“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
“We're still under the weight of this impression that the ocean is too big to fail, that the planet is too big to fail.” StillsBigsFailingPlanetsOceanWeightImpression 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
“We still have the illusion that the ocean will recover. That even if we do have to lose sharks, people don't understand why this matters. The evidence is in front of us, and we fail to take it in and say, "Now I get it. Now I understand."” PeopleIfsStillsMatterLosesFailingFrontsOceanIllusionEvidenceSharks Author:Sylvia Earle
“We still have 10 percent of the sharks. We still have half of the coral reefs. However, if we wait another 50 years, opportunities might well be gone.” IfsYearsWellsStillsMightOpportunityWaitingHalfGonePercentSharksReefsCoral Reefs Author:Sylvia Earle
“With care and protection, with safe havens in the ocean, there is still a good chance that we can turn things around.” StillsCareTurnsChanceHavensSafeOceanProtectionGood ChanceSafe Haven Author:Sylvia Earle
“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.” PeopleShouldHeartStillsCareActionEarthAsksWaterChanceSupportSeaInspirePlanetsShapesOceanCapacityBlueClimateTake CareWeatherGet BetterShould II CareCornerstonesInspire OthersGood ChanceSupport SystemsSea WaterOcean Conservation Author:Sylvia Earle
“I'm haunted by the thought of what Ray Anderson calls 'tomorrow's child,' asking why we didn't do something on our watch to save sharks and bluefin tuna and squids and coral reefs and the living ocean while there still was time. Well, now is that time.” WellsChildrenStillsWatchesTomorrowOceanAskingActivismRaysSharksReefsTunaAsking WhyCoral ReefsSquids Author:Sylvia Earle
“We've got to somehow stabilize our connection to nature so that in 50 years from now, 500 years, 5,000 years from now there will still be a wild system and respect for what it takes to sustain us.” YearsStillsConnections 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
