ANCHOR Program: Promoting Sustainable Diving on our Nation's Underwater Cultural Heritage
Author(s): Kara D Fox
Year: 2016
Summary
This year, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary introduced a new partnership initiative called the ANCHOR program (representing Appreciating the Nation’s Cultural Heritage and Ocean Resources). ANCHOR was developed with the intent of promoting responsible and sustainable diving on North Carolina’s underwater cultural heritage sites. This program, originally established as the "Blue Star" program by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, is meant to form active partnerships with dive operators, educate the diving community about shipwreck preservation, and support maritime heritage tourism for local economies. This presentation will outline the purpose of ANCHOR, the progression of the program, and the results of ANCHOR to-date.
Cite this Record
ANCHOR Program: Promoting Sustainable Diving on our Nation's Underwater Cultural Heritage. Kara D Fox. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, D.C. 2016 ( tDAR id: 434353)
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Keywords
General
dive shops
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partnerships
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Public Outreach
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
19th Century
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 429