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Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.
• ... that an enormous amount of plastic particles and litter are ending up in the oceans around the world? It is estimated that the patch in the Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest ocean, is equivalent to the size of Europe.
<div align="right">''[https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/marine-litter-2013-a-growing European Environment Agency]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Plato''</div>
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Killerwhales_jumping.jpg Killer whale] is considered to be amongst the smartest animals on the planet competing with the great apes (chimps and gorillas) for the number one?
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/killer-whale Oceana]''<br></div>
 
• ... that out of all the oceans, the Atlantic Ocean is the saltiest?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>
 
• ... that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>
 
• ... that an enormous amount of plastic particles and litter are ending up in the oceans around the world? It is estimated that the patch in the Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest ocean, is equivalent to the size of Europe?
<div align="right">''[https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/marine-litter-2013-a-growing European Environment Agency]''<br></div>
 
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Killerwhales_jumping.jpg Killer whale] is considered to be amongst the smartest animals on the planet competing with the great apes (chimps and gorillas) for the number one?
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/killer-whale Oceana]''<br></div>
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• ... that out of all the oceans, the Atlantic Ocean is the saltiest?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting.
• ... that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Charles Bukowski''</div>
• ... that the body and arms of the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACrown_of_Thorns_Starfish_at_Malapascuas_Island_v._II.jpg Crown-of-thorn starfish] are covered with spines which are used for locomotion and for defense from potential predators?
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/corals-and-other-invertebrates/crown-thorns-starfish/ Oceana]''<br></div>


• ... that in the next one hundred years, global climate is estimated to rise by 0.5°C (0.9°F) due to the increase in the temperature caused just by the ocean?
<div align="right">''[http://marinebio.org/oceans/conservation/global-warming/ Marinebio]''<br></div>
Did you know that noise pollution can disrupt the migration and reproduction patterns of marine mammals such as whales and dolphins? 
<div align="right">''[https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/causes-and-effects-of-ocean-dumping/ Marine Insight]''<br></div>
• ... that scientists believe that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lfelina.jpg marine otter] is monogamous?
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/marine-otter/ Oceana]''<br></div>
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The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
• ... that artificial light, which is used more and more in the coastal environments, could boost the existence of unwanted fouling invertebrates, such as [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_squirts_at_Castle_Rocks_P7260921.JPG sea squirts] and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pomatoceros_triqueter.jpg keel worms], in marinas and harbors?
<div align="right">''[https://phys.org/news/2015-04-coastal-pollution-disturbs-marine-animals.html/ Science X]''<br></div>
 
• ... that ocean acidification decreases the ability of the ocean to store carbon?
<div align="right">''[https://phys.org/news/2017-10-ocean-acidification-strong-case-limiting.html/ Science X]''<br></div>
 
• ... that ocean acidification impacts the ecosystems and other important benefits which the ocean gives to humankind, such as food and recreation?
<div align="right">''[https://phys.org/news/2017-10-ocean-acidification-strong-case-limiting.html/ Science X]''<br></div>
 
• ... that a lot of different sharks live for up to a century? The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expl9984_(14318817140).jpg Greenland sharks], for example, can live at least 300 years, possessing the first place of the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth”.
<div align="right">''[https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/sharks-age-longevity-lifespan-oceans/ Science X]''<br></div>
 
• ... that new reports claim that at least 43% of [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cozumel_Delphin.JPG dolphins] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetacea#/media/File:Orca_porpoising.jpg whales], all species of [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schildkr%C3%B6te_Malediven.jpg marine turtles], 36% of the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foraging_seabirds_(15346028505).jpg seabird species] and many other species of fish ingest [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_debris#/media/File:Beach_at_Msasani_Bay,_Dar_es_Salaam,_Tanzania.JPG marine litter]?
<div align="right">''[https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/marine-litter-2013-a-growing/ European Environment Agency]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Winston Churchill''</div>
• ... that the oceans have faced extensive changes due to the fact that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_turtle#/media/File:Young_Honu-Kahala.png sea turtles] have been virtually eliminated from vast areas of the globe?
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/reports/why-healthy-oceans-need-sea-turtles-importance-sea-turtles-marine-ecosystems/ Oceana]''<br></div>
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• ... that oil use is a dominant contributor to climate change? Oil consumption in the United States during 2006 resulted to 2.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, which accounts for nearly 45% of the country’s territory. 
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/sites/default/files/reports/Toxic_Legacy_FINAL.pdf/ Oceana]''<br></div>


If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end.
• ... that cruise ships alone, dispose 30,000 gallons of sewage, such as toilet waste, into the ocean?
<div align="right">''[https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/8-ways-in-which-cruise-ships-can-cause-marine-pollution/ Marine Insight]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Bayard Rustin''</div>
• ... that the population of whales and dolphins has dropped in areas affected by noise pollution from ships?
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<div align="right">''[https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/effects-of-noise-pollution-from-ships-on-marine-life/ Marine Insight]''<br></div>
 
• ... that underwater noise pollution causes a disruption in normal communication between marine animals?
<div align="right">''[https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/effects-of-noise-pollution-from-ships-on-marine-life/ Marine Insight]''<br></div>


Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.
• ... that 50% of the oxygen we breathe is produced by the oceans?
<div align="right">''[http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/our_global_goals/oceans/ WWF]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Atifete Jahjaga''</div>
• ... that there are estimations according to which the global [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H-mart_-_fish_department_-_Mackerel_-_2.JPG seafood market] will increase by another 50 million tons by 2025 forcing stakeholders involved, such as fishermen, processors, suppliers, buyers and retailers to address this high demand?
<div align="right">''[http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/smart_fishing/ WWF]''<br></div>


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The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting.
• ... that the proportion of the world’s marine stocks which are either fully exploited or overfished reaches 85%?
<div align="right">''[http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/our_global_goals/markets/mti_solutions/certification/seafood/aquaculture/ WWF]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Charles Bukowski''</div>
• ... that Sea otters spend all of their time in the ocean? They even sleep there. 
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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
• ... that by 2050, 100GW of ocean energy can be deployed in Europe covering up to 10% of the continent’s electricity demand, that is, the electricity needs of 76 million households on a daily base? 
<div align="right">''[https://www.oceanenergy-europe.eu/ocean-energy/ Ocean Energy Europe]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Franklin D. Roosevelt''</div>
• ... that Ziconotide is a painkiller that can be extracted from the poison of cone snails?
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<div align="right">''[http://www.marinebiotech.eu/wiki/Application_of_Ziconotide_as_a_painkiller/ Marine Biotech]''<br></div>


In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.


<div align="right">''Aristotle''</div>
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_penguins_Boulder_Bay_1.jpg African penguins] can live 25 to 28 years?
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/african-penguin.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>


• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_penguins_Boulder_Bay_1.jpg African penguin] is under threat from human activities including overfishing of species such as anchovies and herring, which is a delicious source of food for the penguins?
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/african-penguin.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>
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In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACaiman_crocodilus_llanos.JPG Spectacled caimans] were living at the time where dinosaurs were alive?
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/spectacled-caiman.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Wangari Maathai''</div>
• ... that even though most view them as vicious predators, the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACaiman_crocodilus_llanos.JPG Spectacled caimans] eat very little due to their very slow metabolism?
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<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/spectacled-caiman.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>
 
 
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_jellyfish_at_Gota_Sagher.JPG Jellyfish Aurelia] lives less than a year?
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/jellyfish-aurelia-aurita.html%20/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>


A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_jellyfish_at_Gota_Sagher.JPG Jellyfish Aurelia] consists of more than 95% of water?
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/jellyfish-aurelia-aurita.html%20/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Charles W. Pickering''</div>
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pterapogon_kauderni1.JPG Banggai cardinal fish] is a model parent that protects its young from predators by hiding them in the long spines of the long-spined sea urchin or between the tentacles of anemones?
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<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/banggai-apogon.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>


Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pterapogon_kauderni1.JPG batfish’s] maximum size is about 5 centimeters?
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/batfish.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Aristotle''</div>
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• ... that in order to protect itself from predators, the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pterapogon_kauderni1.JPG batfish] imitates dead leaves and plant debris by floating on the surface, lying on its side? 
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/batfish.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>


What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinobatos_cemiculus.raie-guitare01.jpg blackchin guitarfish] is an endangered species included in the IUCN’s red list?
<div align="right">''[http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/63132/0/ IUCN]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Mahatma Gandhi''</div>
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinobatos_cemiculus.raie-guitare01.jpg blackchin guitarfish] is eaten and sold in markets in Mediterranean countries such as Italy, Morocco, Israel, and Tunisia?
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<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/blackchin-guitarfish.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>
 
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kalifornischer_Seeloewe_Zalophus_californianus_Tierpark_Hellabrunn-4.jpg California Sea Lion] has external ears which are not found in seals?
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/california-sea-lion.html%20/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>


It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.


<div align="right">''Winston Churchill''</div>
• ... that in the beginning of the twentieth century, the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kalifornischer_Seeloewe_Zalophus_californianus_Tierpark_Hellabrunn-4.jpg California Sea Lion] almost became extinct mainly because of hunting?
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/california-sea-lion.html%20/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>


• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ridge_render.jpg mid-oceanic ridge] is the world’s longest mountain chain, and 90% of it lies beneath the ocean?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>
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Jeans represent democracy in fashion.
• ... that the ocean waters hold nearly 20 million tons of gold? If we could mine all of the gold from the ocean, we would have enough to give every person on earth 9lbs of the precious metal.
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>
 
• ... that the giant squid has the largest eyes of any animal in the world – each eye is up to 40cm in diameter, which is bigger than a human head?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Giorgio Armani''</div>
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To make democracy work, we must be a notion of participants, not simply observers.
• ... that approximately 15,000 shipwrecks lie in Irish territorial waters?
<div align="right">''Louis L'Amour''</div>
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


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• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KreeftbijDenOsse.jpg lobsters] taste with their feet, hear with their legs, chew with their stomachs and pee from their heads during combat and courtship?
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''John F. Kennedy''</div>
• ... that a large container ship can store 745 million bananas – that’s one for every person in Europe and North America?
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<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG coral reefs] are among the oldest ecosystems in the world – at 230 million years?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Ralph Nader''</div>
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• ... that a [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jellyfish_(22155754161).jpg swarm of jellyfish] is called a “smack”?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
• ... that the global market for seaweed is valued at approximately €5.4 billion?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Abraham Lincoln''</div>
• ... that over half of the oxygen we breathe is produced by tiny microscopic plants called [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diatoms_through_the_microscope.jpg] “phytoplankton” that live in the ocean?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


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• ... that an [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Octopus2.jpg octopus] can change the color of its entire body in just three-tenths of a second, mimicking objects, plants, rocks and sand under the sea?
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''George Bernard Shaw''</div>
• ... that more marine species have been discovered in the past decade than ever before, with an average of 2,000 discoveries per year?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crassostrea_gigas_Marennes_p1050142.jpg oysters] are typically born male and can swap gender at least once during their lifetime?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>
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An eye for an eye would leave the world blind
• ... that the ocean absorbs 30% of the carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere by human activity?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''Martin Luther King''</div>
• ... that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate?
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<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>
The world belongs to those who think and act with it, who keep a finger on its pulse.
• ... that a large container ship can store 745 million bananas – that’s one for every person in Europe and North America?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>
 
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG coral reefs] are among the oldest ecosystems in the world – at 230 million years?
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div>
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_penguins_Boulder_Bay_1.jpg African penguins] can live 25 to 28 years?
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/african-penguin.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>


<div align="right">''William R. Inge''</div>
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_penguins_Boulder_Bay_1.jpg African penguin] is under threat from human activities including overfishing of species such as anchovies and herring, which is a delicious source of food for the penguins?
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/african-penguin.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div>
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Latest revision as of 07:20, 24 January 2024

• ... that oil use is a dominant contributor to climate change? Oil consumption in the United States during 2006 resulted to 2.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, which accounts for nearly 45% of the country’s territory.
Oceana
• ... that cruise ships alone, dispose 30,000 gallons of sewage, such as toilet waste, into the ocean?
Marine Insight
• ... that the population of whales and dolphins has dropped in areas affected by noise pollution from ships?
Marine Insight
• ... that underwater noise pollution causes a disruption in normal communication between marine animals?
Marine Insight
• ... that 50% of the oxygen we breathe is produced by the oceans?
WWF
• ... that there are estimations according to which the global seafood market will increase by another 50 million tons by 2025 forcing stakeholders involved, such as fishermen, processors, suppliers, buyers and retailers to address this high demand?
WWF


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