Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle

Birthday: 1935-08-30

Place of Birth: Gibbstown, New Jersey

Biography: Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935 in Gibbstown, New Jersey) is an American oceanographer. She was chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1990–1992. She is a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, sometimes called "Her Deepness" or "The Sturgeon General".

Movies

Shark Island
Shark Island

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The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restor...

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Eating Our Way to Extinction
Eating Our Way to Extinction

With searing insight that shines light in dark corners, EATING OUR WAY TO EXTINCTION is a compelling...

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Who We Were
Who We Were

A look at the current state of the world, from the hand of six intellectuals and scientists who refl...

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Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the Oceans
Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the Oceans

Oceanographer Sylvia Earle and a cast of marine scientists tell the story of the incredible work bei...

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Saving Sea Turtles: Preventing Extinction
Saving Sea Turtles: Preventing Extinction

Saving Sea Turtles: Preventing Extinction tells the story of the 2014 sea turtle standing season in ...

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Sonic Sea
Sonic Sea

The devastating impact of industrial and military ocean noise on whales and other marine life....

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Ocean Odyssey
Ocean Odyssey

Follow a three-month-old baby whale on a magical journey down one of the Earth’s great ocean highway...

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Poisoning Paradise
Poisoning Paradise

Journey to the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, whose communities are surrounded by expe...

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Chasing Ice
Chasing Ice

When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate chan...

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Mission Blue
Mission Blue

This documentary follows oceanographer Sylvia Earle's campaign to save the world's oceans from threa...

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Guardians of the Kingdom
Guardians of the Kingdom

Two mothers-one human, one whale- are bound by the history of the Kingdom they share and the future ...

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Shark Land: Welcome to Cocos Island
Shark Land: Welcome to Cocos Island

“Entourage” star Adrian Grenier ventures to Cocos Island off the shore of Costa Rica to bring attent...

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Doppelgängers³
Doppelgängers³

An experimental documentary that draws on the experience of diasporas to challenge the commercialisa...

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Sea of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures
Sea of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures

Follow ocean legend Sylvia Earle, renowned underwater National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry,...

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She Is the Ocean
She Is the Ocean

Examine the lives of eight extraordinary women who define the courage and spirituality it takes to l...

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Earth Report: State of the Planet 2007
Earth Report: State of the Planet 2007

On April 27th, at 2pm, National Geographic is using a version of the Environmental Performance Inde...

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Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy

Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy, tells the story of Mike deGruy, an irrepressibly cur...

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Bag It
Bag It

An average guy makes a resolution to stop using plastic bags at the grocery store. Little does he kn...

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Seaspiracy
Seaspiracy

Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine spec...

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México Pelágico
México Pelágico

While the Pelagic Life team is chasing the elusive sardine baitball in the open ocean near Baja Cali...

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Wealth Untold
Wealth Untold

A multigenerational network of women leaders fights to protect Belize's world-renowned barrier reef ...

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Blue Serengeti
Blue Serengeti

Dr. Barbara Block reveals the vast, rich and hidden world of the Pacific Ocean...

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