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During whale hunts, this carved whale box stored harpoon blades like the three shown beside it.
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Inupiat Harpoon Box

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Pirate Henry Morgan arrives with his rifle and his crew in Panama City
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Morgan in Panama City

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A narwhal breaches the surface, its tusk pointed to the sky
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Why a Tusk? The real-life unicorns of the sea and the tusks that make them famous

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This painting of swarthy buccaneers in the midst of a fierce battle was painted by the prolific American marine painter Frederick J. Waugh, and won the Thomas B. Clarke award in 1910 for the best American figure composition.
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The Buccaneers painting

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Eugenie Clark collecting specimens on a dive.
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Eugenie Clark - The Shark Lady

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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

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A walrus sits on top of ice.
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The Cultural Icescapes of the Arctic

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a woman's hands close a tin of sardines near a pile of empty cans
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Nimble Fingers: the Women Behind Maine’s Canneries

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a red and white fish illustration
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Kako Morita: Bridging Art and Science Through Natural History Illustrations

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Why Do We Explore the Ocean?

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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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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What is a Coral Reef? Middle School

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