There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet.
SYLVIA EARLEI have heard endlessly that fish are so resilient that there is no way that you could exterminate a species. We are learning otherwise.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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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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The ocean certainly got my attention! It wasn’t frightening, it was more exhilarating.
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Bottom trawling is a ghastly process that brings untold damage to sea beds that support ocean life.
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Nearly all of the major kinds of life, divisions of life, phyla of animals, occur in the sea. Only about half of them can make it to land or freshwater.
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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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The best scientists and explorers have the attributes of kids! They ask question and have a sense of wonder.
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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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You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks.
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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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The Arctic is an ocean. The southern pole is a continent surrounded by ocean. The North Pole is an ocean, or northern waters. It’s an ocean surrounded by land, basically.
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I’ve had the joy of spending thousands of hours under the sea. I wish I could take people along to see what I see, and to know what I know.
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Ice ages have come and gone. Coral reefs have persisted.
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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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With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea.
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