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Giant Isopod from the Gulf of Mexico
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Giant Isopod

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Photo Spread with lionfish from Citizens of the Sea
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Hostile Takeovers: Photo Spread from Citizens of the Sea

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Marine Biologist Nancy Knowlton
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Nancy Knowlton in the Field

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Deep-sea dragonfish from Australia
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Dragonfish from Australia

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Blackbeard the Pirate engraving
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Blackbeard the Pirate

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 Dampier is credited with helping to rescue Alexander Selkirk, the privateer who inspired the Robinson Crusoe story.    
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Robinson Crusoe Cover Painting by N.C. Wyeth

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Blackbeard's head suspended from the end of a bowsprit.
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Blackbeard’s Head

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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

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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

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Pirate Stede Bonnett flew this flag. 
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Pirate Flag of Stede Bonnett

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Tiny jellies in a petri dish.
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Velella velella Jellies

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A diver collects water samples.
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Scientists Collect Samples for Ocean Sampling Day

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