Barbara Block Quotes

What we have now - a world without [marine] reserves - is like a debit account where we withdraw all the time and we never make any deposit. Reserves are like savings accounts.

Only two percent of the ocean is fully protected right now.

Just as we have the power to harm the ocean, we have the power to put in place policies and modify our own behavior in ways that would be an insurance policy for the future of the sea, for the creatures there, and for us, protecting special critical areas in the ocean.

I am passionate about informing the world about our ocean - its complexity and beauty, its value to us, and the perils that it faces.

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 change how we manage them. Help protect our oceans so the next generation can also enjoy their bounty.

We must protect our ocean as if our lives depend upon it, because they do.

There's still a lot of people out there who think the only good shark is a dead shark.

With care and protection, with safe havens in the ocean, there is still a good chance that we can turn things around.

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 river-keeper, a steward of marine shallows, a watchman on the high seas. We are beyond having to put back what we have taken out. We must put back more than we take out.

It is important to remember that the ocean's resources are finite. The commitment these kids are making here today is a clear and compelling call to all of us to pay attention to our ocean.

We know that when we protect our oceans we're protecting our future.

Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in and around the ocean, and they've personally seen the beauty, the fragility, and even the degradation of our planet's blue heart.

NRDC has helped bring hope spots to more of our shared ocean waters. We helped draft and pass a California law creating a network of underwater parks stretching from the Oregon border to the Mexican border.

As an explorer, I know firsthand there are many places in the ocean so full of life that they should be protected. Coral reefs and mangrove coastlines are stressed already by climate change and ocean acidification, and poor planning will just make their plight worse.

There are a number of things everyone can do to help protect whales.

When people who love the ocean come together, they can achieve extraordinary things.

We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.

I just was mesmerized by all of this life everywhere I looked. And so I wanted to be a marine biologist.

Sustainable fishing is a fraud. It's a marketing term that really means 'business as usual.'

Captain Falco saw the diminishment of biodiversity in our oceans over a span of nearly seven decades. He was dedicated to the protection of life and habitats in the sea. He was a legendary mariner, diver, oceanographer, and conservationist. The world is a better place because of him.

As long as there is a Southern Ocean whale sanctuary, Sea Shepherd crew will continue to patrol and defend it.

We need to do a better job of keeping oceans healthy.

How could we restrain our fishermen, the boldest men alive, from fishing in prohibited places?

My father Lloyd Bridges worked on a TV show called 'Sea Hunt.' He impressed upon me as a child the importance of taking care of the ocean and working together to do our part to reduce human pollution.

We could truly make our oceans clean again.