The end of commercial fishing is predicted long before the middle of the 21st century.
SYLVIA EARLEWhen 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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The Arctic is a place that historically, during all preceding human history, has largely been an icy realm with an impact on ocean currents.
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Nothing has prepared sharks, squid, krill and other sea creatures for industrial-scale extraction that destroys entire ecosystems while targeting a few species.
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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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Forty percent of the United States drains into the Mississippi. It’s agriculture. It’s golf courses. It’s domestic runoff from our lawns and roads. Ultimately, where does it go? Downstream into the gulf.
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Protecting vital sources of renewal – unscathed marshes, healthy reefs, and deep-sea gardens – will provide hope for the future of the Gulf, and for all of us.
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I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.
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The fragility, and even the degradation of our planet’s blue heart.
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In terms of personal choices, let’s all think more carefully about where we get our protein from.
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Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe.
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All through college, I had frequently been the only girl in a science class – which wasn’t such a bad deal.
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Any astronaut can tell you you’ve got to do everything you can to learn about your life support system and then do everything you can to take care of it.
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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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You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks.
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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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My parents moved to Florida when I was 12, and my backyard was the Gulf of Mexico.
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