Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
There is an enormous amount to be learned about the sea; like most wildernesses, it has great potential. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
This much is certain: We have the power to damage the sea, but no sure way to heal the harm. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
I hope that someday we will find evidence that there is intelligent life among humans on this planet. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
I want to get out in the water. I want to see fish, real fish, not fish in a laboratory. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The ocean seemed like a sea of Eden. But now we are facing paradise lost. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Great attention gets paid to rainforests because of the diversity of life there. Diversity in the oceans is even greater. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The oxygen cycle, the nitrogen cycle, the carbon cycle, the water cycle - all of these are linked to the existence of… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Nearly all of the major kinds of life, divisions of life, phyla of animals, occur in the sea. Only about half of… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Nothing has prepared sharks, squid, krill and other sea creatures for industrial-scale extraction that destroys entire ecosystems while targeting a few species. — 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
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.… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The burning of fossil fuels has altered the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere so rapidly and so abundantly that now,… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take,… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
On a sea floor that looks like a sandy mud bottom, that at first glance might appear to be sand and mud,… — 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
The living ocean drives planetary chemistry, governs climate and weather, and otherwise provides the cornerstone of the life-support system for all creatures… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Santa Monica Bay is less polluted today than when I first moved to the area in the 1970s, because actions have been… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
As a child, I was aware of the widely-held attitude that the ocean is so big, so resilient that we could use… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
There are now more than 4,000 places in the sea around the world that have some kind of protection. The bad news:… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
If the sea is sick, we'll feel it. If it dies, we die. Our future and the state of the oceans are… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Photosynthetic organisms in the sea yield most of the oxygen in the atmosphere, take up and store vast amounts of carbon dioxide,… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
I've had the joy of spending thousands of hours under the sea. I wish I could take people along to see what… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
There is this sweet spot in time when we have an opportunity to stop killing sharks and tunas and swordfish and other… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Fish from all over the world, from deep in the sea, wind up in countries from Germany to Japan. That is just… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Protecting vital sources of renewal - unscathed marshes, healthy reefs, and deep-sea gardens - will provide hope for the future of the… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Bottom trawling is a ghastly process that brings untold damage to sea beds that support ocean life. It's akin to using a… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Just as we have the power to harm the ocean, we have the power to put in place policies and modify our… — 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
