Give The Ocean A Break. Give Yourself

We Have Been Far Too Aggressive About Extracting Ocean Wildlife, Not Appreciating That There Are Limits And Even Points Of No Return.

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.

Knowledge Is The Key To Making A Difference.

Why Is It That Scuba Divers And Surfers Are Some Of The Strongest Advocates Of Ocean Conservation? Because They've Spent Time In And Around The Ocean, And They've Personally Seen The Beauty, The Fragility, And Even The Degradation Of Our Planet's Blue Heart.

It's Mainly The High-end Luxury Market Now That Drives Much Of The Fishing In The Sea. It's Not Feeding The Starving Millions. It's Feeding A Luxury Market.