Invasive quagga mussels cover the floor of the Great Lakes in such numbers the water is clear enough now to see the ship 100m below the surface without extra light. However, because they are a so numerous they have covered the wreck's identifying marks, leading to archaeologists having to measure the ship to identify it as the Africa.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A filmmaker husband and wife team searching for an underwater invasive alien species in Canada found something rather more unexpected – a shipwreck lost for 128 years. Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick have been studying North America’s Great Lakes and the dramatic effect quagga mussels have had on the natural wonders.
They also produce an acid that can corrode even the metal elements of the vessel. Filtering by the mussels means it is easier to see the ship than before they arrived ‘There are so many quaggas filtering the Great Lakes that the lakes are up to three times as clear as they were before the mussels,’ said Ms Drebert. ‘The quaggas are the reason we’re able to see the shipwreck in almost 300 feet of water without any additional lights.
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Mysterious 128-year-old shipwreck found in underwater 'alien' searchInvasive quagga mussels cover the floor of the Great Lakes in such numbers the water is clear enough now to see the ship 100m below the surface without extra light. However, because they are a so numerous they have covered the wreck's identifying marks, leading to archaeologists having to measure the ship to identify it as the Africa.
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