Underwater Cultural Heritage Management on In-Situ Preservation and Training Courses for Diving Community in Taiwan
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Title
Underwater Cultural Heritage Management on In-Situ Preservation and Training Courses for Diving Community in Taiwan
Description
The awareness of protecting the Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) has grown over the past decades around
the world as well as in Taiwan. In-Situ preservation is the international principle of management and
protecting the site. Following the UNESCO 2001 UCH Convention, Taiwan passed the Underwater Cultural
Heritage Preservation Act in 2015. Since then, there have been 6 listed shipwrecks and over 90 potential
targets were found by the underwater archaeology team of Academia Sinica. Different approaches in each
sites’ management depend on the environment and material such as wood, metal or even bones, and as the
result, a practice of setting up an environmental database, implementation of a regime of regular underwater
observation by divers or unmanned underwater vehicles, and oceanic dynamic monitoring should be adopted.
In 2020, despite many difficulties, a research project focused on these related issues for scuba diving
instructors took place in Taiwan. This included a 4-day workshop, during which time the instructors had
access to Professor David Gregory via webinar. This article aims to present the result of the research and the
result of the training workshop.
the world as well as in Taiwan. In-Situ preservation is the international principle of management and
protecting the site. Following the UNESCO 2001 UCH Convention, Taiwan passed the Underwater Cultural
Heritage Preservation Act in 2015. Since then, there have been 6 listed shipwrecks and over 90 potential
targets were found by the underwater archaeology team of Academia Sinica. Different approaches in each
sites’ management depend on the environment and material such as wood, metal or even bones, and as the
result, a practice of setting up an environmental database, implementation of a regime of regular underwater
observation by divers or unmanned underwater vehicles, and oceanic dynamic monitoring should be adopted.
In 2020, despite many difficulties, a research project focused on these related issues for scuba diving
instructors took place in Taiwan. This included a 4-day workshop, during which time the instructors had
access to Professor David Gregory via webinar. This article aims to present the result of the research and the
result of the training workshop.
Creator
Pin-Wen Chenn
Tzu-Chia Huang
Chen-Fen Huang
Jin-Yuan Liu
Publisher
The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Date
November 2021
Bibliographic Citation
Chenn, Pin-Wen, Tzu-Chia Huang, Chen-Fen Huang, and Jin-Yuan Liu. 2021. “Underwater Cultural Heritage
Management on In-Situ Preservation and Training Courses for Diving Community in Taiwan.” Edited by Brian Fahy,
Hans Van Tilburg, Bill Jeffery, T. Kurt Knoerl, and Riley Smith. In Proceedings of Fourth Asia Pacific Regional
Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage: Keelung,Taiwan, and Virtual, November 1-5, 2021. The Museum of
Underwater Archaeology URL: https://apconf-much.org/proceedings/exhibits/show/apconf-muchproceedings/item/667
Management on In-Situ Preservation and Training Courses for Diving Community in Taiwan.” Edited by Brian Fahy,
Hans Van Tilburg, Bill Jeffery, T. Kurt Knoerl, and Riley Smith. In Proceedings of Fourth Asia Pacific Regional
Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage: Keelung,Taiwan, and Virtual, November 1-5, 2021. The Museum of
Underwater Archaeology URL: https://apconf-much.org/proceedings/exhibits/show/apconf-muchproceedings/item/667
Rights Holder
Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage
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Citation
Pin-Wen Chenn et al., “Underwater Cultural Heritage Management on In-Situ Preservation and Training Courses for Diving Community in Taiwan,” APCONF-MUCH Proceedings Recently Added Items, accessed October 24, 2026, https://apconf-much.org/proceedings/items/show/667.