Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
SYLVIA EARLEPhotosynthetic 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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What we once used as weapons of war, we now use as weapons against fish.
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I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and, in so doing, secure hope for humankind.
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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 am not in any hurry to grow up.
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I actually love diving at night; you see a lot of fish then that you don’t see in the daytime.
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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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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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They have curiosity. ‘Who, what, where, why, when, and how!’ They never stop asking questions, and I never stop asking questions, just like a five year old.
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I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.
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The end of commercial fishing is predicted long before the middle of the 21st century.
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Hold up a mirror and ask yourself what you are capable of doing, and what you really care about. Then take the initiative – don’t wait for someone else to ask you to act.
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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’ve always said, ‘Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.’
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Health to the ocean means health for us.
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Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean, even without major spills.
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