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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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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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Oil leaks from cars and other vehicles contribute to ocean pollution.
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Oil Leak on Roadway

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A placard warns residents that water—and anything else—that goes own this storm drain makes its way into the Potomac River and, eventually the ocean.
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Marked Storm Drain

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

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In the early 1990s, the annual commercial harvest of Atlantic Bluefin tuna doubled.
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Commercial Catch of Atlantic Tuna

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Thalassinidean shrimp (Thalassinidea) build complex burrows deep in the mud.
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Thalassinidean Shrimp

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This mask sits atop a decorative breastplate with images of whaling crews in skin boats called umiaks.
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Inupiat Ceremonial Mask

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A white crabeater seal resting on an iceberg.
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Crabeater Seal

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Fire fighting ships surround the burning Deepwater Horizon oil rig, shooting water at it to put out the flames.
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Deepwater Horizon Fire

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A scientific diver collects data on an underwater slate.
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Research Diver Collecting Data

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Satellite view of the Gulf Coast oil spill off of Louisiana, April 29, 2010.
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Gulf Coast oil spill

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