22 Facts About Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Alice Earle was born on August 30,1935 and is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer.

Sylvia Earle has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large since 1998.

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

Sylvia Earle gained a large amount of publicity when she was featured in Seaspiracy, a Netflix Original documentary by British filmmaker Ali Tabrizi.

Sylvia Earle encourages transitions to plant-based diets as a solution.

Sylvia Earle's writings are so sensitive to the feelings of fish, birds and other animals that she could put herself in their place, buoyed by the air or by water, gliding over and under the ocean's surface.

Sylvia Earle was a research associate at the University of California, Berkeley.

Sylvia Earle was the Curator of Phycology at the California Academy of Sciences.

Sylvia Earle set the women's depth record of 381 metres which still holds to date.

Sylvia Earle left the company in 1990 to accept an appointment as Chief Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where she stayed until 1992.

Sylvia Earle was the first woman to hold that position.

In 1992, Sylvia Earle founded Deep Ocean Exploration and Research to further advance marine engineering.

In 1998, Sylvia Earle received the title National Geographic Explorer in Residence and now holds the title 'Explorer at Large'.

Sylvia Earle is sometimes called "Her Deepness" or "The Sturgeon General".

Sylvia Earle provided the DeepWorker 2000 submersible used to quantify the species of fish as well as the space resources utilized within the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

In 2001, Earle received the National Parks Conservation Association's Robin W Winks Award For Enhancing Public Understanding of National Parks.

In July 2012, Sylvia Earle led an expedition to NOAA's Aquarius underwater laboratory, located off Key Largo, Florida.

Sylvia Earle made a cameo appearance in the daily cartoon strip Sherman's Lagoon in the week starting September 17,2012, to discuss the closing of the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory.

Sylvia Earle was listed by one commentator as a possible nominee for the position of Science Laureate, if the act were to pass.

In January 2018, the Seattle Aquarium granted its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award to Sylvia Earle and renamed the Seattle Aquarium Medal in her honor.

Sylvia Earle dived in Verde Island Passage with DENR divers and marine scientists campaigning for its conservation as marine protected area.

In June 2024, Sylvia Earle was announced as a member of the Advisory Board of Climate Cardinals, one of the world's largest youth-led climate organizations.