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Hostile Takeovers: Photo Spread from Citizens of the Sea
Sep 12 2010 - 4:42pm
"Hostile Takeovers" spread from Citizens of the Sea by Nancy Knowlton.
Devoted Dads: Photo Spread from Citizens of the Sea
Sep 12 2010 - 4:30pm
"Devoted Dads" spread from Citizens of the Sea by Nancy Knowlton.
Citizens of the Sea Cover
Sep 12 2010 - 1:39pm
The cover of Dr. Nancy Knowlton's new book, Citizens of the Sea, published in partnership with the National Geographic Society and the Census of Marine Life. With dazzling photographs and reader-friendly text, the book addresses such topics as the homes, movements, mating, social dynamics, and...
Citizens of the Sea
Jul 12 2010 - 11:25am
Summer Beach Reads
May 26 2011 - 6:42am
Memorial Day is nearly upon us. We thought it'd be a good time to think about our summer beach reads. And yes, we're taking the phrase literally.  (A quick aside: As a Minnesota-native I'd argue that winter is an equally good time to embark on an ocean reading list. Especially if the subject...
Sea Monster Attack
Jun 6 2012 - 2:17pm
A sea monster attacks a ship in an illustration for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. The illustration is by publisher and artist Pierre-Jules Hetzel, who is most famous for his drawings in Verne's books. This terrifying monster looks a lot like an octopus or squid, which do little harm...
Five Questions for Callum Roberts, Author and Professor
Jul 18 2012 - 4:51pm
Ocean Reading
May 26 2011 - 11:07am
Fiction or non-fiction, short or epic...what are your favorite books about the ocean?
Open Wide: Photo Spread from Citizens of the Sea
Sep 12 2010 - 3:38pm
"Open Wide" spread from Citizens of the Sea by Nancy Knowlton.
Ray Bradbury and the Sea
Jun 6 2012 - 1:01pm
Today Ray Bradbury died. It might seem strange that I'm writing about Bradbury here on the Ocean Portal, as he's best known for his short stories about space exploration and strange aliens. But he also considered the unexplored realms of our own planet: the ocean.
Smithsonian Ocean Our Water Our World
Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World
Dec 14 2009 - 7:00pm
With striking imagery from her book Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World, Deborah Cramer makes a powerful case for a basic truth about the ocean: we need the sea, and now the sea needs us.