All Through College, I Had Frequently Been

Ten Percent Of The Big Fish Still Remain. There Are Still Some Blue Whales. There Are Still Some Krill In Antarctica. There Are A Few Oysters In Chesapeake Bay. Half The Coral Reefs Are Still In Pretty Good Shape, A Jeweled Belt Around The Middle Of The Planet. There's Still Time, But Not A Lot, To Turn Things Around.

Even If You Never Have The Chance To See Or Touch The Ocean, The Ocean Touches You With Every Breath You Take, Every Drop Of Water You Drink, Every Bite You Consume. Everyone, Everywhere Is Inextricably Connected To And Utterly Dependent Upon The Existence Of The Sea.

There Is A Terribly Terrestrial Mindset About What We Need To Do To Take Care Of The Planet-as If The Ocean Somehow Doesn't Matter Or Is So Big, So Vast That It Can Take Care Of Itself, Or That There Is Nothing That We Could Possibly Do That We Could Harm The Ocean...we Are Learning Otherwise.

Sharks Are Beautiful Animals, And If You're Lucky Enough To See Lots Of Them, That Means That You're In A Healthy Ocean. You Should Be Afraid If You Are In The Ocean And Don't See Sharks.

Scientists Never Stop Asking. They're Little Kids Who Never Grew Up.