in his proclamation, the president asked us to, and i quote, celebrate our heritage as a seafaring nation. and that is what this year is all about, how we're fundamentally a maritime nation. from our earliest origins, to today, whether we look at our culture, our identity, our economy, our heritage, our demographics, our national identity in our daily lives, they're shaped by the ocean. we are in some, one nation, shaped by the sea. and through this year's trial, we pose the question, how will we define the future of america's relationship with our ocean. we will explore this relationship and answer this question over the next three days here in this building, and on the fourth day friday at the capital visitor's center. beginning with our opening key note presentation by secretary john bryson, and closing with our roundtable on thursday. and then continuing at the capital visitors center on friday. national marine sanctuary foundation is proud to host the ocean week. it's to connect people to the underwater places. one of the individuals who does it better than anybody else is mr. fred k

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