Buenos Aires Draft Convention

This Draft Convention was reviewed by UNESCO in Paris and would protect shipwrecks and other submerged cultural resources worldwide.

The ICOMOS Charter on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage

The International Council of Monuments and Sites has created a consistent and comprehensive set of codes to which professionals and heritage organizations can commit themselves to or use to create their own, more stringent codes of practice when dealing with cultural resources underwater. ICOMOS ratified the Charter on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage on October 9, 1996 in Sofia

The Nautical Fiction List

A readers' list of novels, novelettes, short stories, poetry and drama of the sea, in English. At the time this link was listed, there were approximately 727 Authors and 2012 titles listed, alphabetically by author's last name, with incidental information and publication dates

Nautical Book Reviews

This site provides reviews of all types of nautical and maritime books: fiction, non-fiction, boatbuilding, modeling, history, adventure, biography, and others. The webmaster accepts reviews from others for posting on this site.

Cultural Resource Management

Cultural Resource Management issues, both terrestrial and underwater, are overviewed in this webpage designed for the Florida State University class ANT5196: Public Archaeology. Underwater resource management and legislation is discussed, and links exist to a variety of policies and documentation such as the Florida Submerged Cultural Resources Management Plan Draft, Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserves web site, Florida Isolated Finds web site, certain aspects of the Code of Hammurabi, the Abandoned Shipwreck Act, Moss-Bennett, the ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) International Charter on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage, and the UNESCO Draft Convention On The Protection Of The Underwater Cultural Heritage

NOAA Historical Map and Chart Collection

This database of historical charts is maintained by NOAA. It contains a wealth of information, including old nautical charts of river systems and offshore locales. Most of these date from the 19th century through the 20th century. The website can be sorted by state/region, or type. The maps can be viewed with a www browser or downloaded in a high-resolution TIFF format.