The ocean is our life support system. No blue, no green. It's really a miracle that we have got a place that… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Life in the ocean makes Earth hospitable. We are sailing along in the universe and we have a blue engine that is… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Use your power to do whatever it takes to secure for humankind an enduring place on this little blue speck in the… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
When I first ventured into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1950s, the sea appeared to be a blue infinity too large,… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
With respect to the ocean being the heart of our blue planet: We are often asked, 'How much protection is enough?' We… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica. There… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
We still have 10 percent of the sharks. We still have half of the coral reefs. However, if we wait another 50 years, opportunities… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
Evolution is not something to be feared. It's to be celebrated, embraced, and understood. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
We are depleting this immense diversity and abundance of life, and it matters tremendously for the future of the planet. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
My mother was known as the 'bird lady' of the neighborhood. Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
There is this sweet spot in time when we have an opportunity to stop killing sharks and tunas and swordfish and other wildlife in… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
The sudden release of five million barrels of oil, enormous quantities of methane and two million gallons of toxic dispersants into an already greatly… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
With respect to the ocean being the heart of our blue planet: We are often asked, 'How much protection is enough?' We can only… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
If the sea is sick, we'll feel it. If it dies, we die. Our future and the state of the oceans are one. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
When you think about the real cost of so-called cheap energy that has driven our prosperity to unprecedented levels, for some of us, to… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation is reversed. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
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,… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
The observations that have developed over the years have given us perspective about where we fit in. We are newcomers, really recent arrivals on… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
