Health to the ocean means health for us.
SYLVIA EARLETen percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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It’s mainly the high-end luxury market now that drives much of the fishing in the sea. It’s not feeding the starving millions. It’s feeding a luxury market.
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People still do not understand that a live fish is more valuable than a dead one, and that destructive fishing techniques are taking a wrecking ball to biodiversity.
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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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With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea.
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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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Some experts look at global warming, increased world temperature, as the critical tipping point that is causing a crash in coral reef health around the world.
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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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My mother was known as the ‘bird lady’ of the neighborhood.
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The end of commercial fishing is predicted long before the middle of the 21st century.
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You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks.
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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 fragility, and even the degradation of our planet’s blue heart.
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Health to the ocean means health for us.
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I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.
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What we once used as weapons of war, we now use as weapons against fish.
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