There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral reefs are still in pretty good shape, a jeweled belt around the middle of the planet. There’s still time, but not a lot, to turn things around.
SYLVIA EARLEThe concept of ‘peak oil’ has penetrated the hearts and minds of people concerned about energy for the future. ‘Peak fish’ occurred around the end of the 1980s.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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No water, no life. No blue, no green.
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We did not want, from garbage and nuclear wastes to sludge from sewage to entire ships that had reached the end of their useful life.
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People still do not understand that a live fish is more valuable than a dead one, and that destructive fishing techniques are taking a wrecking ball to biodiversity.
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Places change over time with or without oil spills, but humans are responsible for the Deepwater Horizon gusher – and humans, as well as the corals, fish and other creatures, are suffering the consequences.
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I’ve had the joy of spending thousands of hours under the sea. I wish I could take people along to see what I see, and to know what I know.
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Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica.
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Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe, reflect on the past, assess the present and imagine the future.
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We have been far too aggressive about extracting ocean wildlife, not appreciating that there are limits and even points of no return.
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There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet.
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My mother was known as the ‘bird lady’ of the neighborhood.
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Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you’re lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you’re in a healthy ocean.
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If somebody dumps something noxious in my back yard, the dumper is the last one I would call on to repair the damage.
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A lumberman will look at a forest and see so many board feet of lumber. I see a living city.
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I would love to slip into the skin of a fish and know what it’s like to be one. They have senses that I can only dream about.
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Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
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