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"I am inspired, amazed and in awe of what lives in the oceans, how it affects all other living things on Earth and I am passionate about preserving it."
— Margaret Juul
"The ocean covers more than 70 percent of the planet, and the level of the water is going up quickly. It is time to include it as a major element in our lives and our near future."
— Corinne Chaix
"The responsibility to look after the oceans sits with us all as individuals and as nations."
— Harriet Mead
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"Living in such a close proximity to the ocean, one cannot escape its beauty, power and majesty."
— J. Paul Fennell
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"I think my work has a simple message: Look at this creature. It is complex, beautiful and precious. It deserves our respect and many now need our protection."
— Nicolas Pain
"I think corals are just some of the most beautiful things on earth. I am awe-inspired by the variety of different species. Even within each species, there are still so many variants!"
— Emily Williams
"It’s a lifetime journey. I’ll understand them someday, maybe, but if I can capture the shape of a salmon’s mouth or the wiggle of the fish, it gets me excited, because I feel like I’ve captured a little bit of the essence of their world."
"Coral reefs seem to me to be the treasure box of the ocean. I have only begun to explore the colors and textures there."
— Tina Christiansen
"I love everything about the ocean. It is perfectly imperfect—the colors, patterns, layers, light, sounds, compositions, changes, life and energy."
— Amy Genser
"I have always found the ocean to be an incredibly inspiring place. It is so alien and bizarrely beautiful down there. Everywhere you look there is something to see and discover."
— Meredith Woolnough
"My pictures convey light or serious comedy. While they are entertaining, they also make us think, and even if the compositions are not real, they are always reflecting humor through the fish’s world." — Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard
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"We inhabit this is incredibly beautiful planet and are slowly ruining it, but we still have an opportunity to safeguard its future, and that’s the message that I try to convey."
-- Jason deCaires Taylor
"In today’s world, we are constantly being bombarded by left brain activities, such as using a computer, cell phone, video games, etc. We need a little right brain creativity to keep us balanced."
-- Marionette Taboniar
"I want to pay tribute to nature’s purity and hope that our civilization will learn to live in harmony with that."
— Erika Pochybova-Johnson
"I hope my paintings make people aware of the beauty and importance of undersea life—not just the popular large whales and sharks but the smaller less known delicate wildlife of the deep."
-- Michael Frank
“The sea and its residents fascinate me in many ways,” said Rivard. “Each has a role to play in the scheme of things.”