Florida Shipwrecks: 300 Years of Maritime History was produced by the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places, Archeology Program and Submerged Resources Center in partnership with the Florida Division of Historical Resources, Underwater Archaeological Section of the Bureau of Archaeological Research and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO). It was created under the direction of Carol D. Shull, Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, Patrick W. Andrus, Heritage Tourism Program Manager, and Beth L. Savage, Publications Managing Editor. Florida Shipwrecks: 300 Years of Maritime History is based on Florida's Maritime Heritage Trail: Historic Shipwrecks, a brochure previously published by the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Bureau of Archaeological Research, and information in the files of the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks collections. These materials are kept at 1201 Eye St., NW, Washington, D.C., and are open to the public from 9:00am to 12:00pm, Monday through Thursday.

National Park Service Archeologists Barbara Little and Erika Martin Seibert conceptualized this itinerary and worked with interns Alec Bennett (College of William and Mary) and Victor Boniface (University of Maryland, College Park) to compile materials for the project. National Register web production team members included Jeff Joeckel, who designed the itinerary, Rustin Quaide and Shannon Bell (all of NCSHPO). The map was designed by Rustin Quaide. Property descriptions were written by Alec Bennett and Victor Boniface, edited by Michele C. Aubry (NPS Archeologist) and Shannon Bell. Essays were written by Michele C. Aubry (Maritime History), Kevin Foster, Chief of the NPS Maritime Heritage Program (Partners in Preservation) and Victor Boniface (Why Preserve Shipwrecks). Special thanks to Barbara Mattick, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Florida Division of Historical Resources; Roger Smith, State Underwater Archaeologist, and Della Scott-Ireton, Underwater Archaeologist, of the Florida Underwater Archaeological Section of the Bureau of Archaeological Research; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; and the National Park Service's Archaeology Program, Southeast Archeological Center and Dry Tortugas National Park.