Nothing has prepared sharks, squid, krill and other sea creatures for industrial-scale extraction that destroys entire ecosystems while targeting a few species.

It is not too late to turn things around.

We don't have to be that greedy generation that just continued to take down the underpinnings of what makes the planet work in our favor.

We are taking way more out of the ocean than the ocean can replenish.

There's a vested interest in trying to keep people smoking cigarettes.

Protecting vital sources of renewal - unscathed marshes, healthy reefs, and deep-sea gardens - will provide hope for the future of the Gulf, and for all of us.

There is not a well-funded campaign among scientists to say, "Look, here's the evidence. You can read it yourself. Here are the facts. We're not making this up."