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

Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in and around the ocean, and they've personally seen the beauty, the fragility, and even the degradation of our planet's blue heart.

Success underwater depends mostly on how you conduct yourself. Diving can be the most relaxing experience in the world. Your weight seems to disappear. Space travel will be available only to a few individuals for some time, but the oceans are available to almost everyone - now.

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

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.

I personally have stopped eating seafood.

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