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There Is An Enormous Amount To Be Learned About The Sea; Like Most Wildernesses, It Has Great Potential.

Santa Monica Bay Is Less Polluted Today Than When I First Moved To The Area In The 1970s, Because Actions Have Been Taken To Avoid Putting Some Of The Noxious Materials Into The Sea. I Think People Are More Aware Than They Once Were, The Air Is Cleaner, Water Generally Is, In Spite Of The Fact That There Are More People.

There Are Now More Than 4,000 Places In The Sea Around The World That Have Some Kind Of Protection. The Bad News: You Have To Look Hard To Find Them. What You Find Instead Is Destructive Fishing, Mining, Gas And Oil Exploration.

If You Think The Ocean Isn't Important, Imagine Earth Without It. Mars Comes To Mind. No Ocean, No Life Support System.

With Care And Protection, With Safe Havens In The Ocean, There Is Still A Good Chance That We Can Turn Things Around.