The ocean governs the climate and the weather, it is taking care of the temperature and it is shaping the chemistry of our planet.

If we have a hope of really understanding our place in nature and of carving out a place for ourselves that is sustainable, it's primarily because of the new level of communication. It used to be, 'What you don't have in your mind, you have on your shelf.' But now we have the Web.

The next 10 years could be the most important in the next 10,000.

The Earth is a unique system in the universe, the only planet we know of that's hospitable for humankind.

We still have 10 percent of the sharks. We still have half of the coral reefs. However, if we wait another 50 years, opportunities might well be gone.

Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now.

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