Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology

1.	Name and address of organisation	HAMPSHIRE AND WIGHT TRUST FOR MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY Room WI/95 Southampton Oceanography Centre Empress Dock Southampton SO14 3ZH Tel. No. 02380 593290 Fax No. 02380 593052 Email: info@hwtma.org.uk Website: www.hwtma.org.uk
2.	Main contacts	Garry Momber, Director (garry.momber@hwtma.org.uk) Julie Satchell, Archaeological Officer (julie.satchell@hwtma.org.uk)
3.	Type of organisation	Limited Company and Registered Charity, established in 1991 following a joint initiative by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Councils.
4.	Terms of reference	To promote the archaeological study of the Solent and Wight areas as a maritime community. To promote a greater public awareness of the underwater cultural heritage. To promote Solent-based projects as part of a national and international framework for archaeological and environmental research. To promote a higher degree of archaeological awareness and competence amongst amateur sports divers.
5.	Membership	Forty six individual elected members. Eight corporate members:- National Maritime Museum; Associated British Ports, Southampton; the Crown Estate; the Royal Naval Museum; the Queen’s Harbourmaster Portsmouth; Friends of Lymington Museum; the Nautical Archaeology Society; Department of Geography, University of Portsmouth.
6.	Geographical Area	Sea area Wight and immediate hinterlands.
7.	Publications	Annual Reports, price £2.50 ‘The Story Beneath the Solent’ 'A Decade of Diving, Delving and Dissemination', the HWTMA 10 year report 'Warship Hazardous: Investigating a Protected Wreck', price £3.00 ‘The Wreck of the Grace Dieu, River Hamble’ ‘Marine Archaeology and Geophysical Survey’.
8.	Relevant projects/initiatives	Archaeological Survey of Alum Bay wrecks Diver trails on Needles, Alum Bay and Hazardous wreck sites Investigation of Bouldnor Cliff submerged landscape Archaeological investigation of Langstone Harbour Archaeological survey of the Solent - Maritime Heritage Exhibition in Fort Victoria, Yarmouth, IOW
9.	Affiliations	University of Portsmouth University of Southampton Dorset County Council Hampshire County Council Isle of Wight Council West Sussex County Council English Heritage SCOPAC Solent Harbour Authorities The Crown Estate The Mary Rose Trust The Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Nautical Archaeology Society


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