“Health to the ocean means health for us.” MeanOceanHumankind Book:The World Is Blue Source: The World Is Blue
“If you think the ocean isn't important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system.” IfsThinkingMindImportantEarthSupportImagineOceanMarsSupport Systems Book:The World Is Blue Source: The World Is Blue
“Like a shipwreck or a jetty, almost anything that forms a structure in the ocean, whether it is natural or artificial over time, collects life.” FormNaturalOceanStructureArtificialShipwreckJetty Author:Sylvia Earle
“We have been far too aggressive about extracting ocean wildlife, not appreciating that there are limits and even points of no return.” Has BeensReturnLimitsOceanAppreciateAggressiveWildlife Author:Sylvia Earle
“As a child, I was aware of the widely-held attitude that the ocean is so big, so resilient that we could use the sea as the ultimate place to dispose of anything we did not want, from garbage and nuclear wastes to sludge from sewage to entire ships that had reached the end of their useful life.” WantChildrenEndsUseBigsAttitudeSeaWasteOceanUltimateNuclearShipsGarbageResilientSewageUseful LifeNuclear Waste Author:Sylvia Earle
“I'm not against extracting a modest amount of wildlife out of the ocean for human consumption, but I am really concerned about the large-scale industrial fishing that engages in destructive practices like trawling and longlining.” HumansPracticeAmountOceanConcernedScalesDestructiveFishingConsumptionModestWildlifeLarge Scale Author:Sylvia Earle
“Ocean acidification - the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is turning the oceans increasingly acid - 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.” TogetherOceanConsequenceImpactOilAtmosphereRelatedTrendsExcessCarbonAcidSpillsCarbon DioxideCo2Oil SpillOcean Acidification Author:Sylvia Earle
“Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean, even without major spills.” ValuesCostOceanMajorsAccountsCorporateFuelAppetiteFossilsFossil FuelSpillsMandatesInsatiableShareholdersDrillingShareholder Value Author:Sylvia Earle
“The Arctic is a place that historically, during all preceding human history, has largely been an icy realm with an impact on ocean currents. That, in turn, influences the temperature of the planet. The Arctic is now vulnerable because of the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, with a rate of melting that is stunning.” HumansTurnsInfluencePlanetsOceanImpactRateCurrentsVulnerableAtmosphereRealmsExcessCarbonHuman HistoryTemperatureMeltingStunningArcticIcyCarbon DioxideOcean Currents Author:Sylvia Earle
“The Arctic is an ocean. The southern pole is a continent surrounded by ocean. The North Pole is an ocean, or northern waters. It's an ocean surrounded by land, basically.” WaterLandOceanSouthernContinentsArcticNorth Pole Author:Sylvia Earle
“Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you're lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you're in a healthy ocean. You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don't see sharks.” IfsShouldMeanEnoughBeautifulAnimalHealthyLuckyOceanSharks Author:Sylvia Earle
“We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.” IfsNeedsCareOur LivesOceanTake Care Author:Sylvia Earle
“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.” HumansHas BeensLostMiddleCenturyOcean20th CenturyHuman History Author:Sylvia Earle
