Marine Ecosystems Gifts

"The truth is, humans aren’t smart enough to know how intelligent we are."

"We found the poor thing stranded on the beach last summer and decided to adopt it."

Seagiraffes

Check out the nice crawdads I have in the bait bucket, George.

"At times I wonder what I've done with my life that makes me worth being saved."

Faster, Georges, faster!

Desert Island Meals.

"All I do is swim and eat plankton, but do I lose weight?"

"Whales eat billions of tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill. The krill are free but whales spend a fortune on dental floss."

Bite out of fishing pier.

'It appears he hit an iceberg.' (A LETTUCE)

Captain in a storm

"Hey grandpa, tell us more about the time you were in that Steven Spielberg movie."

"If oceans are absorbing more carbon dioxide, why isn't this water fizzy?"

"Four years of dental school only to tell all my patients 'Don't worry about any tooth issues - they'll just fall out and be replaced, anyway'."

Horror movies

"It's not the social stigma. It's the mercury."

"Objection, Your Honor! Alleged killer whale."

The one that got away

Lazy Octopus

'You must be very proud Daphne.'

"Mind the whale, dear."

"My family has been fishing these waters for nearly 40 years. . ."

Boy bringing home an octopus in a fish bowl.

Boy with a whale: 'He followed me home, Dad, can I keep him?'

"I just assumed that the whale we adopted would stay in the ocean."

"They communicate through clicks and taps."

"Wild-caught, farm-raised, lab-grown, beach-found, or aquarium-harvested."

Thinks he's too cool for school.

The Food Chain

'Oh, so now the ocean isn't GOOD enough for you?'

"He was a sea rescue."

"Technically, it's a mammal."