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Like A Shipwreck Or A Jetty, Almost Anything That Forms A Structure In The Ocean, Whether It Is Natural Or Artificial Over Time, Collects Life.

In The Past Few Decades, Earth's Natural Systems Have Endured More Pressure Than In All Preceding Human History.

The Exxon Valdez Spill Triggered A Swift And Strong Response That Changed Policies About Shipping, About Double-hulled Construction. A Number Of Laws Came Into Place.

When Some People Look At A Shrimp They Think, "hmm. Delicious." When I Look At A Shrimp I Think, "you're A Miracle, Absolutely Incredible. Your Ancestors Have Gone Back Hundreds Of Millions Of Years." And To Develop A Thing As Simple As A Shrimp Cocktail, You Have To Calculate The Hundreds Of Millions Of Years That Have Preceded That Moment Where You're Sitting There With Your Sauce And Fork Poised.

Most Of Life On Earth Has A Deep Past, Much Deeper Than Ours. And We Have Benefited From The Distillation Of All Preceding History, Call It Evolutionary History If You Will.