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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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Stede Bonnet at his hanging in Charleston, North Carolina
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Stede Bonnett’s Fate

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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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Tiny jellies in a petri dish.
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Velella velella Jellies

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One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.
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Sunken Rowboat at Yellowstone National Park

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

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An opah at the Honolulu Fish Auction with a printed label attached that includes an ID number, bar code, the date, the receiver's ID number, the cart number, species name, vessel name, and weight of the fish.
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Opah With a Story

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"Break On Through" was taken by Wendy Wolf at California's Pfeiffer Beach. This photo was a winning selection in the Portraits of Planet Ocean Flickr contest.
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Break on Through - Wendy Wolf

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The North Atlantic right whale, Phoenix, lifts her tail up out of the water.
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Phoenix's Tail

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A close up image of green macroscopic algae.
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Macroscopic Algae (Acetabularia crenulata)

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Two longsnout seahorses underwater.
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Longsnout Seahorse

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Cleaning up abandoned fishing nets
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Cleaning Up Abandoned Fishing Nets

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