And there are some hopeful signs. For instance, lobster fisheries in New England and the Georges Bank fisheries are beginning to show signs of some recovery. But we need to apply the same attention to developing countries where the rates of degradation are still increasing. There is no way to replace the services or the pleasures that we get from the ocean. If we lose our ocean species and habitats, we also lose the opportunity for knowledge, discovery, and wonder.
Nothing can bring that back.