Sadly, Women’s History Month has taken a back seat to the turmoil surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. But there’s still time to acknowledge and celebrate a remarkable woman or two

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A Profile Of The Remarkable Sylvia
Earle For Women’s History Month
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Laura Tenenbaum Contributor

3. Sylvia Earle Diving at Cabo Pulmo CREDIT: KIP EVANS
Sadly, Women’s History Month has taken a back seat to the turmoil surrounding the
coronavirus outbreak. But there’s still time to acknowledge and celebrate a remarkable
woman or two.
I met the groundbreaking marine biologist Dr. Sylvia Earle when I was doing fieldwork
at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium in graduate school. She spoke about deep-sea
exploration with excitement, passion and overwhelming curiosity, comparing the deep
sea to space, as though she was an underwater astronaut.
Dr. Earle began her scientific career researching ocean plants, a field called phycology.
Phycology is like botany, except with algae. The fact that Earle was into algae made me
love her. But she also holds records as a deep-sea diver.
Earle tested a series of experimental underwater diving suits that were especially built
for going deep. And in 1979, set the women's depth record by diving to 1250 feet wearin
a metal JIM suit. The photos she showed us were amazing. There she stood, hanging ou
down at the bottom of the ocean.
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Later in life, Earle turned her attention to marine conservation and founded Mission
Blue, which establishes marine protected areas all around the world to combat the
impacts of overfishing, ocean pollution. The non-profit organization also seeks to
increase public support for this global network of marine protected areas.
Dr. Earle has won so many awards that it would be a challenge to list them all, but some
of my faves include: the National Women's Hall of Fame, Library of Congress Living
Legend, Glamour Woman of the Year, and Conservationist of the Year. She was the Chi
Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and led the
Sustainable Seas Expeditions, which was sponsored by the National Geographic Society
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