Take away the ice and snow, increase the temperature by even a little, and the realm that makes their lives possible literally melts away.
SYLVIA EARLEThe Arctic is a place that historically, during all preceding human history, has largely been an icy realm with an impact on ocean currents.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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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 personally have stopped eating seafood.
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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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Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
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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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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 always said, ‘Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.’
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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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Health to the ocean means health for us.
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Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
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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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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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I have heard endlessly that fish are so resilient that there is no way that you could exterminate a species. We are learning otherwise.
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
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Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe.
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