“The Low Down on the High Seas: What We Don’t Know About the Oceans Can Kill Us” – National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C

“Wendy Schmidt describes how her investments in innovative solutions, along with her support for scientific and technological breakthroughs, are creating momentum for ocean health leading to the restoration of this vital planetary resource. Ms. Schmidt brings an optimistic approach to addressing critical ocean issues and provides a framework for viewing the ocean as part of an interactive living system, crucial to life on land. To understand the ocean is to know with certainty why we need to care about it, no matter where we live.”