Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
SYLVIA EARLEI personally have stopped eating seafood.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks.
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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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Since the middle of the 20th century, more has been learnt about the ocean than during all preceding human history; at the same time, more has been lost.
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Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home.
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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.
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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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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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Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe.
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I’ve always said, ‘Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.’
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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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Meat reared on land matures relatively quickly, and it takes only a few pounds of plants to produce a pound of meat.
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Photosynthetic organisms in the sea yield most of the oxygen in the atmosphere, take up and store vast amounts of carbon dioxide, shape planetary chemistry, and hold the planet steady.
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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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When I write a scientific treatise, I might reach 100 people. When the ‘National Geographic’ covers a project, it communicates about plants and fish and underwater technology to more than 10 million people.
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
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