Quote by Chris D. Thomas

Every time you dive, you hope you'll see something new - some new species. Sometimes the ocean gives you a gift, sometimes it doesn't.

— James Cameron

I am really a sea creature. Just a mammal that lost its fins.

— Kathleen Quinlan

“Hartwell’s subconscious was treated to a lengthy reel of the evolutionary tract of cetaceans – from their early days as hoofed creatures with triangular…

— Phil Wohl

All mammals undergo a certain degree of diversification. Darwin knew that. When he drew a family tree, it had many branches on it.

— Donald Johanson

“Whales and dolphins have been aquatic for about 70 million years and seals for between 25 and 30 million years.”

— Elaine Morgan

“the blue-headed wrasse is a fish that lives on coral reefs. All wrasses begin life as females and continue to pump out eggs as…

— Terry Burnham

“When you dive into the sea, you are diving into the origin of us all.”

— Peter Godfrey-Smith

It is estimated that one-third of all reef-building corals, a third of all fresh-water mollusks, a third of sharks and rays, a quarter of…

— Elizabeth Kolbert

“Snorkel through our vibrant menagerie of fish and marine life, each one of which has been clearly tagged and labeled for your convenience. Do…

— Colin Nissan

“If things continue at the present pace, it is likely that whales, sharks, tuna and dolphins will follow the diprotodons, ground sloths and mammoths…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Scientists believe that sharks are one of the oldest species of animals still in existence. Nature built them as perfect predators. Perfect killing machines.…

— K.A. Applegate

For decades I have tried to peel back the layers of mystery surrounding many marine creatures, though most have held tightly to their secrets.…

— Brian Skerry