The world is far less rich if you take away pandas, rhinoceroses or any
of the species of elephants or birds—we’ve lost so much so fast
throughout the history the last 10,000 years. It’s not just climate
change, it’s the impact of humans as predators on wildlife. Even early
into the 20th century when the last of the passenger pigeons were
around, or fast forward to when I was in high school when the last of
the Gulf of Mexico Monk seals existed—now they are gone, gone, gone. And
now we know that we can eliminate species and we’re also beginning to
understand why it matters.
The ocean keeps the planet and everything in it alive, full stop. The
ocean is vital to life on earth. Some people believe that the sole
purpose of fish is for us to eat them. They are seen as commodities. Yet
wild fish, like wild birds, have a place in the natural ecosystem which
outweighs their value as food. They’re part of the systems that make
the planet function in our favor, and we should be protecting them
because of their importance to the ocean.
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