“What we once used as weapons of war, we now use as weapons against fish.” WarUseUsedWeaponsFishes Author:Sylvia Earle
“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.” PeopleStillsBallsFishesValuableTechniqueDestructiveFishingBiodiversity Author:Sylvia Earle
“Throughout all of human history we've enjoyed certain benign circumstances: an envelope of atmosphere, an envelope of temperature. A kind of resilience that if you cut down trees, then they'll grow back. You take fish, they recover. You put stuff into the atmosphere that you know is not good for us, but we can still breathe. We haven't awakened, generally, to the sense of urgency that does exist.” IfsKnowsHumansKindDoeStillsCertainGrowsStuffCuttingTreeHavensCircumstancesFishesBreatheResilienceEnjoyedAtmosphereOver YouHuman HistoryTemperatureAwakenedUrgencyEnvelopesBenignSense Of Urgency Author:Sylvia Earle
“Since I began exploring the ocean in the 1950s, 90 percent of the big fish have been stripped away. Tuna, sharks, swordfish, cod, halibut, you name it, the numbers have just collapsed. Also, about half of the coral reefs are gone, globally, from where they were just a few decades ago.” Has BeensBigsNamesNumbersHalfGoneOceanPercentFishesDecadesExploringSharksReefsTunaBig FishCoral ReefsHalibut Author:Sylvia Earle
“Fish from all over the world, from deep in the sea, wind up in countries from Germany to Japan. That is just crazy.” WorldCountrySeaCrazyWindFishesGermanyJapan Author:Sylvia Earle
“I want to get out in the water. I want to see fish, real fish, not fish in a laboratory.” WantRealWaterSeaOceanFishesMarineLaboratoryMarine LifeSea Life Author:Sylvia Earle
“I want everybody to go jump in the ocean to see for themselves how beautiful it is, how important it is to get acquainted with fish swimming in the ocean, rather than just swimming with lemon slices and butter.” WantImportantBeautifulOceanFishesSwimmingLemons Author:Sylvia Earle
“Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica. There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral reefs are still in pretty good shape, a jeweled belt around the middle of the planet. There's still time, but not a lot, to turn things around.” StillsBigsTurnsHalfSeaMiddlePlanetsShapesTenPercentRiversBlueFishesBoatLakesFishingBeltsWhalesOystersReefsAntarcticaBig FishCoral ReefsChesapeake Bay Author:Sylvia Earle
“I actually love diving at night; you see a lot of fish then that you don't see in the daytime.” NightFishesDivingDaytime Author:Sylvia Earle
“When I write a scientific treatise, I might reach 100 people. When the 'National Geographic' covers a project, it communicates about plants and fish and underwater technology to more than 10 million people.” PeopleWritingMightMillionsTechnologyProjectsPlantFishesCommunicateUnderwaterNational Geographic Author:Sylvia Earle
“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.” PeopleMindHeartEndsEnergyConceptsConcernedFishesOilHeart And MindPeak Oil Author:Sylvia Earle
“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.” HumansWellsSufferingCreaturesConsequenceResponsibleFishesOilHorizonSpillsOil SpillChanges Over TimeSuffering The Consequences Author:Sylvia Earle
