We still have the illusion that the ocean will recover. That even if we do have to lose sharks, people don't understand why this matters. The evidence is in front of us, and we fail to take it in and say, "Now I get it. Now I understand."

I've had the joy of spending thousands of hours under the sea. I wish I could take people along to see what I see, and to know what I know.

With respect to the ocean being the heart of our blue planet: We are often asked, 'How much protection is enough?' We can only answer with another question: How much of your heart is worth protecting?

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

America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.

We are all together in this, we are all together in this single living ecosystem called planet earth.

Look at a child and realize that their future is in your hands. It's not just those who will be here fifty years from now. The decisions we make in the next ten years will shape the next 10,000 years.