Diving into History: Technical and Sport Exploration of Shipwrecks symposium

February 18, 2012 - February 19, 2012
Mānoa Campus, NOAA Marine Sanctuary Offices 6600 Kalanianole Hwy Suite 300 Add to Calendar

23rd Annual Symposium on the Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific

A symposium with more than 24 presentations, such as:
• New submerged discoveries by local divers.
• Technical diving in Hawai‘i.
• The Hawai‘i Undersea Research Lab’s recent discoveries of the S-4 and USS Bennington.
• Updates on the status of the Japanese mini-sub near Pearl Harbor.
• The emerging wreck inventory for the main Hawaiian Islands.
• NOAA’s consideration of wrecks within the Humpback Whale sanctuary.
• The potential for public maritime archaeology courses at local diving operations.
• The shipwrecks of Bikini Atoll.
• Current status of the Falls of Clyde.
• The Manila galleon trade in the Pacific.
• Public outreach and Blackbeard’s flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge.
• Native Australians in maritime history.
• International projects from the Marshall Islands, Indonesia, Tokelau, and Greece.

The symposium is co-sponsored by NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Marine Option Program, and the Maritime Archaeology and History of the Hawaiian Islands Foundation.


Ticket Information
For registration cost, contact Jeff Kuwabara

Event Sponsor
Marine Option Program, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Jeff Kuwabara, 808-956-8433, hans.vantilburg@noaa.gov, http://www.mahhi.org

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