“I’ve always cared,” I said, then, turning to Leigh, “Sharks matter. Everything swimming in the oceans matters. Dolphins, stingrays, the tiniest sea horses, and the smallest crabs.” The smallest, purplest crabs, I thought. “The thing is, without sharks our oceans will die, and if the oceans die, we’re next, but they don’t matter just because they benefit us; they matter simply because they exist.”
