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Student with argo crabNOAA's Maritime Heritage Program is committed to preserving historical, cultural and archaeological resources within the National Marine Sanctuaries. The Maritime Heritage Program's mission is to protect, promote and explore our maritime heritage through a national program embracing heritage resources in our evolving coastal, marine and Great Lakes stewardship. Click here to learn more!

Fathoming Our Past

Fathoming Our Past Fathoming Our Past, the Historical Contexts of the National Marine Sanctuaries
(pdf icon 9.7MB) was originally published in 1996 in response to the Secretary of Interior's recommendation that federal agencies that manage public lands develop a document that defines the history of their management areas. It is used to help interpret the known archaeological resources and to predict the likelihood of new archaeological resources at the various sanctuaries and monument.

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