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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.
— Sylvia Earle
Tags: blue, environmental, time, good

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I would love to slip into the skin of a fish and know what it's like to be one. They have senses that I can only dream about. They have a lateral line down their whole body that senses motion, but maybe it does more than that.
— Sylvia Earle
Tags: know, skin, fish, love
The Exxon Valdez spill triggered a swift and strong response that changed policies about shipping, about double-hulled construction. A number of laws came into place.
— Sylvia Earle
Tags: about, place, construction, strong
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.
— Sylvia Earle
Tags: enough, ocean, you, beautiful
I personally have stopped eating seafood.
— Sylvia Earle
Tags: stopped, personally, eating
In terms of personal choices, let's all think more carefully about where we get our protein from.
— Sylvia Earle
Tags: personal, choices, more, think
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