Abstract: The in situ promotion and preservation of underwater cultural heritage sites is one of the main ideas of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. Currently, most shipwrecks are found in water shallower than the 50 m contour. The continued technological advances and increases in technical diving and deep‐water exploration point towards a shift in this statistic, which is set to increase exponentially in the not‐too‐distant future. Thus, it is imperative to look at ways in which such directives can be impleme...
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Topics: 
Environmental resource management
Remote sensing
Environmental planning