Main Fairfield County Diving Association D R A F T UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROTECTION GUIDLINES: ROLES FOR THE DIVING COMMUNITY AND THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Statement of Purpose: 1.State of Connecticut, pursuant to the federal Abandoned Shipwreck Act, bears the responsibility to protect and safeguard the state's maritime heritage for all the citizens of Connecticut. 2. State of Connecticut's custodianship is limited to historic shipwrecks ...