Dear fellow disruptors,

During our youth, Walsh and Picard reached the bottom of the ocean. Talk about one giant leap for optimism. Suddenly absolutely anything was possible. The pursuit of happiness no longer felt like work. Computers and cellphones walked straight out of Sci-fi movies and into our everyday lives.

Today we find ourselves in a new reality. A critical time for the world and our oceans. Where possibilities are becoming few and far between. It is a future that will leave new generations stranded in uncertainty. The state of the oceans' well-being must be rooted in a collective not only seeing what can be achieved, but for all of us to feel it’s benefits. Not the fragmented industry we see struggling today, but rather the noble, responsible, inventive and generous progress that moves society forward. The value creation that creates greater well-being for all.

The fact that the ocean health’ and sustainable value-creating growth is increasingly becoming out of reach is one reality we can, and must, change right now. It’s time to aim for the moon once more. I believe that there is no better opportunity of creating value for, empowering our ability lead, lessening our anxiety through the collective and building strong, confident feelings about our industry’s future. I believe it, because I have spent my life’s work finding the most successful ways to do just that.

Now, is the time.

It’s time to believe in our power as a collective of leaders. It’s time to invest with a great clarity of purpose. It’s time for a healthy interaction with the ocean where humanity views the ocean with a goal towards sustainability.  It is time to drive breakthroughs that increase our scientific understanding of the oceans while strengthening its health and value creation.

Starting now we will work to ensure the Oceans.Studio is at the center of it all. We have big plans and bold initiatives to not only start opening discussions but come to a shared conclusion; that investing in our ocean industries to gain world-leadership is within reach, and to build a future that may have seemed impossible just yesterday.