There are no boundaries in the real Planet Earth. No United States, no Soviet Union, no China, no Taiwan...Rivers flow unimpeded across the swaths of continents. The persistent tides - the pulse of the sea - do not discriminate; they push against all the varied shores on Earth.

Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history.

Through the window of my mask I see a wall of coral, its surface a living kaleidoscope of lilac flecks, splashes of gold, reddish streaks and yellows, all tinged by the familiar transparent blue of the sea.

We know how to organize warfare, but do we know how to act when confronted with peace?

The sea is the universal sewer.

The future of nutrition is found in the oceans

For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.