There's A Vested Interest In Trying To

We Must Protect Our Ocean As If Our Lives Depend Upon It, Because They Do.

Since I Began Exploring The Ocean In The 1950s, 90 Percent Of The Big Fish Have Been Stripped Away. Tuna, Sharks, Swordfish, Cod, Halibut, You Name It, The Numbers Have Just Collapsed. Also, About Half Of The Coral Reefs Are Gone, Globally, From Where They Were Just A Few Decades Ago.

People Ask: Why Should I Care About The Ocean? Because The Ocean Is The Cornerstone Of Earth's Life Support System, It Shapes Climate And Weather. It Holds Most Of Life On Earth. 97% Of Earth's Water Is There. It's The Blue Heart Of The Planet - We Should Take Care Of Our Heart. It's What Makes Life Possible For Us. We Still Have A Really Good Chance To Make Things Better Than They Are. They Won't Get Better Unless We Take The Action And Inspire Others To Do The Same Thing. No One Is Without Power. Everybody Has The Capacity To Do Something.

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.

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