You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks.
SYLVIA EARLEWith every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
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If you think the ocean isn’t important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system.
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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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Just as we have the power to harm the ocean, we have the power to put in place policies and modify our own behavior in ways that would be an insurance policy for the future of the sea, for the creatures there, and for us, protecting special critical areas in the ocean.
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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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I personally have stopped eating seafood.
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If we could magically transport ourselves back to the young Earth, when it was only a billion years old or two billion years old or three billion years old or four billion years old.
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Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
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Ocean acidification – the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is turning the oceans increasingly acid.
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Green’ issues at last are attracting serious attention, owing to critically important links between the environment and the economy, health, and our security.
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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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Far and away, the greatest threat to the ocean, and thus to ourselves, is ignorance. But we can do something about that.
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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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It’s akin to using a bulldozer to catch a butterfly, destroying a whole ecosystem for the sake of a few pounds of protein. We wouldn’t do this on land, so why do it in the oceans?
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I’m friends with James Cameron. We’ve spent time together over the years because he is a diver and explorer and in his heart of hearts a biologist. We run into each other at scientific conferences.
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