In 2003, the Pew Oceans Commission said the nation's oceans were in crisis and offered solutions. A decade later, commission chairman Leon Panetta speaks with Pew's Christopher Mann and reflects on how the commission changed the national conversation about oceans.
This segment is the first in a series with Panetta on the world's oceans. To view the extended interview, click here: http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899515064.
For more information on the Oceans Commission, click here: http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/other-resources/future-of-americas-oceans-better-or-worse-85899479449.