Eating Wildlife Is Probably Not The Smartest

The Most Important Part Is To Take On The Challenge Of Protecting The Ocean As If Your Life Depends On It - Because It Does.

When I Was 12, We Moved From New Jersey To Florida. The Gulf Of Mexico Was Literally My Backyard. Every Day, I Could See The Ocean. At Low Tide I Went Out And Played In Seagrass Meadows That Used To Come Right Up To The Shore, Filled With Tiny Seahorses, Pipefish And Soft Corals. There Was So Much Life! But Then I Witnessed The Change, The Loss Of The Shoreline, The Loss Of The Mangrove Trees, The Loss Of The Seagrass Meadows. Shallow Bay Areas Were Turned Into Parking Lots.

We Still Have 10 Percent Of The Sharks. We Still Have Half Of The Coral Reefs. However, If We Wait Another 50 Years, Opportunities Might Well Be Gone.

When I Arrived On The Planet, There Were Only Two Billion. Wildlife Was More Abundant, We Were Less So; Now The Situation Is Reversed.

I Want Everybody To Go Jump In The Ocean To See For Themselves How Beautiful It Is, How Important It Is To Get Acquainted With Fish Swimming In The Ocean, Rather Than Just Swimming With Lemon Slices And Butter.