I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and, in so doing, secure hope for humankind. Health to the ocean means health for us.
We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.
Any astronaut can tell you you’ve got to do everything you can to learn about your life support system and then do everything you can to take care of it.
With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere is generated by the sea.
We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature.
I love music of all kinds, but there’s no greater music than the sound of my grandchildren laughing; my kids, too.
I have heard endlessly that fish are so resilient that there is no way that you could exterminate a species. We are learning otherwise.
Since the middle of the 20th century, more has been learnt about the ocean than during all preceding human history; at the same time, more has been lost.
Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home.
Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe, reflect on the past, assess the present and imagine the future.