The Ocean Is Dying, And We Have

The Opportunity That Is Unique [to Our] Time Is What Inspires Me To Do Everything I Can To Move Things Forward. This Is The First Time That We Have The Capacity To Understand Our Place In The Greater Scheme Of Things To The Extent That We Do.

The Best Scientists And Explorers Have The Attributes Of Kids! They Ask Question And Have A Sense Of Wonder. They Have Curiosity. 'who, What, Where, Why, When, And How!' They Never Stop Asking Questions, And I Never Stop Asking Questions, Just Like A Five Year Old.

There's Something Missing About How We're Informing The Youngsters Coming Along About What Matters In The World. We Teach Them The Numbers And The Letters, But We Fail To Communicate The Importance Of Our Connection To The Living World.

Ten Percent Of The Big Fish Still Remain. There Are Still Some Blue Whales. There Are Still Some Krill In Antarctica. There Are A Few Oysters In Chesapeake Bay. Half The Coral Reefs Are Still In Pretty Good Shape, A Jeweled Belt Around The Middle Of The Planet. There's Still Time, But Not A Lot, To Turn Things Around.

We Have The Capacity To Alter The Nature Of Nature. No, We Don't Have Just The Capacity - We Are Altering The Nature Of Nature, The Natural Systems That Cause The Planet To Function In Our Favor.