ARQUEONAUTAS WORLDWIDE IS PARTICIPATING AT WORLD ROYAL TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION OF WORLD MARITIME HERITAGE. SINCE 1995, ARQUEONAUTAS IS DEDICATED TO THE SURVEY AND RECOVERY OF CARGO FROM VALUABLE HISTORICAL SHIPWRECKS THROUGH ECONOMICALLY VIABLE OPERATIONS. IN 2005, ARQUEONAUTAS AND ITS MOZAMBICAN PARTNER PATRIMóNIO INTERNACIONAL SARL RECOVERED THE SãO JOSé, THE FLAGSHIP OF FRANCISCO DA GAMA'S 1622 FLEET. THE TEAM RECOVERED OVER 25.000 SILVER COINS. IN 2008 A CERTIFIED NUMISMATIST SELECTED A REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTION FOR THE MOZAMBICAN MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND A SELECTION OF THESE 17TH CENTURY COINS IS GOING TO AUCTION IN SPAIN AND THE USA.