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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort
We hosted our volunteer potluck today & capped it off with a no-gingerbread boat contest. Now it's your turn: Who built the best cardboard based boat?! Throw a ❤️ reaction on the picture of the one you think is best ... See MoreSee Less
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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Fish Friday!It is no surprise that the Atlantic Ocean includes a number of jolly fish to help celebrate the season, including elves! Due to its wide distribution, the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) has many different regional names, including the elf fish. The bluefish, known for its delicious taste, is a warm-water migratory species living in the Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to Argentina and from Spain to southern Africa. One of its distinctive features is its broad and corked tail and its spiny first dorsal and pectoral fins. The bluefish is generally grayish to blue-green in its dorsal area, and its belly and lower sides fade to white. It has a large mouth and flat, triangular teeth that are strong, sharp, and prominent. Bluefish can grow up to 7 inches and weigh up to 40 pounds, though most reach only 20 pounds. Image: Bluefish from the Gulf of Mexico. (Image courtesy NOAA Photo Library) Image: Altered image of Bluefish from Natural History of Useful Aquatic Animals. (Original Image courtesy NOAA Photo Library). ... See MoreSee Less
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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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On December 3, 1968, the O’Kaysions, a North Carolina beach music band, earned a gold record for their hit “Girl Watcher.” Originally from Wilson, North Carolina, the band first formed as the Kays in 1959 with Donnie Weaver as the lead singer. But it wasn’t until 1968 that they scored their biggest hit with “Girl Watcher.” The song remained in the top 10 for nine weeks. “Girl Watcher” was recorded at Pitt Sound Studio in Greenville on a local label but was released nationally by ABC Records. Image: Cover for the 1968 single “Girl Watcher” by The O’Kaysions. (Courtesy NC State Archives). ... See MoreSee Less
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Just prior to the breakout of the American Revolutionary War, Britain enacted the very unpopular "Stamp Act." North Carolina Governor William Tryon worked hard to convince North Carolinians to accept the tax, but when the ship HMS “Diligence” arrived on November 28, 1765, bringing the tax stamps, the colonists refused to let them be brought ashore. To learn more about the Stamp Act in North Carolina, visit the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort’s Youtube page to view the presentation “The Stamp Act Crisis in North Carolina” presented by David Bennett, Curator of Maritime History. Image: Stamp Act protest in port city, 1765. (Image courtesy NC Archives). Image: The image shows two tax stamps from the Stamp Act of 1765, which was a British law that required American colonists to pay a tax on all paper goods. (Image courtesy NC Archives). ... See MoreSee Less
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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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In honor of what is known by many as “Black Friday” we present the tautog, also known as the “Black Fish.” Tautog are called blackfish because their skin color darkens with age, ranging from gray to deep black, which helps them camouflage in their rocky habitats Tautog are a stout fish with a blunt nose. They have one long dorsal fin which has sharp spines. Tautog have large conical teeth in the front of their mouths and flat crushing teeth in back. They range from dark green to black on their dorsal side with mottling down to a lighter belly and a white chin. Image: Plate 85. The Tautog. (Image courtesy NOAA). ... See MoreSee Less
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