Nigella Hillgarth

CEO, New England Aquarium

At nearly 7,000 feet above the ocean floor, the seamounts [off New England's coast] are taller than the beloved Mount Washington.

Kelp on Cashes Ledge (Brian Skerry, New England Aquarium/Courtesy)

Coral (NOAA, New England Aquarium/Courtesy)

The underwater terrain at these sites is as dramatic and varied as that at any of our land-based parks.

The Time Is Now To Create An Ocean Legacy For Future Generations

Nigella Hillgarth: "More than 10 percent of U.S. lands are set aside as protected parks, wildlife refuges and wilderness areas, but the same care has not yet been given to our ocean." Pictured: An Atlantic wolfish on Cashes Ledge, as photographed by New England Aquarium Explorer-in-Residence, Brian Skerry. (Brian Skerry, New England Aquarium/ Courtesy)
