Quotes

It's not right that a single method of fishing being practiced by only a handful of nations could cause the extinction of species unknown to science and destroy any potential for sustainable fisheries. That is why it is incumbent on the United Nations to declare an immediate suspension of bottom trawling on the high seas.

Bottom trawling is like trying to capture songbirds in the forest with bulldozers,

On high seas marine protected areas: In addition to protecting high seas seamounts and corals from impacts such as deep sea bottom trawling, it is also necessary to protect vulnerable open ocean habitats like drift algae that serve as oceanic "oases" for a wide variety of species.

In regards to a UN moratorium on high seas bottom trawling: One of the primary reasons a moratorium should be put into effect is that we simply do not know enough about the deep ocean to understand where and how it must be protected. We need the time that a moratorium will offer to explore the deep sea and better understand how to protect deep sea ecosystems and manage sustainable fisheries in high seas areas.

In reference to high seas bottom trawling: It's like using a bulldozer in a rainforest to catch songbirds.

You could be eating a fish that was born at the time of Napoleon. [In reference to the consumption of orange roughy and other deep sea fishes].

You're after a target deep sea fish, but basically you're mowing down these deep sea corals. [In reference to high seas bottom trawling]

Unfortunately, L.A. has a lot to learn from mass-transit systems of other large cities, and the sprawl of a boom era is increasingly impractical. Expansion of our metro system would be a good start.

Even that goal is going to be devastating for the ocean. [in reference to the target of +2C global temperature rise]

We need to find ways to mitigate and adapt to what's coming down the pipe. It's an immense thing we're asking people to do. [In reference to climate change]

The good news is that the world has finally caught on to the value of marine protected areas, and their rate of creation, effective management and enforcement are proliferating worldwide.

I've never been a big fan of touring old churches, but this one stands alone. [Iglesia de San Franisco de Quito]

The one and only reason to go here is for the novelty of taking your picture spread eagle across the Northern and Southern hemispheres. [In reference to Mitad de Mundo, Ecuador]

I actually support (SB 236), I think it's beneficial to our bays in reducing the nutrient runoff.