Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Bottom Trawling

This open access book focuses on the destruction of our Ocean Heritage from bottom trawling. It brings together the natural and cultural sides of the marine environment to further our understanding of the importance of this heritage, how it is threatened by activities such as bottom trawling, and pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jarvis, Charlotte (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature Switzerland 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:SpringerBriefs in Underwater Archaeology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword: The importance of integrating cultural heritage into the UN Ocean Decade
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. History of Trawling and Ecological Impact
  • 3. The Duty to Protect Our Ocean Heritage from Bottom Trawling
  • 4. Quantification of bottom trawl damage to ancient shipwrecks: A case study from the coastal waters of Turkey
  • 5. Wreck sites as systems disrupted by trawling
  • 6. Multi-use and Multi-vocal Challenges of Preserving Underwater Cultural Heritage in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
  • 7. Underwater Cultural Heritage and Fishing Communities: safeguarding heritage and safeguarding fishers
  • 8. Beneath a Façade: The Unscientific Justification of Treasure Salvage
  • 9. Conclusion: Looking Forward