In The Past Few Decades,

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.

Many Of Us Ask What Can I, As One Person, Do, But History Shows Us That Everything Good And Bad Starts Because Somebody Does Something Or Does Not Do Something.

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?

Eating Wildlife Is Probably Not The Smartest Thing That We Can Do In Terms Of Maintaining The Integrity Of Natural Systems.

By The End Of The 20th Century, Up To 90 Percent Of The Sharks, Tuna, Swordfish, Marlins, Groupers, Turtles, Whales, And Many Other Large Creatures That Prospered In The Gulf For Millions Of Years Had Been Depleted By Overfishing.