DR. SYLVIA EARLE
Next is another perhaps obvious name, but no list of important ocean scientists would be complete without this fierce marine biologist, explorer, author and lecturer. We are huge fans of Dr. Sylvia Earle and want to give a shout-out to her accomplishments. She has been swimming with whale sharks, lived underwater for 20 days, was the first person to complete an untethered walk across the seafloor at a depth of 1,250 feet (!), and has been fighting to create more protected areas of marine reserves.
Take a moment and listen to her talk at one of our favorite ocean organizations Parley, and then hop right over and see her documentary Mission Blue.
”To take care of the whole living world, as if our lives depend on it, because they do” - Sylvia Earle