Ocean Quote by Hope Bohanec

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

Fishing is taking a huge toll on the planet's ecosystem.

— Sharon Gannon

For the past 50 years, we've been fishing the seas like we clear-cut forests. It's hard to overstate the destruction. Ninety percent of large…

— Dan Barber

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

Our oceans have been the victims of a giant Ponzi scheme, waged with Bernie Madoff-like callousness by the world's fisheries.

— Daniel Pauly

Fishing is taking a huge toll on the planet's ecosystem. We are emptying the oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers as we fish them dry.

— Sharon Gannon

“In fact, fishing is one of the world’s most wasteful and destructive industries. Every year, more than seven million tons of so-called by-catch (perhaps…

— Hope Bohanec

Fishing is a constant reminder of the democracy of life, of humility, and of human frailty. The forces of nature discriminate for no man.

— Herbert Hoover

We have reached the time in the life of the planet, and humanity's demand upon it, when every fisherman will have to be a…

— Thomas McGuane

To the naked eye, our oceans are beautiful. But scientists tell us that all of the world's fisheries will collapse by 2048, unless we…

— Ted Danson

One fifth of human kind depend on fish to live. Today now 70 percent of the fish stock are over-exploited. According to FAO if…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

If you want to maintain a sustainable supply of fish you have to farm the fish, rather than mine them. So putting your money…

— Maurice Strong