Well, hello, welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to

episode 236 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast, a twice-weekly show about

intentional and eco-minimalist living. On today's show I am so

beyond thrilled to speak with world-renowned oceanographer, Time magazine's first hero of the planet and National Geographic

Explorer at Large Dr Sylvia Earl. Dr. Earl has a wealth of information about the state of our oceans and she believes

that as environmentalists, ending industrial fishing should be our number one priority. So we're going to get into all of that today.

Now I should say that Dr Earl is a legend, so this episode is a little bit different than other interviews I've done in the past.

I have kept in her dogs barking. There may or may not be a rooster in there. There are definitely some technological

notifications that go on, but it's Dr Earl. We're gonna roll with it. We are

going to get into my conversation with Dr Sylvia Earl herself after a quick word from

this week's first sponsor.

Dr Earl, I am so excited and honored to have you on the podcast.

Why don't we start by you telling us a little bit about yourself?

You have a wide array of credentials and experience.

Tell us who you are, what you do,

and most importantly for me personally,

is how you found yourself so passionate

about all things ocean related.

Well, my love of the ocean began at a very early age as a kid on the New Jersey shore

and later in Florida when my parents moved to the Florida Gulf Coast

and my backyard was the ocean. So it was quite natural that I would begin exploring as a child and ask the questions that most kids would be inclined to ask, I mean, about everything, who, why,

where, when, how, and I've never stopped, and most scientists never do stop asking questions and the opportunity to dive

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