Marine Heritage

This document, comprising an update to a Risk Management Handbook, describes a methodology to be adopted by Historic England, contract archaeologists, licensees and others engaged in the risk assessment and risk management of England’s Historic Wreck Sites.

This guidance provides background and weblinks to relevant information on Marine Licensing as managed by the Marine Management Organisation in England for activities directed at heritage assets and the kind of information to include in an application.

3rd edition of a statement of good practice for portable antiquities / surface-collected material in the context of field archaeology and survey programmes (including the use of metal detectors).

Guidance for everybody involved in developing wave and tidal energy, to ensure that such development is sustainable with respect to the historic environment.

This document sets out advice for organisations or individuals involved in the planning and development of port and harbour facilities, particularly those involving marine environmental assessment.

A Guidance note on assessing, evaluating, mitigating and monitoring the archaeological effects of marine aggregate dredging.

Techniques for conducting geophysical survey and processing and interpretation techniques that can reveal information about the marine environment.

These guidelines are intended to support individuals or groups wishing to access and/or develop projects on wreck sites designated under Section 1 of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 in the English Territorial Sea.