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Smithsonian Ocean Portal

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Smithsonian Ocean Portal

As the third pillar of the Smithsonian Institution’s Ocean Initiative, The Smithsonian Ocean Portal website was created in order to aid in the effort of increasing ocean awareness and ushering in a new wave of public ocean literacy and ocean-friendly behavior. Launched in September 2009 and still in beta mode, the Ocean Portal expects a high level of online participation from "tweens" 8-13 year olds, middle-school teachers, and young adults 18-34 year olds.

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