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Webcast: Stories from the Reef

The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef brings together mathematics, marine science,...
Fri, 07/01/2011 - 10:42
Sunset over a fishing net.
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Success Stories in Ocean Conservation

It is easy to feel hopeless when reading the news coverage of ocean conservation....
Thu, 06/12/2014 - 11:09
An oil drilling platform in oil-free water two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oil Drilling Platform in the Gulf of Mexico

Bonny Schumaker, cofounder of the nonprofit On Wings of Care, flies over the Gulf...
A replica image of Dampier's memorial plaque.
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Dampier's Memorial Plaque

This inscription was inscribed on a plaque in Dampier's honor. ...
The next time you use any of the following words, think of William Dampier. They are just a few of the more than 1,000 words Dampier contributed to the English language: Avocado, Barbeque, Breadfruit, Cashew, Chopsticks, Posse, Tortilla.
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Dampier in the dictionary

The next time you use any of the following words, think of William Dampier. They...
A privateer was a seaman with a license from his country's government to attack enemy ships. The government usually got a share of the profits.
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Privateer definition

A privateer was a seaman with a license from his country's government to attack...
Dr. Sylvia Earle
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Dr. Sylvia Earle Testifies on Gulf Oil Spill

Dr. Sylvia Earle, at the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global...
Dr. Mahmood Shivji uses DNA techniques to identify shark fins confiscated from fishermen
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FORENSIC FINS: Using DNA to Prosecute Shark Poachers

It's illegal to hunt threatened species such as the Dusky shark, but still tens of...
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Keeping Watch on Coral Reefs

Students learn why coral reefs are important, and what can be done to protect them...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:41
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Participants in the challenge must first set a compass bearing in the direction they are headed to properly navigate underwater.
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SCUBAnauts Splitting The Sign

I am a member of SCUBAnauts International, an organization for young people...
May 2015
A diver collects water samples.
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Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans

If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The...
June 2014
North Carolina Delegation students and teachers posing for a photo in front of the ocean at Bald Head Island in North Carolina
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Teens Making a Difference in Your Community

Over the past year I have been working for an organization called Coastal America...
April 2011

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