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Water Worlds of the Outer Banks

For a thorough introduction to the aquatic life of the Outer Banks, a visit to the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is a must.

At the "The Graveyard of the Atlantic" exhibit, a scuba diver answers questions from young visitors who peer inside a 285,000 gallon sea water tank where hundreds of fish swim with sharks around a model Civil War wreck.

"The fish survive only because we keep the sharks well fed", says the diver, "though they will feed on the old and injured ones."