My mother was known as the ‘bird lady’ of the neighborhood.
SYLVIA EARLEIf you think the ocean isn’t important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system.
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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By the end of the 20th century, up to 90 percent of the sharks, tuna, swordfish, marlins, groupers, turtles, whales, and many other large creatures that prospered in the Gulf for millions of years had been depleted by overfishing.
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Health to the ocean means health for us.
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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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You don’t stand around arguing about who’s responsible, or who’s going to pay.
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No matter where on Earth you live. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere is generated by the sea.
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I’ve always said, ‘Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.’
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I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.
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Places change over time with or without oil spills, but humans are responsible for the Deepwater Horizon gusher – and humans, as well as the corals, fish and other creatures, are suffering the consequences.
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Is a slow but accelerating impact with consequences that will greatly overshadow all the oil spills put together. The warming trend that is CO2-related will overshadow all the oil spills that have ever occurred put together.
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The concept of ‘peak oil’ has penetrated the hearts and minds of people concerned about energy for the future. ‘Peak fish’ occurred around the end of the 1980s.
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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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For heaven’s sake, when you see the enemy attacking, you pick up the pitchfork, and you enlist everybody you see.
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The ocean certainly got my attention! It wasn’t frightening, it was more exhilarating.
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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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