Every fish fertilizes the water in a way that generates the plankton that ultimately leads back into the food chain, but also yields oxygen, grabs carbon – it’s a part of what makes the ocean function and what makes the planet function.
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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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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Look at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss.
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Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
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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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There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet.
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For heaven’s sake, when you see the enemy attacking, you pick up the pitchfork, and you enlist everybody you see.
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I am not in any hurry to grow up.
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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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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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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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Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
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Health to the ocean means health for us.
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With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea.
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I love music of all kinds, but there’s no greater music than the sound of my grandchildren laughing; my kids, too.
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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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