Multi-use and Multi-vocal Challenges of Preserving UCH in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "UN Decade for Ocean Science's Heritage Network: Historical Archaeology's Contribution", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

When SBNMS was established in 1992 it was charged with the mission to protect all resources within its boundaries, cultural and natural, but also was mandated to permit fishing activities. This situation created a challenge for managers to protect UCH while allowing anthropogenic behavior that puts these resources at risk. There is currently a cooperative initiative between archaeologists, biologists, researchers, and managers from WHOI and SBNMS to address this multiuse and multivocality of stakeholders interacting and impacting the sanctuary’s UCH. This paper examines and discusses the initiatives and policy implications of the current status quo.

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• Society for Historical Archaeology 2024   •
• UN Decade for Ocean Science's Heritage Network: Historical Archaeology's Contribution

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