Treasure and wrecks

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Services

• Report treasure

  Report treasure finds to the local coroner within 14 days - items officially defined as treasure, Portable Antiquities Scheme, inquest, valuation, rewards

• Report treasure, wreck material or archaeological finds

  How to report treasure or wreck - check it's treasure, find out who gets a share of the worth, what happens if a museum wants the treasure

• Report wreck material

  Report wreck material to the Receiver of Wreck - what counts as wreck material, fines and deadline

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Guidance and regulation

• Agreement concerning the Shipwrecked Vessel RMS Titanic (London, 6 November 2003)
  • International treaty
  • 12 September 2019
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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News and communications

Marine Pollution Incident Resilience workshop begins in Honiara

8 October 2024 — World news story

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Policy papers and consultations

• National FCERM strategy: Strategic Environmental Assessment scoping report
  • 7 August 2019
  • Environment Agency
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 09 October 2018
• British Antarctic Territory: conserving and protecting Underwater Cultural Heritage
  • 17 December 2018
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Policy paper

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Organisations

• Department for Transport
• Maritime & Coastguard Agency
• Department for Culture, Media & Sport

• Environment Agency