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A screenshot from video of a lobster.
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A Rainbow of Colorful Lobsters

Most lobsters are a mottled brown color, but sometimes you can see a strange orange...
Wed, 09/02/2015 - 09:41
an upside down scuba diver
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Building Good Mussels

A new wave of farming has come to the ocean. It’s called aquaculture. And it’s...
Mon, 09/21/2015 - 09:47
A large group of dancers from the island of Tokelau dance during fiafia, evening entertainment)
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Water is Rising: Pacific Islands, Art, and Climate Change

"This World of Ours, Does not feel steady, We keep rotating, Oi! What will happen...
A young visitor holds up his painted fish Gyotaku fish print at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
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Gyotaku Fish Print

Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began as a way for fisherman to...
A teacher and a young boy paint a fish mold to create a Gyotaku style print
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Gyotaku Fish Prints

Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began as a way for fisherman to...
A male surfer catching a wave in Hawaii
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Inside the Wave, Makena Beach, Maui

“While the shore-break at Makena Beach is notoriously dangerous and powerful, it...
A surfer waits for the perfect wave.
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Surfer at Bogue Banks, North Carolina, USA

“As I set up for a sunset shot—one last, solitary surfer exited the water and I...
Pirates capture the imagination of dreamers of all ages.
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Pirate reflection in mirror

Pirates capture the imagination of dreamers of all ages. Learn more about a very...
A giant squid attacks a boat in a painting.
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Giant Squid Myth

A giant squid attacks a boat - something that has not been known to happen in real...
This ivory sculpture from Point Barrow, Alaska, represents Kikámigo, a guardian spirit, holding a whale in each hand.
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Inupiat Guardian Spirit

This ivory sculpture from Point Barrow, Alaska, represents Kikámigo, a guardian...
During whale hunts, this carved whale box stored harpoon blades like the three shown beside it.
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Inupiat Harpoon Box

During whale hunts, this carved whale box stored harpoon blades like the three...
Close-up of a 17th century painting shows how whales were brought ashore for processing and their blubber rendered into marketable oil.
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Basque Whalers

Close-up of a 17th century painting shows how whales were brought ashore for...

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