THE STAR THROWER

This is a tale for all those who feel compelled to make a difference.

Be mindful of these words by Margaret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

Let your actions speak for you. They will echo forever.

OBITUARY FOR A WRASSE

This is a recent obituary for the very same Napoleon wrasse who's portrayed throughout this website.

The flip-side to anthropomorphism is anthropocentrism (and the accompanying prejudice of speciesism). As most divers know, many aquatic animals go way beyond being "just fish."

Dr. Sylvia Earle, the esteemed explorer and oceanographer, once proclaimed: "I'd just as soon eat a cocker spaniel as eat a grouper."

STARING AT THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS

This is a conservation message to accompany "The Ocean Reglitterized" -- my exhibition at the Pelham Art Center which ran September 16 to October 29, 2011.

SUMMATION OF PALAU BILLS

This in-depth summation of Palau Senate Bills' No. 8-44, 8-50, and 8-56 was presented as an addendum to my "Objection to Compact Review Claims" document sent to the U.S. and Palau Compact Review teams.

The main text of "Objection to Compact Review Claims" can be found under the "Articles/Campaigns" category, above.

THE ANNIHILATION OF SHARKS FOR SOUP

The world's sharks are being killed at an estimated rate of 3 per second, primarily to display prosperity through the custom of serving expensive shark fin soup at Asian banquets and weddings. Shark finners slice off the fins (worth up to US$700 a kilo) and the less valuable mutilated shark is discarded back into the ocean to slowly die.

Aside from this obvious cruelty and waste, the harm from finning extends nearly everywhere. Many shark species are necessary in regulating species abundance and distribution to uphold the biodiversity vital for the ocean's functionality and, in turn, maintaining terrestrial ecosystems as well. Any practice that clearly enables both specicide and ecocide must be addressed as a serious crime against the planet.