“We have taken the manatees out of the areas in the Caribbean and reall...” — Sylvia Earle Quote

“We have taken the manatees out of the areas in the Caribbean and really elsewhere in the world, and this disruption to the system makes such systems vulnerable to changes as they come by, whether it's in terms of disease or terms or global warming for that matter.”

“The sudden release of five million barrels of oil, enormous quantities of methane and two million gallons of toxic dispersants into an already greatly stressed Gulf of Mexico will permanently alter the nature of the area.”

“My first encounter with the ocean was on the Jersey Shore when I was three years old and I got knocked over by a wave. The ocean certainly got my attention! It wasn't frightening, it was more exhilarating.”

“Like a shipwreck or a jetty, almost anything that forms a structure in the ocean, whether it is natural or artificial over time, collects life.”

“The concept of 'peak oil' has penetrated the hearts and minds of people concerned about energy for the future. 'Peak fish' occurred around the end of the 1980s.”

“A lot of the time, it's a European man talking about a Caribbean experience, observing it from outside. We wanted to show the multiplicity of Caribbean life because people see it as a mono-dimensional experience and one homogenous glob.”

“I'm universal. As much as I can get out a 'Firework' with Katy, I can get a 'Lil Freak' out with Usher. Or a 'Lay It Down' with Lloyd. I can get Caribbean as I did on 'Rio,' then go from there to working with No Doubt.”

“People have travelled through the Caribbean islands for all sorts of reasons and left their imprint in the DNA and the food.”

“I think the Caribbean has been overlooked because guys don't really have the resources to get out and guys are less fortunate to make it to the U.S. and get scholarships and for people to come down and see them.”

“In the Caribbean the temperature never changes, the sun just goes down.”

“I don't know a lot about my Jamaican heritage, so I relish any opportunity to learn about Caribbean culture.”