On a sea floor that looks like a sandy mud bottom, that at first glance might appear to be sand and mud, when you look closely and sit there as I do for a while and just wait, all sorts of creatures show themselves, with little heads popping out of the sand. It is a metropolis.
SYLVIA EARLEThe best scientists and explorers have the attributes of kids! They ask question and have a sense of wonder.
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The Exxon Valdez spill triggered a swift and strong response that changed policies about shipping, about double-hulled construction. A number of laws came into place.
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My first encounter with the ocean was on the Jersey Shore when I was three years old and I got knocked over by a wave.
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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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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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What we once used as weapons of war, we now use as weapons against fish.
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When I first ventured into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1950s, the sea appeared to be a blue infinity too large, too wild to be harmed by anything that people could do.
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I love my Force Fins, which are the kind of fins Special Forces use and really are adapted from the fins of fish. They’re very efficient.
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We wouldn’t be able to survive. We would have a hard time surviving if we were transported to the time when dinosaurs were around.
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The sudden release of five million barrels of oil, enormous quantities of methane and two million gallons of toxic dispersants into an already greatly stressed Gulf of Mexico will permanently alter the nature of the area.
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Ice ages have come and gone. Coral reefs have persisted.
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We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.
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Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
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The best scientists and explorers have the attributes of kids! They ask question and have a sense of wonder.
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Take away the ice and snow, increase the temperature by even a little, and the realm that makes their lives possible literally melts away.
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And there’s no question that it is a factor, but it’s preceded by the loss of resilience and degradation.
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