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Sunset over a fishing net.
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Success Stories in Ocean Conservation

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A thresher shark was killed after becoming stuck in a gillnet.
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What We’re Reading 10/6

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A bluefin trevally swims in Hawaii’s Maro Coral Reef, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
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What We're Reading - 9/22

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This 1874 illustration of California gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) shows a group of individuals at the edge of their modern day range in the North Pacific Ocean, blocked from traveling further east into Arctic waters by thick ice barriers.
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In the Arctic, the Times, They Are a-Changin: You Can Pitch in to Understand How

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Two young visitors look into the coral reef aquarium at the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall
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Young Visitors to the Sant Ocean Hall

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A replica image of Dampier's memorial plaque.
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Dampier's Memorial Plaque

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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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a thick multicolored oil sheen on the water inside a boat marina
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Oil on the Water

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Is Climate Change Good For Us?

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Interactive
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Interactive

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Participants in the challenge must first set a compass bearing in the direction they are headed to properly navigate underwater.
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SCUBAnauts Splitting The Sign

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