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--part1_45.7292f55.2846bd24_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If I might add a few comments to what has been being posted. I am working with the State archaeologist in Connecticut. I found that you cannot fight them as they have the "Academic" background that get their side heard by the law makers. But if you work with them you may be able to guide their actions to avoid those wrecks that you as a diver want to dive. If you don't try to work with them you may find that wrecks are going to be restricted. Don't believe me? Take a look at the UK where all naval war wrecks may be posted as off limits. Or for the Great Lakes try Michigan where if you get caught taking an artifact from a wreck it is a felony. You want more restrictions: try Greece where they actually banned diving form most areas at one time (many are still banned) or Finland where just to dive a wreck you need advance permission, have to notify the Coast Guard when you enter the water, notify them when you leave the water, and don't even try to use a side scan or depth sounder to find a wreck. Now how do you get the background to work with them? The best place I have found is the Nautical Archaeological Society. Take a look at them at: http://www.nasportsmouth.org.uk/ Their system is built to be used by sport/wreck divers and teaches basic artifact data collection and preservation. Do some of the data collection and present it to your local State archaeologists and you may find that their positions just may soften. As for artifact preservation - lets face it all we collect is brass and glass, most of us don't know how to preserve wood, paper, leather, etc. It is not easy and can cost a lot. Peter Johnson --part1_45.7292f55.2846bd24_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>If I might add a few comments to what has been being posted. I am working <BR>with the State archaeologist in Connecticut. I found that you cannot fight <BR>them as they have the "Academic" background that get their side heard by the <BR>law makers. But if you work with them you may be able to guide their actions <BR>to avoid those wrecks that you as a diver want to dive. <BR> <BR>If you don't try to work with them you may find that wrecks are going to be <BR>restricted. Don't believe me? Take a look at the UK where all naval war <BR>wrecks may be posted as off limits. Or for the Great Lakes try Michigan where <BR>if you get caught taking an artifact from a wreck it is a felony. You want <BR>more restrictions: try Greece where they actually banned diving form most <BR>areas at one time (many are still banned) or Finland where just to dive a <BR>wreck you need advance permission, have to notify the Coast Guard when you <BR>enter the water, notify them when you leave the water, and don't even try to <BR>use a side scan or depth sounder to find a wreck. <BR> <BR>Now how do you get the background to work with them? The best place I have <BR>found is the Nautical Archaeological Society. Take a look at them at: <BR>http://www.nasportsmouth.org.uk/ <BR> <BR>Their system is built to be used by sport/wreck divers and teaches basic <BR>artifact data collection and preservation. Do some of the data collection and <BR>present it to your local State archaeologists and you may find that their <BR>positions just may soften. <BR> <BR>As for artifact preservation - lets face it all we collect is brass and <BR>glass, most of us don't know how to preserve wood, paper, leather, etc. It is <BR>not easy and can cost a lot. <BR> <BR>Peter Johnson</FONT></HTML> --part1_45.7292f55.2846bd24_boundary-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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