Albatross Quote by Paul Bartsch

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

— Elaine Morgan

The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken by the command of his present majesty, has been the advancement of…

— William Bligh

If we stop dragging trawls and dredges through it, the life of the seas would recover with astonishing speed. Because most marine animals are…

— George Monbiot

“In any age, there is no shortage of people willing to embark on a hazardous adventure. Columbus and Magellan filled eight ships between them…

— Peter Nichols

My experience of ships is that on them one makes an interesting discovery about the world. One finds one can do without it completely.

— Malcolm Bradbury

When the sea was calm all ships alike showed mastership in floating.

— William Shakespeare

“A single Seaway ship can hold up to six million gallons of vessel-steadying ballast water that gets discharged at a port in exchange for…

— Dan Egan

I became interested in ocean issues in the 1980s when I couldn't take my daughters swimming because of pollution at our local beach. Twenty-five…

— Ted Danson

Commercial fishing is always so behind the curve of technology that they were building ships with wooden hulls and masts in the 1940s, though…

— Mark Kurlansky

The amazing thing about the sea is that it is perhaps the last truly unexplored frontier; most oceanographers estimate that only about ninety-five per…

— David Grann

I spent six years before the mast on all types of merchant ships, and naturally I feel well qualified for seafaring roles.

— Van Heflin

On December 8, 1921, when the Leopoldina set sail for Europe, we were on board. Our life together had finally begun. We held on…

— Paula McLain