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![A sailing canoe heads toward an island in the distance at full sail.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/hokulea_molokai_monte.jpg.webp?itok=pKcsvuPw)
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Circumnavigating our Changing Oceans
In a time of environmental uncertainty, the Polynesian Voyaging Society draws......
February 2022
![Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/DG001578_tif.jpg.webp?itok=iIsSv7-e)
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Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants
You may not have realized it, but you’ve been acquainted with Mary Anning since......
March 2016
![The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System consists of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, and several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons, and estuaries. The system's seven sites illustrate the evolutionary h](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/Great-Blue-Hole-Coast-Belize_0.jpg.webp?itok=iz-yw_kP)
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Charles Darwin's Ocean Upwelling
Charles Darwin is so well known he almost needs no introduction. The 19th-century......
February 2015
![A map of NOAA's 13 marine protected areas](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/MarineSanctuaryMap.jpg.webp?itok=YcoSj6rx)
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40 Years of National Marine Sanctuaries
In 1872, the United States did something remarkable. We set aside one of our......
October 2012
![This portrait of William Dampier hangs in London’s National Gallery in recognition of his contribution to natural history.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/014_Dampier_full_0_0.jpg.webp?itok=N7xoGF6b)
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William Dampier - The Pirate Who Collected Plants
Today you can just hop on a plane and be on another continent within a day's time.......
December 2017
![Master carver Douglas Chilton rides in the Raven Spirit canoe at its ceremonial launch.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/Carver-Canoe_1_0.jpg.webp?itok=M-LyJYBF)
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The Sant Ocean Hall: Salmon Shape a Way of Life
You may think of salmon as a good choice for a weekday dinner, or enjoy it smoked......
September 2011