[BCMA] Discover What Lies Beneath at the Maritime Museum of BC!

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Amazing Sea Stories - The Maritime Museum of BC

Dec. 19, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The ocean: an expanse of water that covers more of the Earth's surface than earth itself. It affects our weather, our food source, ultimately, our everday life!

But what lies beneath this huge abyss? Are there really creatures that glow brightly like lights or ones that live under extreme pressure so high, it could crush a human in seconds? Can you hear the sound of a passing boat or the song of a whale underwater? Can a storm rage above and yet it be calm below?

Thanks to new technology, in deep-sea diving and observatories on the ocean floor, we have been given a porthole into this vastly unexplored environment. Leading the way in this venture is Ocean Networks Canada through their VENUS and NEPTUNE Canada underwater ocean observing systems located off Vancouver Island. Thanks to ONC's innovation and pioneering in deep sea exploration - Canada and Vancouver Island will yet again be written into our maritime history.

Join the Maritime Museum of BC and Ocean Networks Canada as we take you on a journey into the unknown and vastly unexplored depths of the deep ocean.

You are invited to the opening of this exciting new exhibit January 12th, 2012 from 1-3pm! Cost is general admission. We also invite you to enjoy our Speaker Series running in tandem with What Lies Beneath. Please visit mmbc.bc.ca for times and dates or call 250-385-7222 for more information.

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MaryAnne Dieno
Marketing, Events and Communications Coordinator
250-385-4222,  ext. 113
mdieno at mmbc.bc.ca<mailto:mdieno at mmbc.bc.ca>
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