Audio Excerpts From Sylvia Earle
by Aimee Pomerleau
On October 8, 2003, the National Radio Project took a look at the over–all health of the ocean today, along with a close–up of the impact of cruise ships and shrimp farming on,“Trouble at Sea: The State of the World’s Oceans.” For that show, I decided to interview Marine Scientist and Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic Society, Dr. Sylvia Earle. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet such a dynamic role model and I gained much admiration for her in the short amount of time I had for the interview. Dr. Earle has been diving since the 1950s, has lived underwater for weeks at a time, has a sea urchin (Diadema sylvie) and marine plant (Pilinia earli) named after her, and has dedicated her life to saving the ocean.
About ten minutes of the interview didn’t make it into the final show. It would be a shame to let such valuable tape go to waste, I thought. So, for the listening pleasure of Coral Reef Report visitors, I present the ‘missing footage’ of Dr. Earle talking about coral reefs.
Photo: Aimee Pomerleau
Dr. Earle in front of the Ocean Explorer.
Aimee Pomerleau is Production and Training Director for the National Radio Project in Oakland, California.
Audio Excerpts From Sylvia Earle
by Aimee Pomerleau
On October 8, 2003, the National Radio Project took a look at the over–all health of the ocean today, along with a close–up of the impact of cruise ships and shrimp farming on,“Trouble at Sea: The State of the World’s Oceans.” For that show, I decided to interview Marine Scientist and Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic Society, Dr. Sylvia Earle. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet such a dynamic role model and I gained much admiration for her in the short amount of time I had for the interview. Dr. Earle has been diving since the 1950s, has lived underwater for weeks at a time, has a sea urchin (Diadema sylvie) and marine plant (Pilinia earli) named after her, and has dedicated her life to saving the ocean.
About ten minutes of the interview didn’t make it into the final show. It would be a shame to let such valuable tape go to waste, I thought. So, for the listening pleasure of Coral Reef Report visitors, I present the ‘missing footage’ of Dr. Earle talking about coral reefs.
Photo: Aimee Pomerleau
Dr. Earle in front of the Ocean Explorer.
Aimee Pomerleau is Production and Training Director for the National Radio Project in Oakland, California.
