gov.noaa.ncei.oer:AlaskasSubmergedHeritage2006 eng; USA utf8 collectionSession collection-level metadata NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2026-03-23T15:13:06 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009 Alaska's Submerged Heritage 2006 2006 publication NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher In April 2006, Alaska's Office of History and Archaeology (OHA) collaborated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), the University of Rhode Island (URI), the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS), and the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program to collect information on several historic shipwrecks in Southeast Alaska. These included the PRINCESS SOPHIA, S.S. ISLANDER, GRIFFSON, PRINCESS KATHLEEN, and CLARA NEVADA. Work was conducted off the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service vessel CURLEW. During the project, the multi-agency dive team collected information on the condition of the shipwrecks, including digital photos and movie clips. Their information will be supplemented through interviews with recreational divers and historians familiar with the wrecks. These "snapshots in time" will allow future studies to better understand changes that are occurring due to natural and cultural processes. The divers placed small markers near the wrecks identifying their protected status, but collected no artifacts as part of the project. One aspect of the study, being undertaken by UAF, will focus on trace element analyses of surrounding sediments to better understand coldwater deterioration and effects of the wrecks on the marine environment. The UAF team also collected data on the marine biotic communities around the wreck sites and used a new multibeam high frequency sonar, DIDSON, to collect images of the Sophia and Kathleen from the surface. To collect information on several historic shipwrecks in Southeast Alaska; to better understand changes that are occuring due to natural and cultural processes; to better understand coldwater deterioration and effects of the wrecks on the marine environment; to collect images of the shipwrecks. Dave McMahan Alaska Department of Natural Resources State Archaeologist 907-269-8400 Alaska Department of Natural Resources Office of History and Archaeology Anchorage AK 99501-3557 USA davemc@dnr.state.ak.us principalInvestigator EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian mineral management service mms shipwrecks princess sophia ss islander griffson princess kathleen clara nevada multibeam expedition exploration explorer marine education noaa ocean ocean discovery ocean education ocean exploration ocean exploration and research ocean literacy ocean research science scientific research sea stewardship systematic exploration technology transformational research undersea underwater theme North Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska Southeast Alaska place otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Data use shall be credited to NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. No data access constraints, unless data are protected under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. eng; USA oceans -142 -140 53 57 2006-04-04 2006-04-12 http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06alaska/welcome.html asNeeded