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There are now more than 4,000 places in the sea around the world that have some kind of protection. The bad news: You have to look hard to find them. What you find instead is destructive fishing, mining, gas and oil exploration.

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Sylvia Earle
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: August 30
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Sylvia Alice Earle
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