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This portrait of William Dampier hangs in London’s National Gallery in recognition of his contribution to natural history.
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William Dampier - The Pirate Who Collected Plants

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This illustration shows whalers of the early 1800s with their highly profitable catch.
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Whalers in the early 1800s

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Fish spears and traps placed in rivers are traditional ways of catching salmon.
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Catching Salmon

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corals polyps open and spawning
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Corals from the Deep Thrive under Aquarists Care

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A square of interwoven sticks and cowrie shells
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Navigating the Waters with Micronesian Stick Charts

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Carrie Bow Cay field station sits in the blue and turquoise waters of Belize.
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A History of the Carrie Bow Cay Station

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Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll
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Naturally Resilient

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A map of the early European whaling site at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
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Archaeologists Investigate an Early Whaling Community

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Two men each hold a ceramic vessel at the archaeological excavation
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Archaeologists Study Early Whaling Community in Quebec, Canada

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The "Lower Invertebrates" exhibit in Smithsonian Institution Building in 1901 included models of a giant squid and an octopus.
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Still Blue After a Century of Ocean Science and Exploration

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A map of NOAA's 13 marine protected areas
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40 Years of National Marine Sanctuaries

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The siphonophores are an order of marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria (the same phylum containing jellyfish). 
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Prints from Ernst Haeckel

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