Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Bottom Trawling

In: SpringerBriefs in Underwater Archaeology

Abstract

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.