the site was investigated by Bergen Sjøfartsmuseum. Little remained of the ship but more than of gold and silver was salvaged. In total about 57,000 coins were found; 6,600 of them being gold coins—mostly the rare 1724 Dutch Gold Ducat minted in Utrecht with only a handful known prior to this find, and the rest silver coins. Parts of the treasure are kept at Bergen Sjøfartsmuseum in Bergen and also at the Norwegian Coin Museum in Oslo. The finders were allowed to keep two thirds of the treasure, which was later sold to collectors worldwide. The 1724 Utrecht Gold Ducats can command $750 to $1,000 each and are all in uncirculated quality, the highest graded ones are NGC / PCGS MS-63. The Norwegian state received 25% and the Netherlands received 7% of the treasure. This event later initiated a new legislation, making all wrecks older than 100 years automatically protected in Norway. Runde Environmental Centre The Runde Environmental Centre is a research station on Runde which has 4 main activities: a marine station, a house and hub for small spin-off businesses, an information centre, and a conference/overnight centre with 34 hotel-standard rooms in 8 apartment suites. In 2008, the Runde Tourist office at Runde Environmental Centre was founded. See also List of islands of Norway References Footnotes Bibliography External links The Island of Runde Runde Miljøsenter Birds of Runde 2010 Birds at Runde - gallery Den tause våren i fuglefjellet [The silent spring on the bird mountain] Herøy, Møre og Romsdal Islands of Møre og Romsdal Sunnmøre Ramsar sites in Norway