Project Baseline is a call to action for the most important environmental cause of our time: to protect and sustain the world's rapidly diminishing fresh and marine ecosystems, and the treasures contained within them.
Project Baseline's goal is to foreground the critical condition of our most valuable natural and cultural underwater resources by developing and sustaining a record that charts underwater conditions over time. Participating in Project Baseline is a way for all divers of all levels to validate their training, create and grow local communities, and preserve the underwater world.
St. Lawrence River Canada
Chantelle Blanchard1
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June 22 2014
The St. Lawrence River is home to many great wreck dives, drift dives, and sunken villages. We know that the River changes on a regular basis, and we would like to start to document those changes, and develop a baseline, from this point, onward. The PB: SLR-Canada project will start with an easy target: The Robert Gaskin, out of Centeen Park. With the help of Thomas Scott, and his team, we will be able to produce a 3D image of the wreck, to accompany our data collection and photos. From there, we will move to document other locations in the River.
Robert Gaskin Wreck
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Chantelle Blanchard
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June 22 2014
The site is the wreck of the Robert Gaskin. We are monitoring the deterioration of the wreck, visibility, and life around the wreck. Our team has chosen the wreck of the Robert Gaskin for its first project, as it is a very frequently dived site, and seems to be deteriorating at a very rapid rate. This structure is home to both eels and different species of fish, and we would like to establish the rate of deterioration, as well as the visibility, water temperatures, and possible preventative measures that we can take to preserve it.
Port Side Bow
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Chantelle Blanchard
The Port Side Bow station monitors the damage to the bow section of the wreck. We have selected a natural station for this site, since there is a lot of traffic in this area, and we do not want to risk the station being damaged. In monitoring this station, we will be able to check in, during different times of the year, and use photos, fluctuating water temperatures, water life, and visibility, to observe the rate of deterioration, and how it affects the water life.
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