Integrating Cultural Heritage Into The Work Of The Ocean Foundation
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2021
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Integrating Cultural Heritage Into The Work Of The Ocean Foundation," at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
TOF’s 501(c)(3) mission is to support, strengthen, and promote organizations dedicated to conservation of the ocean and its resources. We engage with public and private partners on addressing the emerging threats. TOF’s Board of Directors are professionals in conservation and experienced in philanthropy. TOR raises millions each year to promote healthy ocean resources and ecosystems. Our advisory board includes experts in science, conservation, education, policy, and law. Senior Fellow, Ole Varmer is assisting in integrating UCH into our work. Presentations will include an overview by President Mark J. Spalding, Alexandra Refosco on the threat to UCH from seabed mining, Phillip J. Turner on the Middle Passage under the Atlantic and seabed mining, and Ole Varmer on work to increase the Ocean Literacy of UCH Law on the TOF website and the Nautical Archaeology Digital Library led by Filipe Castro.
Other Keywords
Underwater •
Natural •
Cultural Heritage •
Wrecks •
Anthropocene •
underwater cultural heritage •
cultural •
Transatlantic Slave Trade •
International Seabed Authority •
law ocean heritage
Geographic Keywords
Atlantic Ocean •
Asia-Pacific
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Deep Sea Mining and Underwater Cultural Heritage (2021)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Integrating Cultural Heritage Into The Work Of The Ocean Foundation" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Deep Seabed Mining (DSM) is an emergent, international industry targeting mineral deposits from the seafloor (e.g., manganese, copper, cobalt, zinc, and rare earth metals). Regulations for mineral exploitation have not yet been established but are currently being developed by the International Seabed...
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Integrating Cultural Heritage into the work of The Ocean Foundation (TOF) (2021)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Integrating Cultural Heritage Into The Work Of The Ocean Foundation" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Ocean Foundation (TOF) is an international community foundation based in Washington D.C., established in 2002. As the only community foundation for the ocean, its mission is to support, strengthen, and promote organizations dedicated to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments around the...
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Memorializing the Middle Passage on the Atlantic seabed in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (2021)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Integrating Cultural Heritage Into The Work Of The Ocean Foundation" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. More than 12.5 million Africans were held captive on 40,000+ voyages during the transatlantic slave trade. Many did not survive the voyage and the Atlantic seabed became their final resting place. Member States of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) have a duty to protect objects of an archaeological...
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Ocean Literacy on the Law of Cultural Heritage (2021)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Integrating Cultural Heritage Into The Work Of The Ocean Foundation" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. TOF mission is to support, strengthen, and promote those organizations dedicated to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments around the world. They on emerging threats in order to generate cutting edge solutions and better strategies for implementation. This includes facilitating the...
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Toxic legacy: World War Two Shipwrecks in the Asia-Pacific Region (2021)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Integrating Cultural Heritage Into The Work Of The Ocean Foundation" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Second World War in the Asia-Pacific Region has left an archaeological signature of over 3800 shipwrecks on the ocean floor. Despite having been underwater for at least 75 years, these wrecks still potentially contain millions of gallons of toxic oil carried as cargo and/or bunker fuel. Corrosion rate...