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… — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
In the ocean, [bioluminescence] is the rule rather than the exception. — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
Our biggest challenges for the ocean and for the planet are problems of perception. People need to understand that species extinctions, habitat destruction, ocean… — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
Our problems are solvable if they are clearly defined. To do so, we need to monitor our planetary life support systems the way doctors… — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
I think I have the best job in the world. Seventy-one percent of the planet is covered by water, we've explored less than five… — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
Exploration is the engine that drives innovation. Innovation drives economic growth. So let's all go exploring. — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
It's a little-appreciated fact that most of the animals in our ocean make light. — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
I never, ever would have imagined the kind of career I've had. It just wouldn't have occurred to me that anything like this could… — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
The teeth on [the viperfish] are so long that if they closed inside the mouth of the fish, it would actually impale its own… — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
I just was mesmerized by all of this life everywhere I looked. And so I wanted to be a marine biologist. — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
We've only explored about 5% of our ocean. There are great discoveries yet to be made down there - fantastic creatures representing millions of… — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
We've only explored about five percent of our ocean. There are great discoveries yet to be made down there, fantastic creatures representing millions of… — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
The difference between a fairy tale and a sea tale? A fairy tale starts with "Once upon a time". A sea tale starts with… — Edith Widder Copy Share Image