There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet.
SYLVIA EARLEI 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.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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The fragility, and even the degradation of our planet’s blue heart.
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When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation is reversed.
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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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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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No matter where on Earth you live. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere is generated by the sea.
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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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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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They have a lateral line down their whole body that senses motion, but maybe it does more than that.
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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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Ocean acidification – the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is turning the oceans increasingly acid.
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For humans, the Arctic is a harshly inhospitable place, but the conditions there are precisely what polar bears require to survive – and thrive. ‘Harsh’ to us is ‘home’ for them.
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Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
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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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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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I have come up at the end of a dive, and the boat was not where I left it. I had to take care of a buddy who did panic. But I was confident the boat would come back.
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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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Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
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I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.
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As if the ocean somehow doesn’t matter or is so big, so vast that it can take care of itself, or that there is nothing that we could possibly do that we could harm the ocean.
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I’m not against extracting a modest amount of wildlife out of the ocean for human consumption, but I am really concerned about the large-scale industrial fishing that engages in destructive practices like trawling and longlining.
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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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We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature.
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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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The best scientists and explorers have the attributes of kids! They ask question and have a sense of wonder.
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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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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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