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The coastline of American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary
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American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary

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With the sun in its beak, the canoe’s raven figurehead points the way.
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Canoe Figurehead

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Tlingit paddlers set the canoe in Washington’s Potomac River for its ceremonial launch.
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Canoe Placed in Potomac River

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Sometimes the raven monitored Chilton’s progress from an overhead perch.
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Raven Keeps Watch over Carver

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These rattles from British Columbia were used during shamanistic performances.
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Ceremonial Rattles

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Decorated ceremonial regalia reflect the importance of ocean fish to Native communities.
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Ocean Symbols in Ceremonial Art

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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

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Satellite view of Earth.
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Earth Day, Spawned from the Sea

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Map depicting the archaeological excavation site at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2009
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Archaeological Site Map of Hare Harbor

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Three hundred year old pen and ink drawing of a "strange and large" bat.
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New Guinea Bat

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As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and collecting specimens of plants, which he carefully pressed between the pages of books to be studied by the “ingenious” and “curious” upon his return to England. As Dampier conducted his investigations, his artist made detailed sketches like these.
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Australian Plants

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North Atlantic right whales were long hunted for their baleen—the fringed plates hanging in their mouths that they use to strain the seawater for food. Baleen was used in a number of consumer products, such as corsets.
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Whale Baleen from a Dead Whale

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