Maritime Cultural Heritage (MCH) today stands as a witness of early human naval endeavours. Jeopardized by modern days' maritime activities, MCH requires a holistic planning approach for conservation management, taking into consideration the future dimension of humankind's maritime aspirations. This need could be incorporated within a Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) framework, an emerging multidisciplinary process that seeks to prevent conflicts among maritime activities, whilst promoting environmental conservation and sustainable economic development.This paper identifies main issues related to MCH, and addresses the role that MSP can play in the conservation of MCH, illustrated by two examples from Lebanon.
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