“I have learned that images have the power to educate, honor, humiliate, and illuminate.” Quote by David Doubilet
“We can produce imagery to share the beauty of the oceans and what is there to protect. We can also expose the truths about overharvest, climate change, and habitat loss to give oceans a voice.” GivingVoiceLossShareProduceProtectOceanClimateClimate ChangeImageryHabitat Author:David Doubilet
“The creatures of the sea hold special mystery, and they are among the most exciting, graceful, and beautiful on Earth. Just consider the living riot of a coral reef, the beauty of an albatross, the awesome power of a giant turtle, the grace of a dolphin. Now multiply that by the millions of creatures in the sea. Wow!” EarthBeautifulMillionsGraceMysterySeaSpecialCreaturesExcitingGiantsWowRiotDolphinsTurtlesReefsCoral ReefsAlbatross Author:Carl Safina
“To save the seas, we can eat sustainably and be conscious of the seafood we eat.” SeaConsciousSeafood Author:Carl Safina
“Try to cut down drastically on plastic. Recycle. Use less energy and more renewable energy. We can all live better by doing better for ourselves and the sea!” TryingUseEnergyCuttingSeaPlasticRenewable Energy Author:Carl Safina
“I am passionate about making sure that we collectively and proactively preserve all of the world's most iconic coastal and oceanic wild places - those keystone ecosystems that are irreplaceable, breathtakingly beautiful refuges for fish and other marine wildlife.” WorldBeautifulPassionateFishesPreservesRefugeMarineWildlifeEcosystemsIconicIrreplaceableKeystonesCoastalWild Places Author:Serge Dedina
“The most important thing we can do to save our oceans is to dramatically expand our efforts to establish new marine protected areas and make sure that critical fish spawning sites and ecosystems remain undisturbed.” ImportantCan DoEffortOceanAreasImportant ThingsFishesCriticalProtectedSiteMarineEcosystems Author:Serge Dedina
“We have to immediately stop using the oceans as a dumping ground for our urban and industrial waste.” WasteOceanUrban Author:Serge Dedina
“I am passionate about informing the world about our ocean - its complexity and beauty, its value to us, and the perils that it faces.” WorldFacesValuesOceanPassionateComplexityPerilInforming Author:Jim Toomey
“Through my newspaper comic strip, public speaking, and filmmaking, I try to tell as many people as possible, of all ages and from all walks of life, that we are destroying the ocean at such an alarming rate that we can't wait for a systematic solution. We can't wait for our political leadership to warm up to the idea, and we can't wait for the free market to find alternatives. We must act as individuals, now.” PeopleTryingIdeasAgePoliticalIndividualWaitingWalksOceanSolutionsRateWarmNewspapersComicAlternativesDestroyingFilmmakingFree MarketPublic SpeakingSystematicWalks Of LifeComic StripsPolitical Leadership Author:Jim Toomey
“Our biggest challenges for the ocean and for the planet are problems of perception. People need to understand that species extinctions, habitat destruction, ocean acidification, and pollution are all chipping away at the resilience of the thin layer of life that sustains us on Spaceship Earth.” PeopleNeedsProblemEarthChallengesPlanetsOceanPerceptionDestructionSpeciesResilienceLayersPollutionExtinctionSpaceshipsHabitatChipping AwaySpecies ExtinctionOcean Acidification Author:Edith Widder