European Maritime Day

Wessex Archaeology marked European Maritime Day by attending the Stakeholder Conference organised by DG Maritime Affairs of the European Commission. The conference in Rome included a special workshop on Raising awareness of common maritime heritage as a cultural pillar of the integrated maritime policy.

European Maritime Day shows the importance of the sea and oceans in everyday life throughout Europe. The wide-ranging papers presented at the workshop covered many different aspects of maritime heritage. Key points of discussion concerned the role of heritage in re-connecting society with the maritime industries upon which it depends, and maintaining a broad definition of 'marine environment' that encompasses its historic features and landscapes.

Wessex Archaeology has produced a flyer on our role in integrating heritage with marine industry.