The third issue of the Fishing Industry Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries Newsletter is now available to download. It contains details of the changes to the project with the end of the generous support given by the Heritage Lottery Fund; news of the latest finds, and the upcoming Littlehampton Museum presentation and display. In addition it has the details on the Marine Antiquities Scheme app and how finds can still be reported and shared with the wider community.

On Thursday 08 February as part of the Heritage Lottery Funded exhibition ‘Nets, Wrecks & Artefacts  at Littlehampton Museum, Alistair Byford-Bates from Wessex Archaeology will be giving an enlightening talk about the unique objects found under water. Entitled ‘Nets, Wrecks, and Artefacts‘, attendees can find out more about the Fishing Industry Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries and how the scheme is helping Sussex fishermen record some fascinating finds from off the Sussex coast.

The talk is an evening event, 7pm-8:30pm, with a chance to see the exhibition outside of normal opening hours. Please call Littlehampton Museum on 01903 738100 to book your place. Booking opens 8th January 2018.

‘Maritime Archaeology and the Fishing Industry Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries’.

Come along to this public talk, at 2:30 PM, on the 22 January at the Shipwreck Museum, Hastings and hear about marine archaeology and the Fishing Industry Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries (FIPAD). Bring artefacts and questions!

Contact the Museum for further details.

The first issue of the Fishing Industry Protocol for Archaeology Newsletter is now available to download. It features details on the success of the project during the last few months, some of the finds reported through the protocol, along with hints and tips on taking photographs and a simple guide to dating modern bottles. Future issues will cover other frequent finds, their recording and identification. If anyone has a topic they’d like covered in a future issue, or wish to be added to the mailing list for future issues, please get in touch.

Following on from the successful relaunch of the Fishing Industry Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries a Facebook page has been created to showcase the finds from the project, along with events and the projects outreach programme. Find us at: fipad.

The reporting of a wing through FIPAD in July led to a mornings field work out on the mud of Chichester Harbour with the help of Chichester Harbour Conservancy: http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/blogs/news/2016/09/07/aircraft-wing-discovered-chichester-harbour