The deepest part of the Great Lakes, Superior Maximus, is more that 1,300 feet beneath the surface of Lake Superior. It’s cold temperatures and crushing pressure mean that only a handful of fish species call it home.

Shawn Sitar, a biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, has spent decades studying Superior Maximus without ever seeing it for himself.

Learn more and join the first expedition to Superior Maximus in 40 years on the GLN YouTube channel

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