Services

RECON Offshore specializes in all aspects of Submerged Cultural Resources Management (SCRM) and Maritime Archaeology. With over 48 years’ experience our mission is to provide our clients with the most reliable and accurate results utilizing cutting-edge technologies. From Section 106 compliance, to remote sensing surveys, to data analysis, to diver investigations, Recon Offshore has the capabilities to work worldwide.

Archival/Historical Research

  • Maritime history research

  • Paleography

  • Primary/secondary source research

Desktop Studies or Assessments

  • National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) research and nominations

  • Permit acquisition and advice

  • Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) compliance

  • Third-party geophysical survey data processing and analysis

  • Archaeological monitoring plans

  • Assessment of site significance

  • Predictive site modeling and risk assessment (utilizing GIS)

  • Submerged prehistoric/paleoenvironmental reconstruction and geomorphological analysis

Foreshore/Intertidal

  • Archaeological/beach-face monitoring

  • Land magnetometer surveys

  • Shipwreck debris analysis and identification, hulk and vessel recording

  • Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/Drone surveys

Marine Remote Sensing

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) surveys

  • Cultural resources support for natural and manmade disaster, Oil spill response

  • Downed aircraft relocation

  • Geophysical, Geological and Hazard Surveys

  • Insurance surveys, loss and recovery

  • Magnetometer, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler survey

  • Natural Resources, live-bottom, oyster reef surveys

  • Pipeline inspection surveys

  • Phase I marine archaeological surveys

  • Ride along surveys, Qualified Marine Archaeologist (QMA) crew supplement

  • Sector scanning sonar surveys

  • Underwater utility locates and marking

Underwater Archaeology

  • Anomaly or target relocation, assessment, identification

  • Archaeological site testing

  • Diver investigations

  • Phase II-Phase III evaluation

  • Photogrammetry

  • Shipwreck excavation and recording

  • Vibracore collection for paleoenvironmental and geomorphological reconstruction

Laboratory

  • Artifact curation and planning consultation

  • Artifact illustration

Outreach

  • Education, lesson plans, teacher resources

  • Interpretation for museums, exhibits

  • Maritime museum consultation, planning, facilitation

  • Underwater heritage trails