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Perhaps with knowing will come caring, and with caring, an impetus toward the needed sea change of attitude, one that combines the wisdom of science and the sensitivity of art to create an enduring ethic.
Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans (1995)
Common sense forces me to consider first the incredible sweep of time that preceded this moment and the ocean's great age, relative to the infinitesimally small fragment of time enjoyed thus far by humankind.
Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans (1995)
You take care of your personal health because you want to live a long time, and you want to be happy. You want to be healthy. But we can't be happy or healthy if we don't take care of our life support system, the planet.
One of my personal heroes is William Perrin
Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans (1995)
Despite clear evidence that ocean ecosystems are collapsing and fish populations can not sustain commercial taking, huge nets, trawlers, and factory ships are still being deployed, and more are being built.
Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans (1995)
The next time you dine on sushi -- or sashimi, or swordfish steak, or shrimp cocktail, whatever wildlife you happen to enjoy from the ocean -- think of the real cost. For every pound that goes to market, more than 10 pounds, even 100 pounds, may be thrown away as bycatch. This is the consequence of not knowing that there are limits to what we can take out of the sea.
fortunately, in our time, we've learned more about the problems than in all preceding history. And with knowing comes caring.
My wish: Protect our oceans (2009)
we can't be happy or healthy if we don't take care of our life support system, the planet.
with NPR (2021)