Coastal Services Center

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SUBMERGED CULTURAL RESOURCES

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Addresses the protection and evaluation of cultural heritage and resources of marine protected areas.

The cultural heritage and resources theme includes the historical aspects of marine protected areas. These aspects include nautical heritage (wrecks, replicas, submerged archeological sites, etc.), maritime infrastructure (piers, lighthouses, locks, ports), historical documents (books, pictures, music, recipes), and prehistoric sites (fossils, human dwellings, etc.).

Common Questions

• What is the public value of submerged cultural resources?
• What formal and informal rules govern cultural and heritage resource use, protection, and preservation?
• How can managers balance access to the resource and resource preservation?

What Are Some Tools I Can Use?

Historical Research	Focus Groups	Interviewing
Non-Market Valuation	Rapid Assessment	Secondary Data Analysis
Case Study Research	Cost-Benefit Analysis	Social Assessment