There are a lot of smart creatures out there. Dolphins, elephants, and whales are smart. And there are some really smart birds. I know some really intelligent fish. But they cannot know what humans know and are incapable of inflicting as much damage.

Use your power to do whatever it takes to secure for humankind an enduring place on this little blue speck in the universe - our only hope.

No water, no life. No blue, no green.

If I seem like a radical it's because I have seen things that others have not.

The Earth is a tiny blue speck in a universe of unfriendly options.

The oxygen cycle, the nitrogen cycle, the carbon cycle, the water cycle - all of these are linked to the existence of life in the sea.

I'm not against extracting a modest amount of wildlife out of the ocean for human consumption, but I am really concerned about the large-scale industrial fishing that engages in destructive practices like trawling and longlining.