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Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998.
Hope Spots are ecologically unique areas of the ocean designated for protection under a global conservation campaign [1] overseen by Mission Blue, a non-profit organization founded by Sylvia Earle with her 2009 TED prize wish. [2] Hope Spots can be Marine Protected Areas (MPA) that need attention or new sites.
Sylvia Earle, photographed with Wisdom (2012). Earle and submersible designer Graham Hawkes founded Deep Ocean Engineering (DOE) in 1982; [2] DOE's products included Phantom, an uncrewed submersible, Deep Rover, a one-person submersible which set a record for deepest solo dive at 1,000 m (3,300 ft), and Deep Flight, designed to descend faster than previous deep-diving submersibles. [3]
Mission Blue is a 2014 documentary film following Dr. Sylvia Earle on her quest trying to protect the ocean from threats as pollution, overfishing and climate change. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It won the 2015 News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing – Documentary and Long Form.
Published in 2004 by Island Press, Defying Ocean's End is now used as a university textbook for marine conservation. The book is a collaboration of over 70 authors and was edited by Linda K. Glover and Dr. Sylvia Earle, along with assistant editor Arlo Hemphill and maps created by Debra Fischman. [3]
Sylvia Earle (born 1935), American oceanographer; Austin Gallagher, marine biologist; Ruth Gates (1962–2018), American marine biologist noted for work on coral reefs; J. Frederick Grassle (1939–2018), American marine biologist; Judith Grassle, marine ecologist; David Gruber Professor of Biology and Environmental Sciences and a National ...
[11] The same year, Time for Kids published an interview with Sylvia Earle titled "Ocean Defender." Earle identified the largest current issue for ocean defenders as deep sea mining to create batteries for electronic vehicles, which harms deep sea ecosystems. She also denounced fish as food, stating, "[we need] to get over this idea that ocean ...
Sylvia Earle (born 1935), ... Marianne Simmel (1923–2010), American psychologist, made important contributions in research on social perception and phantom limb [75]