money for cancer research. Read the full story by WLS-TV – Chicago, IL.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230814-swimacrossamerica-lakemichigan

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Swimmers and some boaters are being warned to stay out of parts of Lake Erie on Monday. A Beach Hazard Statement has been issued for swimmers in Erie, Lucas, and Ottawa Counties beginning in the afternoon on Monday, August 14. The warning then goes into effect for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, and Lorain Counties later in the evening. According to the alert, wind and wave action could make for a high risk of rip currents. Read the full story by WJW-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230814-lakeerie-weatheralert

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An opportunity to learn about shipwrecks and underwater photography is coming up on Thursday at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena. As part of the Sanctuary Lecture Series, renowned underwater photographer and author Chris Roxburgh will host a free presentation, Exploring Shipwrecks of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230814-shipwrecks-thunderbay-explore

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Did you hear about the Michigan man who crossed Lake Michigan in a bathtub (sitting backwards, no less) because of a $5 bet? Well, the 54-year anniversary of his voyage was this week. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230814-lakemi-crossedlake-bathtub

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one step closer to creating a new wetland ecosystem in Buffalo’s Outer Harbor. Construction on a stone breakwater in the abandoned shipping slip adjacent to Wilkeson Pointe is scheduled to begin in the fall and should be completed by November, the Corps announced last week. The new wetland will help reverse nearly a century of environmental degradation. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230804-buffalooutharbor-10years-revival

Hannah Reynolds

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday signed Michigan’s $57.4 billion general government budget for Fiscal Year 2024, which included funding for clean energy, conservation and environmental justice. Nearly $600 million is budgeted for Michigan’s water infrastructure, protecting access to drinking water, replacing lead service lines, rebuilding sewers, and more. Read the full story by the Michigan Advance.  

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230804-michigan-newbudget-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

Lake Superior is known for its cool, blue beauty, but the largest freshwater lake in the world (by surface area) has a new antagonist: blue-green algae. The most recent bloom confirmed in the Thunder Bay (Ontario) District was reported on Lake Superior at Shuniah’s Birch Beach on July 28. Blue-green algae blooms aren’t common on Lake Superior, but experts say warming temperatures may make them more frequent. Read the full story by CBC News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230804-bluegreenalgae-lakesuperior-climatechange

Hannah Reynolds

Roughly 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel is believed to have spilled into Lake Michigan through a hull breach on a stricken freighter. Absorbent boom was placed around the bulk freighter Manitowoc following the spill, which began about 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2 while the ship was leaving Manistee. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230804-hullbreach-disesalfuel-lakemichigan

Hannah Reynolds

As the largest island in Lake Michigan, Beaver Island is a key stopover spot for migratory birds, as well as ideal habitat for resident nesting species. The island is home to a designated birding trail that took flight a decade ago, where enthusiasts annually host a special birding conference with guided field trips. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230804-beaverisland-greatlakes-birdwatching

Hannah Reynolds

Lampricides will be applied to the Big Manistee River in Manistee County this month in efforts to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. The applications will be conducted between Aug. 15 and 24 by personnel from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230804-sealampreycontrol-lake-mi-tributaries

Hannah Reynolds

Michigan is the land of 11,000 lakes and 36,000 miles of streams. We are the Great Lakes State, but Michigan is also the land of 1.3 million septic systems – and the only state in the union with no uniform code to regulate them. Environmental regulators estimate that hundreds of thousands of Michigan’s septic systems are failing, flushing raw sewage that ends up where we swim, fish, drink. One local gem of a lake, however, will get some protections, thanks to the actions of a township board, nonprofit research and health department cooperation. Read the full story by The Daily Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230804-septic-state-legislation-stagnate

Hannah Reynolds

According to Hamilton (Ontario) Region Public Health, the beaches at Binbrook Conservation Area and Valens Conservation Area tested unsafe for swimming as of Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. According to public health guidelines from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, water is considered unsafe for swimming when one sample contains 400 or more E. coli bacteria per 100 millilitres. Read the full story by the Hamilton Spectator.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230804-hamilton-public-beaches-closures

Hannah Reynolds

Though the calendar still says it’s summertime, fall migration already has begun for some species of migratory birds, including the Great Lakes piping plover. Just this week the first juvenile piping plover from summer 2023′s fledglings was spotted on Sanibel Island, Florida. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230804-pipingplover-overwinter-florida

Hannah Reynolds

Empire Bluff Trail, known for knockout views of Lake Michigan and the park’s stunning shoreline, was the focus of a recent improvement project aimed at reducing erosion and environmental impact. The work included rerouting the trail around a steep hill with log steps that had become a harder climb due to high foot traffic in recent years. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230804-sleepingbeardunes-tailrerouted

Hannah Reynolds

‘Forever chemicals’, otherwise known as PFAS, are found nearly everywhere in a household – from cooking pans to rugs. While you may not be able to completely avoid the chemicals, there are some things you can do at home to reduce your exposure. Read the full story by WXIN-TV – Indianapolis, IN.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-foreverchemicals-filter-water-at-home

Hannah Reynolds

Researchers with University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are surveying hundreds of wetlands around the region every year as part of the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program. The program aims to monitor and assess Great Lakes coastal wetland health using biotic indicators and provide a baseline and method for tracking future changes in plants, animals, and environmental quality. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-wetlands-greatlakes-protection-habitatmonitoring

Hannah Reynolds

It might come as a surprise given their proximity to Lake Michigan, but Chicago’s neighbors southwest of the city could soon be facing a water shortage. The Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer supplies groundwater to communities in Will, Kane and DuPage counties. The aquifer is beginning to collapse – it’s depleting, and this is a non-replenishable aquifer. This poses the challenge of managing and addressing a growing imbalance between flooding and water scarcity in the region’s water geography. Read the full story by WTTW-TV – Chicago, IL.  

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-waterscarcity-northernillinois

Hannah Reynolds

A recent experiment conducted in Collingwood and Parry Sound, Ontario has shown that microplastics can be caught before they end up in a wastewater treatment plant, and then likely in large bodies of water like Georgian Bay.  Read and listen to the full story by Barrie News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-georgianbay-microplastics

Hannah Reynolds

The Pentwater River, located in Oceana County, MI is considered one of the major producers of the invasive Sea Lamprey in Lake Michigan. Crews treated the river with lampricides over the weekend, which kills the invasive species. Read the full story by the Ludington Daily News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-sealamprey-pentwaterriver-mi-invasivespecies-treatment

Hannah Reynolds

A senior attorney for the Environmental Law & Policy Center, says the Ohio EPA’s plan is woefully inadequate to meet the phosphorus-reduction goals for Lake Erie that have been agreed upon by Ohio, Michigan and Ontario, as well as the federal governments of the United States and Canada. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-epa-habs-maumeeriverplan

Hannah Reynolds

Boats set sail Saturday morning from Chicago’s Monroe Harbor for the annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. 230 boats traveled well over 300 miles to Michigan’s Mackinac Island in Lake Huron. Read the full story by WLS-TV – Chicago, IL.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-boats-chicago-annualrace-mackinaw

Hannah Reynolds

Cruise ships, which once thrived on these lakes before all but disappearing in the 1970s, are making a remarkable comeback. Marketed as “expedition cruising,” the ships deliver tourists and their spending money to ports that for decades primarily served global markets with iron ore and wheat. Read the full story by The Brunswick News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-greatlakes-destination-cruiseships

Hannah Reynolds

A new industry-funded study finds shipping in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River supports more than 240,000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada, injecting billions of dollars into their economies. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-greatlakesshipping-jobs

Hannah Reynolds

A ferry carrying traffic across Lake Michigan suspended trips indefinitely on Friday after a mechanical failure of its ramping system. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-ss-badger-lake-michigan-suspends-ferry

Hannah Reynolds

Nearly 63% of beaches tested in the Great Lakes region last year had at least one day of fecal contamination that exceeded the EPA’s Beach Action Value. That tool helps states determine whether a beach is safe enough to go swimming. Read the full story by Public News Service.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-epa-bacteria-beaches

Hannah Reynolds

The wreck of an early wooden schooner that capsized on Lake Michigan 9-1/2 miles southeast of Sheboygan in September 1885 has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Read the full story by the Sheboygan Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-sheboygan-shipwreck-nationalregister

Hannah Reynolds

The Ontario government is investing $6 million to support 30 multi-year projects that will help protect, conserve, and restore the Great Lakes, including two shoreline projects in Niagara. The investments will help reduce plastic litter and control excess nutrients and road salt entering lakes, rivers, and streams. Read the full story by The Niagara Independent.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-cleanup-shores-niagara

Hannah Reynolds

Organizations which work to protect Lake Superior are benefitting from an injection of multi-year funding from the province as part of a larger $6 million initiative to protect, conserve, and restore the Great Lakes. The Ontario government has announced 30 “science on the ground” projects so far, which aim to address a variety of challenges. Read the full story by Fort Frances Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-greatlakes-cash-rehabilitation

Hannah Reynolds

“Drink ‘em and sink ‘em” was the practice of fishermen who threw their beer and pop cans and bottles into the Great Lakes over 40 years ago. Don Fassbender, president of Great Lakes Scuba, a lake preservation dive club, once saw old cans underwater as far as he could see beneath Lake Superior. He posted a video of the dive on YouTube, showing the garbage he found and collected. Read the full story by the Gladwin County Record & Beaverton Clarion.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-scubadivers-greatlakes-cleanup

Hannah Reynolds

Ships carrying an estimated 12 million tons of cargo have passed through the St. Lawrence Seaway system into the Great Lakes through the end of June, roughly the same amount as last year. Read the full story by The Northwest Times of Indiana.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-internationalshipping-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

A ship that hasn’t been seen for almost a century and a half has been confirmed as found. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, Michigan announced an expedition on Lake Superior last year that led to the discovery of the Satellite, a tugboat that sank June 21, 1879. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-shipwreck-lakesuperior

Hannah Reynolds

Lead levels in drinking water in the city of Eastpointe, MI have exceeded state action levels for the second time in a year. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-highleadlevels-eastpointe-drinkingwater

Hannah Reynolds

A new shipping facility for agricultural products officially opened in Port Milwaukee on Tuesday. It’s one of the first facilities in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway to move bulk agricultural exports, including dried distillers grains. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-portmilwaukee-ag-shipping

Hannah Reynolds

On Thursday, July 27, Mayor Justin Bibb will invite public comments on “initial thoughts and sketches” for an emerging plan for the Cleveland lakefront in a meeting at the Great Lakes Science Center. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-cleveland-publiccomment-lakefront-development

Hannah Reynolds

A new study commissioned by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan makes a compelling case for how The Great Lakes Way – an interconnected set of greenways and water trails stretching from southern Lake Huron through western Lake Erie – enriches quality of life and place for residents and visitors, sparks outdoor recreation and an outdoor recreation industry, and nurtures heritage and cultural tourism. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now. 

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230705-greatlakesway

Hannah Reynolds

An estimated $1.8 billion plan to replace the Blatnik Bridge, which connects Superior and Duluth, will receive a $400 million boost under Wisconsin’s next two-year state budget. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio. 

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230705-statebudget-bridgereplacement-lakesuperior

Hannah Reynolds

A panel discussion on June 14 at the Brown County Central Library explored the history of the Fox River cleanup project — and its impact on Green Bay. Panelists said nearly 30 years ago that future seemed anything but guaranteed. Cleaning up the river and the bay required federal regulators and local journalists to combat pushback from Wisconsin politicians and paper companies. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio. 

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230705-foxriver-cleanup-pushback

Hannah Reynolds

This year, the Michigan DNR enacted a new double-flag warning system on swimming beaches around the Great Lakes. The double red flags close access to the water and prohibit beach visitors from entering the water. The flags are an addition to the Great Lakes flag warning system, where a green, yellow, and single-red flag communicate the safety of the current water conditions for swimmers and visitors at state park beaches. Read the full story by Michigan Radio. 

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230705-greatlakes-drownings-updatedflagsystem-dnr

Hannah Reynolds

The federal government is on track to underfund the mega-project to build a new lock at the Soo for the second year in a row, which could potentially force delays of when the project is completed and further balloon its price tag beyond $3.2 billion. Read the full story by The Detroit News. 

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230705-soolocks-slowfunding

Hannah Reynolds

More than 50 boat landing events are planned across the state to as part of the 10th annual Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Landing Blitz, in which local partners give boaters tips to prevent the spread of invasive species and comply with recently updated laws for recreational boating. Read the full story by WHMI – Brighton, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230705-aquaticinvasivespecies-landingblitz

Hannah Reynolds

After more than 50 years on the water, the state of Michigan’s first research vessel is finally gearing up for retirement. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230705-mi-boat-farewelltour

Hannah Reynolds

After a three-year absence, the crew of the S.S. Badger is bringing back overnight voyages across Lake Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230705-lakemichigan-carferry-sailing

Hannah Reynolds

Birdwatchers flocked to Euclid Beach Park early Saturday afternoon to catch a rare glimpse of a Pacific-based gull not known to frequent Cleveland’s freshwater coast. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230705-westcoastgull-cleveland-euclidbeach

Hannah Reynolds

From toxic algal blooms in the Great Lakes to sewage pouring into Detroit basements to choking wildfire smoke that drifted south from Canada, Michigan has been contending with the fallout from climate change. Historically, Michigan has been resistant to environmental regulations in the manufacturing industry, but that could soon change. Read the full story by The New York Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230705-climatelaggard-america-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

An emerging Indigenous leader aims to compile the Indigenous knowledge of climate change adaptation throughout the country, and share it with tribal and non-tribal people to create the next Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230621-indigenousknowledge-climatechange

Hannah Reynolds

In a project funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ocean Exploration Program, three universities have teamed up to explore the depths of Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay near Alpena, Michigan. Their goal is to develop methods to deploy autonomous underwater robots to search for shipwrecks, and then survey shipwrecks with their sensors. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230621-autonomousvessels-thunderbay

Hannah Reynolds