Orkney’s shipwreck graveyard is bursting with life

• Main Authors: Mackenzie, Clara, Porter, Joanne
• Other Authors: Institute of Aquaculture, Heriot-Watt University, orcid:0000-0002-5797-6106
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: The Conversation Trust 2018
• Subjects: North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1893/27221; https://theconversation.com/orkneys-shipwreck-graveyard-is-bursting-with-life-95179; http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/27221/1/Mackenzie-Conversation-2018.pdf

First paragraph: Across the North Atlantic, shipwrecks scatter the seabed like the carcasses of prehistoric creatures. Bygone relics of sea exploration, trade, migration and conflict, these historical monuments are important sites of cultural interest. But they also form the basis of a burgeoning recreational dive tourism industry, and contribute substantially to the biodiversity and abundance of marine life.