In the past few decades, Earth's natural systems have endured more pressure than in all preceding human history.
Sylvia EarleWe 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.
Sylvia EarleEven our rules and regulations, our laws, our policies, favor the destructive nature of taking too much from the ocean and using techniques that are horribly destructive. We know they don't work. We know it's not sustainable.
Sylvia Earle