Hold up a mirror and ask yourself what you are capable of doing, and what you really care about. Then take the initiative - don't wait for someone else to ask you to act.
Sylvia EarleRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses concern about unsustainable fishing practices while acknowledging the need for responsible consumption of marine resources.
Sylvia Earle highlights the balance between utilizing ocean resources for human consumption and the detrimental effects of industrial fishing methods. She emphasizes that while moderate fishing can be acceptable, the destructive practices associated with large-scale operations threaten marine ecosystems and biodiversity, warranting urgent attention and action to protect the oceans.
Themes
OceanFishingSustainabilityEnvironmentWildlifeDestructionConservation
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about environmental conservation, you could use this quote to emphasize the importance of sustainable fishing practices.
More from Sylvia Earle
All quotes →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.
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Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every bite you consume. Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea.
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There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet-as if the ocean somehow doesn't matter or is so big, so vast that it can take care of itself, or that there is nothing that we could possibly do that we could harm the ocean...We are learning otherwise.
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No water, no life. No blue, no green.
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I have come up at the end of a dive, and the boat was not where I left it. I had to take care of a buddy who did panic. But I was confident the boat would come back.
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