Sylvia Alice Earle (née Reade; born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence since 1998.^[1][2] Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,^[2] and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.^[1]

Earle is part of the group Ocean Elders, which is dedicated to protecting the ocean and its wildlife.

She is sometimes called “Her Deepness”^[1][17] or “The Sturgeon General”.^[2]

“Sylvia Earle.” Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Earle. Accessed 9 Jan. 2022.

Links:

• Mission Blue
• Ocean Elders
• Sylvia Earle on Women in Science

Winner of the 2009 TED Prize:

Sylvia Earle: My wish: Protect our oceans

Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean — and shocking stats about its rapid decline — as she makes her TED Prize wish: that we will join her in protecting the vital blue heart of the planet.

Great Biography of her Achievements:

Sylvia Earle, Ph.D. | Academy of Achievement

“I can still feel that leap of enthusiasm, and real joy, at the prospect of finally getting out to the beach, and running around. But probably the most important thing, to me, aside from just the freedom of it and the power of it, was the kind of creatures that you could see along the beach, that you can’t find anywhere else.”