The Maritime Workshop, headed by Amir Yurman, offers optimal settings and state of the art infrastructure for conducting above-and-underwater research. Its activities include: 

• Underwater Archaeological Excavations and Surveys
• Geological and Ecological surveys
• Educational Cruises
• Underwater photography
• Maintenance and storage of professional equipment
• Regulatory diving safety by professional diving officers
• Mediating between the needs of conservation, research and diving safety
• Applied Archaeological Excavations
• Professional marine research training
• Operating advanced technical equipment

The Maritime Workshop is also the Joint University of Haifa – University of California, San Diego Marine Archaeology Field Station.