We transform the world, but we don't remember it. We adjust our baseline to the new level, and we don't recall what was there. Daniel Pauly adjustbaselinelevel Change image and share on social
Our oceans have been the victims of a giant Ponzi scheme, waged with Bernie Madoff-like callousness by the world's fisheries. Daniel Pauly berniecallousnessfishery Change image and share on social
People don't know the past, even though we live in literate societies, because they don't trust the sources of the past. Daniel Pauly literatelivepast Change image and share on social
There is no need for an end to fish, or to fishing for that matter. But there is an urgent need for governments to free themselves from the fishing-industrial complex and its Ponzi scheme, to stop subsidizing the fishing-industrial complex and awarding it fishing rights, when it should in fact pay for the privilege to fish. Daniel Pauly awardcomplexend share on social
I personally like the idea of shellfish aquaculture. These are animals that stay quiet, they stay where you put them, and they clean up the water. Daniel Pauly animalaquacultureclean Change image and share on social
An animal that is very abundant, before it gets extinct, it becomes rare. So you don't lose abundant animals. You always lose rare animals. Therefore, they're not perceived as a big loss. Daniel Pauly abundantanimalbig Change image and share on social
If you think of having a family as being loved as a child, cared for - I did not experience that. Daniel Pauly carechildexperience Change image and share on social
While the climate crisis gathers front-page attention on a regular basis, people - even those who profess great environmental consciousness - continue to eat fish as if it were a sustainable practice. Daniel Pauly attentionbasisclimate Change image and share on social
The crisis of the fisheries is similar to our economy. This is not one fishery failing, but the whole system. Daniel Pauly crisiseconomyfail Change image and share on social
I'm developing a physiological theory of growth and oxygen requirement. If it's well-understood how fish require oxygen to grow, then we can understand how to deal with the impact of global warming. Daniel Pauly dealdevelopfish Change image and share on social