Description

The ALSF Round 2 Wrecks on the Seabed study (Wessex Archaeology, 2006b) highlighted that there may be merit in developing a clearer understanding of the relationships between marine archaeological sites and their associated benthic ecology. These relationships are particularly relevant in the context of archaeological mitigation strategies generally adopted for wreck sites within aggregate extraction areas and specifically the practice of implementing exclusion zones around historic wrecks.

This report was commissioned by English Heritage (EH). The project was funded by the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund distributed by English Heritage.