Integrating Marine Cultural Heritage into Marine Spatial Planning for SIDS: an Indian Ocean case focused on Mauritius.
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Title
Integrating Marine Cultural Heritage into Marine Spatial Planning for SIDS: an Indian Ocean case focused on Mauritius.
Description
This paper deals with the utility, valorization, and sustainable development of underwater cultural
heritage in the Indian Ocean region. We outline how the process of valorizing underwater cultural
heritage has been undertaken in this specific context, and how this important resource is being
integrated into the Marine Spatial Plan of the island.
The case study under consideration focuses on Mauritius, located in the Southwestern Indian
Ocean, with a rich maritime heritage and associated repository of wrecks.
The resources available to conduct the work include human capacity both locally and
internationally, built through local partnerships. Financial, logistical, and equipment needs have also
been sourced locally and internationally, all of which is outlined in the presentation.
The research presented tackles the question of how to sympathetically integrate a sustainable
program to capitalize and protect a nation’s maritime legacy, a subject often complicated by the needs
for growth and development.
The [expected] results focus on the applicability for other AIMS SIDS, and perhaps SIDS
more broadly, illustrating ways to use maritime heritage as a route for building resilience at the local
level for communities heavily dependent on coastal lagoon waters.
heritage in the Indian Ocean region. We outline how the process of valorizing underwater cultural
heritage has been undertaken in this specific context, and how this important resource is being
integrated into the Marine Spatial Plan of the island.
The case study under consideration focuses on Mauritius, located in the Southwestern Indian
Ocean, with a rich maritime heritage and associated repository of wrecks.
The resources available to conduct the work include human capacity both locally and
internationally, built through local partnerships. Financial, logistical, and equipment needs have also
been sourced locally and internationally, all of which is outlined in the presentation.
The research presented tackles the question of how to sympathetically integrate a sustainable
program to capitalize and protect a nation’s maritime legacy, a subject often complicated by the needs
for growth and development.
The [expected] results focus on the applicability for other AIMS SIDS, and perhaps SIDS
more broadly, illustrating ways to use maritime heritage as a route for building resilience at the local
level for communities heavily dependent on coastal lagoon waters.
Creator
Krish Seetah
Stefania Manfio
Yann von Armin
Hemanaden Runghen
Rezah Badal
Publisher
The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Date
2023
Language
English
Bibliographic Citation
Seetah, Krish, Stefania Manfio, Yann von Armin, Hemanaden Runghen, Rezah Bada. 2023. “Integrating Marine Cultural Heritage into Marine Spatial Planning for SIDS: an Indian Ocean case focused on Mauritius.” Edited by Jennifer Craig, Jay Mok, T. Kurt Knoerl, and Brian Fahy. In Proceedings of Fifth Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage: Gwangju, The Republic of Korea, November 13-18 2023. The Museum of Underwater Archaeology. URL: https://apconf.omeka.net/exhibits/show/apconfproceedings/item/1990
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Citation
Krish Seetah et al., “Integrating Marine Cultural Heritage into Marine Spatial Planning for SIDS: an Indian Ocean case focused on Mauritius.,” Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage Proceedings, accessed September 16, 2026, https://apconf.omeka.net/items/show/1990.