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All people on Oceans →Rachel Carson
Marine biologist at the US Fish and Wildlife Service whose Sea Around Us (1951) won the National Book Award and made her the leading nature writer of the postwar period. Silent Spring (1962) then launched the modern environmental movement.
Sylvia Earle
The legendary oceanographer known as Her Deepness — former chief scientist of NOAA, founder of Mission Blue, and one of the most visible voices for ocean conservation. Her Hope Spots initiative is building a global network of protected marine areas.
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. — Jacques Cousteau