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Protecting vital sources of renewal - unscathed marshes, healthy reefs, and deep-sea gardens - will provide hope for the future of the Gulf, and for all of us.

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Sylvia Earle
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: August 30
Biologist
Botanist
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Marine Biologist
Oceanographer
Gibbstown
New Jersey
Sylvia Alice Earle
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