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

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.

If Darwin could get into a submarine and see what I've seen, thousand of feet beneath the ocean, I am just confident that he would be inspired to sit down and start writing all over again.

What we once used as weapons of war, we now use as weapons against fish.

'Green' issues at last are attracting serious attention, owing to critically important links between the environment and the economy, health, and our security.

I personally have stopped eating seafood.

It's mainly the high-end luxury market now that drives much of the fishing in the sea. It's not feeding the starving millions. It's feeding a luxury market.