REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈

Dr. Sylvia Earle: Transforming Seeing Into Knowing Into Action | S5E1


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In this special episode of REEF Roundup, we share the unforgettable conversation we had with the legendary Dr. Sylvia Earle. Recorded on location at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, this interview captures an intimate moment with one of the world's most iconic oceanographers.


Dr. Earle shares her perspective on the transformative power of scuba diving, describing it as a pivotal step that just recently began allowing terrestrial beings to explore the majority of our biosphere. We discuss the critical shift from viewing marine life as a commodity ("I want to eat you") to viewing them as individuals ("I want to know you"), and why divers, who witness the underwater world firsthand, have a unique privilege and responsibility to speak up for the ocean.


Mentioned in this Episode


  • Mission Blue (Sylvia Earle’s Alliance): @mission_blue


  • IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): @iucn_congress


  • The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species


  • A Light in the Black (Our Upcoming Documentary!)

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