Background
MACINNIS, Joseph was born on March 2, 1937 in Barrie, Ontario. Son of Allistair Maclnnis and Beverly Saunders.
MACINNIS, Joseph was born on March 2, 1937 in Barrie, Ontario. Son of Allistair Maclnnis and Beverly Saunders.
University of Toronto and Pennsylvania.
President Undersea Research Limited. and has held consulting contracts for United States Navy, Smithsonian Institute, International Business Machines Corporation, Canadian Ministry of State for Science and Technical, and Canadian Department, of Environment. Established SUBLIMNOS, Canada"s first underwater manned station programme 1969. Led 14 scientific expeditions into Arctic 1970-1979, and during third expedition, SUB-IGLOO, world"s first polar dive station established under ice.
Company-ordinated diving programme for Institute of Civil Engineers Station LOREX 1979.
Led team which discovered remains of English barque Breadalbane. sunk in 1853, 700 miles north of Artie Circle in 340 feet of water, world"s most noteworthy shipwreck discovered to date 1980. Host, The New Wave (Canadian Broadcasting Company television series) 1975-1976, The Newfoundlanders: Voices from the Sea 1978.
Scientific consultant, Mysteries of the Sea (American Broadcasting Company) 1979. Company-ordinator. Shot Point 260 (Texaco Canada film), Breakthrough (Dome Petroleum film) 1979.
Has lectured and shown his films in all parts of world including Israel, Germany, Australia, the Philippines, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Singapore.
Fellow, Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Honorary Doctor of Laws; Honorary R.C.P.
Canadian Environmental Advisory Council, Canadian Council of Fitness and Health.
Married Deborah J. Ferris in 1971.