Fish from all over the world, from deep in the sea, wind up in countries from Germany to Japan. That is just crazy.

I've spent thousands of hours under water. And even in the deepest dive I have ever made, 2.5 miles (about 4 kilometers) down, I saw trash and other tangible evidence of our presence.

That attitude of arrogance, that attitude of "It's all about me. It's all about what I can get out of life now" - well, I'm personally driven by wanting to get out of my life the best I can achieve as a gift for those who come after me.

We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature.

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

Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean, even without major spills.

In the past few decades, Earth's natural systems have endured more pressure than in all preceding human history.