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A pocket of oil inside a Japanese WWII shipwreck.
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Three Threats, Three Books

The Ocean Foundation has a new project that aims to bring awareness about the threats of bottom trawling, potentially polluting wrecks (PPWs) and deep seabed mining (DSM) to Underwater Cultural …

Solomon “Uncle Sol” Kaho‘ohalahala speaks at an event held by the Te Ipukarea Society on the importance of intangible heritage and Indigenous experiences with the ocean. Photo credit: Bobbi-Jo Dobush

Underwater Cultural Heritage at the International Seabed Authority (ISA)

The Ocean Foundation (TOF) has been involved with the conversation on Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) since the beginning — TOF’s expertise on physical UCH …

A diver explores an underwater wreck.

Dive into Underwater Cultural Heritage

What is Underwater Cultural Heritage?  UNESCO defines underwater cultural heritage (UCH) as all traces of human existence of a cultural, historical or archaeological nature which, for at least 100 years, …

An oil slick from a WWII shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, Federated States of Micronesia.
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Potentially Polluting Wrecks: First Steps Towards Remediation

Our Ocean Heritage is expansive. It includes physical objects on the seafloor like shipwrecks and submerged coastal settlements, and also non-physical connections to the sea, including Indigenous and local customs …

Request for Proposal: Potentially Polluting Wrecks

CLOSED: Request for Proposal: Project Manager to Lead Work on Potentially Polluting Wrecks

The Ocean Foundation (TOF) is seeking a Project Manager to lead work on Potentially Polluting Wrecks (PPW).