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Sylvia Earle (born 1935) is an American marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer. Since 1998 she has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.
Quotes
- I want to get out in the water. I wanted to see fish, real fish, not fish in a laboratory.
- Interview: Sylvia Earle Undersea Explorer, Academy of Achievement, January 27, 1991
- People ask: Why should I care about the ocean? Because the ocean is the cornerstone of earth's life support system, it shapes climate and weather. It holds most of life on earth. 97% of earth's water is there. It's the blue heart of the planet — we should take care of our heart. It's what makes life possible for us. We still have a really good chance to make things better than they are. They won't get better unless we take the action and inspire others to do the same thing. No one is without power. Everybody has the capacity to do something.
- Quoted in the 2010 documentary film Bag It
- The next time you dine on sushi -- or sashimi, or swordfish steak, or shrimp cocktail, whatever wildlife you happen to enjoy from the ocean -- think of the real cost. For every pound that goes to market, more than 10 pounds, even 100 pounds, may be thrown away as bycatch. This is the consequence of not knowing that there are limits to what we can take out of the sea.
- Quote from her 2009 TED talk
- I hope Jill Tarter's wish to engage Earthlings includes dolphins and whales and other sea creatures in this quest to find intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. And I hope, Jill, that someday we will find evidence that there is intelligent life among humans on this planet. (Chuckles) Did I say that? I guess I did.
- Quote from her 2009 TED talk
- The ocean is large and resilient, but it is not too big to fail. What we are taking out of the sea, what we are putting into the sea are actions that are undermining the most important thing the ocean delivers to humankind – our very existence.
- BREAKING: Dr. Sylvia Earle Boldly Addresses the UN To Urge Legal Protection for High Seas. Mission Blue. Retrieved on 28 January 2015.
- No ocean, no life. No blue, no green. No ocean, no us.
- BREAKING: Dr. Sylvia Earle Boldly Addresses the UN To Urge Legal Protection for High Seas. Mission Blue. Retrieved on 28 January 2015.
- Just as we have the power to harm the ocean, we have the power to put in place policies and modify our own behavior in ways that would be an insurance policy for the future of the sea, for the creatures there, and for us, protecting special critical areas in the ocean.
- The National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration in:Effect of Violent Video Games on Kids; Dogs' Efforts to Keep Mail Safe; Spanish Government Sues Over Oil Spills,CNN.com, May 18, 2003
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