You don't have to touch the ocean for the ocean to touch you

In terms of personal choices, let's all think more carefully about where we get our protein from.

The ocean is our life support system. No blue, no green. It's really a miracle that we have got a place that works in our favor.

Life in the ocean makes Earth hospitable. We are sailing along in the universe and we have a blue engine that is making everything alright.

Since the middle of the 20th century, more has been learnt about the ocean than during all preceding human history; at the same time, more has been lost.

We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature.

Never again will we have this good a chance as we now have to find an enduring place for ourselves within the natural systems that keep us alive. It's a sweet spot in history. That's why this is such a critical time.