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Grand opening of the Sailor's chest - Gdynia 04.04.2009

 Amber is fossil tree resin, which is appreciated for its color and beauty. Good quality amber is used for the manufacture of ornamental objects and jewelry. Amber is made of resin which is the semi-solid amorphous organic substance secreted in pockets and canals through epithelial cells of the plant. Because it used to be soft and sticky tree resin, amber can sometimes contain insects and even small vertebrates. Amber occurs in a range of different colors. As well as the usual yellow-orange-brown that is associated with the color "amber", amber itself can range from a whitish color through a pale lemon yellow, to brown and almost black.  About 90% of the world's extractable amber is still located in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia on the Baltic Sea.

Compilation of typical elements which can be found on the baltic beach – 4 most common bivalve shells are observed – the blue mussel, the cockle, the baltic macoma and the soft-shell calms.

  Kashubians are a West Slavic ethnic group in Pomerania, north-central Poland. Their settlement area is referred to as Kashubia .They speak Kashubian, classified either as a language or a Polish dialect. Kashubians are considered as ethnic group. The oldest known mention of Kashubians dates from the 13th century.

The goad is a traditional farming implement, used to spur or guide lifestock, It is a type of a long stick with a pointed end. Though many people are unfamiliar with them today, goads have been common throughout the world. In the Baltic Sea, fisherman used it as a weapon for eels. 

A buoy is a floating navigation device that can have many different purposes – the main is to enhace safety on the sea. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift. 

A fishing trawler is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls. Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively pulling a trawl through the water behind one or more trawlers. Trawls are fishing nets that are dragged along the bottom of the sea or in midwater at a specified depth.