Stakeholder survey

In December 2012 and January 2013 an online survey was completed by the various stakeholders of the SeArch project, with the aim of determining the general opinion about underwater heritage. Themes such as the definition of underwater heritage, the policy and management of underwater heritage, protection criteria, access to underwater sites and/or information about underwater heritage, the archiving of data on underwater heritage, etc. were covered in the online survey.

In order to obtain a representative as possible picture of the opinion of the different stakeholders,  a balanced distribution of people from the government (Flemish as well as Federal), non-profit organizations,  province and municipality councils, port authorities, industry and private service sector, research world, fisheries and divers and other individuals, was sought after. Click here for more information concerning the survey. The results of this survey will be used as a guide when realizing proposals in order to develop a sustainable policy and management of underwater heritage in Belgium.