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11 Critical Ocean Issues - Reviews
I have admired SeaKeepers early contribution of creating an
automated ocean monitoring system and bringing private yachts
aboard the marine environmental effort as gatherers of scientific
data. With this new report, “11 Critical Ocean Issues with
Action Items for Concerned Citizens”, they have made another
valuable contribution. This easy to read document fills the
need for a broad perspective across many of the ocean crises,
with specific things that one concerned person can pursue.
This agenda will be valuable not only to their members, but
to the public as well. Bravo! |
Jean-Michel Cousteau
President, Ocean Futures Society;
Environmentalist
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| Living up to their name, The International SeaKeepers Society provides here clear messages of concern and care, an action plan laced with hope for the future of the ocean — and for ourselves. |
Dr. Sylvia A. Earle
Marine Biologist; Former NOAA chief scientist
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| What we do in the next fifty years will determine whether we can live in harmony with our global environment. What we do in the next ten years will determine what is possible in the next fifty. I urge everyone to read this compelling summary of what we must do now to keep our oceans an abundant reservoir of life. |
Dr. Charles F. Kennel
Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
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| "11 Critical Ocean Issues With Action Items for Concerned Citizens", as its title exactly implies, is both a compendium of invaluable information about the perils facing our magnificent oceans, and an action-oriented manual with vital instructions explaining how each individual can make a significant difference toward securing the health of our treasured seas. It is the duty of all the world’s citizens to protect the beauty and bounty of our oceans for the future. Safeguarding that legacy is our responsibility to prospective generations and this publication demonstrates exactly how that may be accomplished. |
Honorable Leon E. Panetta
Chairman, Pew Oceans Commission; Former U.S. Congressman & White House Chief of Staff
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| Two landmark national ocean commissions recently reported comprehensively on the threats to our oceans and made recommendations for action at all levels of government. But what can individual citizens do? This clear, concise booklet answers that question. |
Vice Admiral Roger T. Rufe, Jr., USCG (Ret.)
Director of Operations, U.S. Dept of Homeland Security |
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| I commend the members of the International SeaKeepers Society for their continuing commitment to enhancing the understanding and conservation of the world’s oceans, coasts and Great Lakes. Their guide for concerned citizens identifies numerous important actions that individuals can take to help move our nation toward a more comprehensive national ocean policy. The focus on cultivating informed and engaged citizens is essential to the development of a new stewardship ethic that more fully recognizes and appreciates the wealth of ecologic, economic and aesthetic benefits each of us derive from the oceans. |
Admiral James D. Watkins, USN (Ret.)
Chairman, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy; President Emeritus, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education
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| I applaud this report by SeaKeepers. Our ocean priorities are a very sad state of affairs. In particular, given the recent near total annihilation of federal funds for undersea research, I believe that it is imperative that the private sector step into the fray, both to move for a better national agenda, as well as in a more direct participatory role. Your call to action could not be more timely. While the situation is grave, you have presented a worthwhile plan that any concerned citizen can and should support. |
Honorable Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Former U.S. Senator and Governor of CT; National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
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| The International SeaKeepers Society’s “11 Critical Ocean Issues” highlights the importance of ocean science research and education to better understand the dynamics and functioning of our marine ecosystems. CORE supports this effort and looks forward to partnering with SeaKeepers to reverse the declining trends in ocean health and to secure greater investment in ocean research and education in order to protect our ocean legacy for future generations. |
Rear Admiral Richard D. West, USN (Ret.)
President, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE)
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