More Maritime Resources
“Maritime” is a broad term that refers to various things that are related to the sea, including seafaring, ocean harvesting, shipbuilding, shipping, sailing, and other activities that take place at the sea. According to evidence found in Australia, the earliest known maritime voyages may have taken place about 45,000 years ago, but human beings have been harvesting from the sea since time immemorial. Throughout the years, maritime technology has improved by leaps and bounds, and this has enabled humans to make the most of the oceans, for commercial, cultural, recreational, as well as military purposes.
- Merriam-Webster: Definition of the word “maritime”
- Wikipedia – Maritime History: Detailed information about maritime history
- BBC History: Detailed information about the history of marine navigation
- Wikipedia – Sailing: Comprehensive information on sailing
- Sailing.org: Official website of the International Sailing Federation
- Sailnet.com: World’s largest online sailing community, with discussions about sailing, boats, purchase and sale of boats, donate a boat, boat maintenance, and others
- The Yacht Market: Forum that discusses sailing and sail boats. Provides a place for buying and selling of boats, as well as boat donations
- Wikipedia – Navy: General information about navy
- Naval-History.net: Website dedicated to naval history
- Naval-Technology.com: Information on the latest naval technology in the world
- Navy.mil: Official site of the United States Navy
- History Central: Comprehensive information on the history of US naval ships
- Wikipedia – Largest Naval Battle: Information on the greatest naval battle in history
- Royal Navy UK: Website of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom
- RusNavy.com: Website of the Russian Navy
- Combined Fleet: Website of the Imperial Japanese Navy
- Marisec.org: General information about shipping
- IMO.org: Detailed information on the history of shipping and navigation
- Seven Oceans: Information about maritime discovery
- CyberPursuits.com: Information on underwater and maritime archaeology
- ListVerse.com: The Top 10 Catastrophic Shipwrecks
- Detecting.org.uk: Information on famous shipwreck treasure finds
- Elizabethan-Era.org.uk: Interesting information about famous pirates
- How to Start a Yacht and High Value Vessel Donation Fundraising program – for non-profits
The ocean makes up about 70% of the surface of the Earth, and it offers endless opportunities for maritime activities, ranging from ocean harvesting to deep-sea exploration. As maritime technology advances, new achievements, and discoveries are being made in different oceans and seas around the world. However, the increase of human activities at the oceans has resulted in pollution, and consequently, a considerable drop in the population of marine creatures and plants. In response to this, many marine environment protection laws have been established to control certain maritime practices that are considered detrimental to marine wildlife. This is done in the hope that human beings will learn to live in harmony with the ocean.