16th International Symposium on Boat & Ship Archaeology

129 Zadar, Croatia | 26 September – 1 October 2021 International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar The International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar (ICUA Zadar) was established in 2007 within the Croatian Conservation Institute. In 2009 ICUA Za- dar became an independent public institution and gained the status of UNESCO Category 2 Centre. The main purpose of ICUA Zadar is to carry out educational activities in the fields of exploration, conservation, and restoration of underwater cultural herit- age. The Centre is active in promoting the ratification and implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the protection of the underwater cultural heritage (2001) by developing and sharing good practices and supporting capacity-building, train- ing, and knowledge exchange on regional and international levels. It is tasked with the missions of developing international professional and research collaboration and education in the field of underwater archaeology while presenting and popularising underwater cultural heritage among the public at large. http://icua.hr/en/