Ecosystems Quote by Sharon Gannon Download Open image “Fishing is taking a huge toll on the planet's ecosystem.” — Sharon Gannon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Ecosystems Fishing Huge Planets Tolls
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 Copy Share Image
“The planet may never recover from the environmental devastation wrought by commercial fishing. It seems that our oceans, once thought to hold an endless… — Hope Bohanec Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I'm not against extracting a modest amount of wildlife out of the ocean for human consumption, but I am really concerned about the large-scale… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Overfishing, global warming and pollution are destroying the ocean. — Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Copy Share Image
There's more to fishing than catching fish. It's being lost in a timeless world, away from all the chaos outside, doing something that's elemental. — Paul Whitehouse Copy Share Image
The fact that we're catching more fish per person than we've ever done before doesn't mean that there are not particular places where we've… — Bjorn Lomborg Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Food production is ripping the living world apart. Fishing and farming are, by a long way, the greatest cause of extinction and loss of… — George Monbiot Copy Share Image
Communication implies communing, having a shared experience with another, not "talking at" or "talking down to" someone. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Human overconsumption is a greater problem than human population growth, and meat eating is a big part of that problem. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Some well-to-do parents may say, "I have a right to have as many children as I want because I can take care of them."… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
In fact, studies show that vegans tend to get more iron than meat eaters. Vitamin C from fruits and vegetables increases iron absorption. Meanwhile,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or for any exploitative purpose. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
When we have a choice it is always best to choose kindness. Veganism is simply the kinder choice. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Don't try to do this by yourself: to become a good yogi you need a teacher. Find a teacher you can bow to, who… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It is true that every being is enjoying life or suffering as a direct result of his or her own past actions. The animals… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Lions and other carnivorous animals do a lot of things besides eat meat. They live outdoors, not in houses; they don't wear clothes or… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Yoga may have originated in India, where the cow has been revered as sacred for thousands of years, but times have changed since Lord… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It may take sixteen pounds of grain to make one pound of beef, but it also takes one hundred pounds of fish to make… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Yes, all of life is sacred, including plants; and yes, there is research that demonstrates that plants have feelings - they feel it when… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems. — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
Let us be good stewards of the Earth we inherited. All of us have to share the Earth's fragile ecosystems and precious resources, and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
There are ecosystems like coral reefs [at risk] through ocean acidification. Those are valuable things that we should protect. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I am passionate about making sure that we collectively and proactively preserve all of the world's most iconic coastal and oceanic wild places -… — Serge Dedina Copy Share Image
School leadership has been identified as another critical element of student success, and subsequently enough resources and training should be provided to our school… — Shaheen Mistri Copy Share Image
Restoration ecology is experimental science, a science of love and altruism. In its attempts to reverse the processes of ecosystem degradation it runs exactly… — Stephanie Mills Copy Share Image
Ocean energy can contribute a great deal toward the protection or our atmosphere - without damaging marine ecosystems that are equally vital to the… — Fred Krupp Copy Share Image
A large animal needs a large area. If you protect that area, you're also protecting thousands of other plants and animals. You're saving all… — George Schaller Copy Share Image
The destruction of aquatic ecosystem health, and the increasing water scarcity, are in my opinion the most pressing environmental problems facing human kind. — Maude Barlow Copy Share Image
What I try to communicate is that there's a lot of crossover between that feeling of romantic heartbreak and this devastating feeling of knowing… — Mirah Copy Share Image
We have reached a new milestone as a human family. With seven billion of us now inhabiting our planet, it is time to ask… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
People like the robber barons assumed that the doctrine of the survival of the fittest authenticated them as deserving power. You know, "I'm the… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image