Century Quote by Annalee Newitz

With earth's burgeoning human population to feed we must turn to the sea with understanding and new technology. We need to farm it as…

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

We are literally eating the oceans alive and there are simply not enough fish to continue to feed an ever expanding population of humanity.

— Paul Watson

Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable period of time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands…

— Gary Larson

Human activity is having a major impact on the planet. We consume or have diverted a large proportion of the productivity of the land…

— Ian Goldin

Life on this earth first emerged from the sea. As the polar ice melts and sea level rises, we humans find ourselves facing the…

— John Luther Adams

The seas are rising, and millions of people are going to be affected by that - and already are. We have to make sure…

— Christopher Lloyd

We are taking way more out of the ocean than the ocean can replenish.

— Sylvia Earle

We need to do a better job of keeping oceans healthy.

— Sigourney Weaver

If we don't preserve the oceans from nitrate runoff and plastic and chemicals, and if we don't preserve it from acidification, and if we…

— John F. Kerry

Oceans need more attention because climate change IS an ocean issue. Our oceans will be the first victim, and sea life will suffer dramatically.…

— Mark Powell

As the oceans go, so do we.

— David Doubilet

For too long we have placed an irrational burden upon our oceans by demanding only a narrow selection of species, which has led to…

— Barton Seaver