Ice ages have come and gone. Coral reefs have persisted.

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.

Some experts look at global warming, increased world temperature, as the critical tipping point that is causing a crash in coral reef health around the world. And there's no question that it is a factor, but it's preceded by the loss of resilience and degradation.

I want to get out in the water. I want to see fish, real fish, not fish in a laboratory.

The ocean is our life support system. No blue, no green. It's really a miracle that we have got a place that works in our favor.

In terms of personal choices, let's all think more carefully about where we get our protein from.

We want to believe that we can continue doing what we've done for the past thousand years and not worry about the consequences coming back to us.