Marine and heritage sectors

Providing services for the growing marine development sector is a key area of MA Ltd activity.

We have an excellent track record of successful project within the following sectors:

• Offshore energy and renewables: EIA related activities for a range of developments, particularly wind farms, from scoping through to construction and monitoring.
• Aggregates: Archaeological assessment in relation to new aggregate area licences, assessment of geophysical survey in relation to marine cultural heritage, extensive experience of on-going review and monitoring work.
• Ports, Harbours and Marinas: Full range of services required for new development, capital dredge requirements, channel deepening, shoreside works and historic building re-use.
• Pipelines and cables: Archaeological assessment, analysis and mitigation for water, sewage, communications related work or any seabed and intertidal trenching requirements.

We can provide consultancy and advice for a range of marine developments, please contact us for further information

Investigation of marine cultural heritage is a developing field. Maritime Archaeology Ltd draws on 18 years of experience gained by the HWTMA in, research and development of approaches and techniques for the investigation, monitoring and management of archaeology under water and in the inter tidal zone.

We have an extensive range of strategic and research based projects that have been or are currently being delivered by MA Ltd. This includes work for heritage agencies, government departments and Universities in the UK and abroad.

Your project may require an innovative approach to assessment or investigation. We enjoy the challenge of ensuring archaeological standards are maintained within the marine archaeological environment while providing the best advice and service to the client.

Project experience and capabilities include:

• The assessment, evaluation, excavation and monitoring of submerged prehistoric landscapes, within the UK and Internationally.
• Shipwreck inspection, survey, sampling, excavation and monitoring.
• From single finds to excavation archives we can undertake or arrange artefact, sample and deposit assessment, analysis and dating.
• Large area based assessments of the marine historic resource in relation to marine development sectors, e.g. Oil and Gas
• Shore line and coastal management studies.
• Utilising heritage data and information to feed into broader marine environmental studies, often involving inter-agency and partnership working and the management of large digital data sets.
• Services for the heritage sector for the development of digital data standards and content and the analysis of information for aspects of marine spatial planning and management.

The heritage sector is supported by a range of grant making foundations and trusts. With increasing moves towards project funding there are a range of supporting studies and documents required for grant applications.

Based on a successful history of project funding development for the HWTMA, MA Ltd is able to offer advice and services related to a range of maritime heritage, education and outreach areas

• Project design development
• Access assessment
• Audience development plans
• Option appraisals

Our work in support of fundraising and grant applications has resulted in a number of successful bid outcomes. While we cannot guarantee bid success we can help deliver well researched and developed documentation for applications. Whether in support of research, education or outreach applications we can undertake:

• Project design development: the articulation of project aims, objectives, relationships to strategic plans and agendas, methods to be used and deliverables are key to successful applications.
• Access assessments and Audience development plans:
• Option appraisals: To add text

These services are often required to be highly tailored to individual bids or applications, please get in touch for further details of our services.

Materials & Resources for schools and educational activities. Including fun and engaging Activity Books, interactive CD-ROMs, books and publications.

Educational and ‘fun’ events and activities for schools, special interest groups, Education Authorities, Councils, Home Educators and other formal and informal education providers.

Volunteer diver project advice and management building on several years of organising, developing and executing volunteer based field work in the Solent and on the foreshore.

Dive Trail establishment based on experience working with the Warship Hazardous Diver Trail, Brackelsham Bay, and establishing, managing and maintaining the highly successful Alum Bay Diver Trail, Isle of Wight.