Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.Earle is part of the group Ocean Elders, which is dedicated to protecting the ocean and its wildlife.Earle gained a large amount of publicity when she was featured in Seaspiracy (2021), a Netflix Original documentary by British filmmaker Ali Tabrizi.Earle eats a vegetarian diet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sylvia Earle has received more than 2,672,610 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Sylvia Earle is the 105th most popular biologist (up from 137th in 2019), the 1,145th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,431st in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Biologist.

Sylvia Earle is most famous for her work in oceanography and marine conservation. She is the founder of the Deep Ocean Exploration and Research (DOER) program, which is a program that uses underwater vehicles to explore the deep sea. She has also been the Chief Scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for over 20 years.