The value of sharks' lives is now widely understood to be more important than their value as products. And when you have sharks in an area, it's a sign of good health. They're top predators, which means they feed on old, sick, and slower fish, keeping an entire population healthy.
Sylvia EarleIt's taken us a short time to change the nature of nature. In my lifetime, more change than during all preceding human history put together.
Sylvia EarleThe Earth is a unique system in the universe, the only planet we know of that's hospitable for humankind.
Sylvia EarleWe are all together in this, we are all together in this single living ecosystem called Planet Earth. As we learn how we fit into the greater scheme of things, and begin to understand how the system works, we can plan ahead, we can use the resources responsibly, to show some respect for this inheritance that goes back 4.6 billion years.
Sylvia Earle