Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advo…

Sylvia Earle
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Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in and around the ocean, and they've personally seen the beauty, the fragility, and even the degradation of our planet's blue heart.
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Every time I slip into the ocean, it's like going home. ✨ Twitter post from Dec 22, 2016
Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe, reflect on the past, assess the present and imagine the future. ✨ … ▶
Like a shipwreck or a jetty, almost anything that forms a structure in the ocean, whether it is natural or artificial over time, collects life.
Meat reared on land matures relatively quickly, and it takes only a few pounds of plants to produce a pound of meat. ✨ Can We Stop Killing Our Oceans Now, Please? by Sylvia Earle, www.huffingtonpost. … ▶
Look at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss. If you peer beneath the bits and pieces of the moss, you'll see toads, small insects, a whole host of life that prospers in that miniature environment … ▶

Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in and around the ocean, and they've personally seen the beauty, the fragility, and even the degradation of our planet's blue heart.

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