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State and Federal Management of Submerged Cultural Resources
Tens of thousands of historic shipwrecks and other submerged cultural resources are scattered on the bottom of U.S. waters. Each shipwreck in our oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers contains information about the nation's maritime history. Many of these shipwrecks are important because of their association with historical events or persons or their distinctive construction, or because they contain information important in prehistory or history. The states, territories, and possessions of the United States claim some of these shipwrecks and the federal government and Indian tribes claim others. Foreign governments also claim some shipwrecks, as do private owners of non-abandoned shipwrecks. Government agencies manage historic shipwrecks within their jurisdiction under a broad and complicated set of local, state, federal, and foreign laws and regulations, and in a manner consistent with international treaties, conventions, and agreements. Despite this seeming arsenal of legislation, there are many gaps that leave historic shipwrecks unprotected and subject to unregulated recovery and salvage. This paper presents an overview of state and federal management of submerged cultural resources, describes through case examples some of the difficulties government agencies have in managing the resources, and identifies some solutions to overcome these problems and improve agency management of historic shipwreck sites.
State and Federal Management of Submerged Cultural Resources
Tens of thousands of historic shipwrecks and other submerged cultural resources are scattered on the bottom of U.S. waters. Each shipwreck in our oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers contains information about the nation's maritime history. Many of these shipwrecks are important because of their association with historical events or persons or their distinctive construction, or because they contain information important in prehistory or history. The states, territories, and possessions of the United States claim some of these shipwrecks and the federal government and Indian tribes claim others. Foreign governments also claim some shipwrecks, as do private owners of non-abandoned shipwrecks. Government agencies manage historic shipwrecks within their jurisdiction under a broad and complicated set of local, state, federal, and foreign laws and regulations, and in a manner consistent with international treaties, conventions, and agreements. Despite this seeming arsenal of legislation, there are many gaps that leave historic shipwrecks unprotected and subject to unregulated recovery and salvage. This paper presents an overview of state and federal management of submerged cultural resources, describes through case examples some of the difficulties government agencies have in managing the resources, and identifies some solutions to overcome these problems and improve agency management of historic shipwreck sites.
State and Federal Management of Submerged Cultural Resources
Aubry, Michele C. (author)
California and the World Ocean 2002 ; 2002 ; Santa Barbara, California, United States
California and the World Ocean '02 ; 775-784
2005-03-16
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
State and Federal Management of Submerged Cultural Resources
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