The concept of 'peak oil' has penetrated the hearts and minds of people concerned about energy for the future. 'Peak fish' occurred around the end of the 1980s.

There is an enormous amount to be learned about the sea; like most wildernesses, it has great potential.

Not only who am I, but who are we? And where are we going? It's the "we." It's the social connections that are special to human beings.

We are not only warming the ocean and the planet as a whole, but we are also acidifying the ocean and changing its chemistry.

By the end of the 20th century, up to 90 percent of the sharks, tuna, swordfish, marlins, groupers, turtles, whales, and many other large creatures that prospered in the Gulf for millions of years had been depleted by overfishing.

I want everybody to go jump in the ocean to see for themselves how beautiful it is, how important it is to get acquainted with fish swimming in the ocean, rather than just swimming with lemon slices and butter.

The ocean governs the climate and the weather, it is taking care of the temperature and it is shaping the chemistry of our planet.