I'm a biologist. At my core, I'm a naturalist.

The number one issue that Ocean Mysteries has opened my eyes to is, no matter where you are, whether you're on a beach in Hawaii, you're diving in the Pacific, you're in a remote archipelago, or you're in the middle of nowhere - I am blown away and sobered and crushed, emotionally crushed, by the amount of marine debris, of garbage, that is now in our ocean.

I am really sobered by what's happening to ecosystems around our planet and to the wildlife that is to be found there.

In my heart, ever since I [was] a little kid, I've been an explorer.

It's the best - combining the mediums of television, documentary, and books, to give you this transmedia experience for kids, for families, and for teachers.

We know that when push comes to shove, [we can] drive ourselves to save our planet.

The natural resources we've depended on, if the places where they exist are not stable, our own livelihood and our health is put at risk.