
Whats Happening at Thunder Bay
World Championship held at TBNMS – highlights and more!
The 2025 MATE ROV Competition World Championship brought together different languages, continents, values, time zones, resources, climates, and customs - but with a shared mission, ocean, and planet. It is easy to stand back and [...]
COLLEGE STUDENTS GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN SANCTUARY
Say hello to some hydrographers in training! In May, students from Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City got hands-on experience with NOAA hydrographers as they kicked off a major effort to map the 4,300-square-mile sanctuary. [...]
HOLLINGS SCHOLAR BLOG from Luis Acevedo-Soto
JUNE 10th BLOG ENTRY: Hola, my name is Luis Miguel Acevedo Soto. I am a rising senior at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, studying biology. I’m also part of the 2024–2026 class of [...]
2025 MATE Great Lakes Regional ROV Competition Results!
Teamwork took center stage—not on the field, but in the water—as student teams competed in the 2025 MATE Great Lakes Regional ROV Competition at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena. Teams were tasked [...]