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Thursday, June 27, 2013
New Research Shows Where Deep Sea Trash Accumulates
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New Research Shows Where Deep Sea Trash Accumulates

We've all heard about the vast amounts of plastic accumulating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. We've all seen trash washed up on our beaches. But what about

June 27, 2013
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Why the National Ocean Policy Matters
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Why the National Ocean Policy Matters

Investing in our ocean’s health will help not only respond to future disasters, but also better withstand their

April 18, 2013
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Obama Ocean Plan Aims To Protect Economy, Environment
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Obama Ocean Plan Aims To Protect Economy, Environment

New plan aimed at protecting oceans, coastal and Great Lakes environments around the United States while safeguarding related

April 16, 2013
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Friday, January 4, 2013
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Increased Maritime Activity Highlights Need for National Ocean Policy

By Susan Olcott, This New Year comes with new opportunities – as well as the potential for conflicts – in the open ocean. In 2013, the US federal

January 4, 2013
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Words Can’t Describe Something this Beautiful Well Enough [VIDEO]
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Words Can’t Describe Something this Beautiful Well Enough [VIDEO]

20 miles off Santa Cruz, California, Mark Peters and some friends were fishing for albacore and playing around with a custom underwater “torpedo”

August 10, 2012
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Friday, June 8, 2012
Today is World Ocean’s Day
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Today is World Ocean’s Day

IMO marked the celebration, with Secretary-General Mr. Koji Sekimizu offering the following statement: This year’s World Oceans Day falls as the

June 8, 2012
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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Ocean Photo of the Day – “Gulf Crossing”

It’s really quite difficult to take a photo of an ocean wave that really looks like anything more than a ripple in the water once you download it to

April 25, 2012
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Perpetual Ocean: An Artistic Look at the World’s Ocean Currents
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Perpetual Ocean: An Artistic Look at the World’s Ocean Currents

Following yesterdays amazing visualization showing us for the first time what wind over the United States actually looks like, now we take a look at what ocean

March 30, 2012
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Friday, August 19, 2011
New concept converts oceans solar energy into low-cost electricity
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New concept converts oceans solar energy into low-cost electricity

Illustration courtesy ABS The American Bureau of Shipping has just approved a new concept for renewable energy production for a commercial grid that converts

August 19, 2011
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
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‘Healthy oceans are everyone’s business’

Photo By Rob Almeida, Copyright 2011 Remarks by NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco during Capitol Hill Oceans Week June 7, 2011 Good morning everyone! Let

June 9, 2011
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
“The Dark Side of the Lens” – an inspiring view of the ocean, surfing, and the pursuit of creativity
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“The Dark Side of the Lens” – an inspiring view of the ocean, surfing, and the pursuit of creativity

An Astray Film.  Amazing photography by Allan Wilson…

February 2, 2011
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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Ships In Concrete – Best Maritime Inspired Architecture

gCaptain searches the web each week to bring you the world’s most interesting and inspiring ships, but you don’t need to be a naval architect to

November 30, 2010
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
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Disney’s OCEANS now on DVD.

If you are a fan of dramatic nature films or just looking to get some Christmas shopping for the little ones out of the way you should think about

November 6, 2010
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
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The Gulf of Maine Tragedy… did we learn anything from it?

Over most of the world, the oceans appear to many of us as a huge blue expanse of territory, the domain of King Neptune and the denizens of the

September 30, 2010
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
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Skysails – Plus – Top 10 Green Ship Designs

From the gCaptain Archives: In honor of the EPA’s Pollution Week, let’s take a look at an archived post on Skysails. But first, here is a brief

September 26, 2010
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Friday, September 24, 2010
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The Gulf Stream Doesn’t Disappoint – an offshore sailing adventure

By Nat Spencer Two summers ago, after the finish of the 2008 Newport-Bermuda Race, three of my buddies and I were delivering a 45-foot Swan back to Newport,

September 24, 2010
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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Garbage Patch – Plastic Island in the Pacific

With all the recent talk of the Gulf Oil Spill and its effect on the marine environment it is good to take a moment and look at some of

July 6, 2010
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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Underwater Glider Scarlet Knight Opens Up New World of Ocean Technology

The first-ever 7,300-mile Atlantic Ocean crossing by an unmanned underwater glider is opening up a new world of ocean technology. A ceremony on Dec. 9 in

December 9, 2009
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Monday, June 8, 2009
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World Oceans Day 2009 – First Official UN Day For Ocean Awareness

It’s official, today is the first UN designated World Oceans Day. The concept for World Oceans Day was proposed at the 1992 Earth Summit and has been

June 8, 2009
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
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Google Toolbar Buttons – Maritime Edition

Introducing gCaptain’s Google Toolbar buttons. How do you get them? Click on one of the images then… if you already have Google’s Toolbar

March 26, 2009
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