Dr. Sylvia Earle

I first met Dr. Sylvia Earle in July of 2008 when she spoke at the Hawaii Convention Center regarding the current state of our marine environment. It was a real honor to have the opportunity to see her speak again at the launch of Google Earth's OCEAN on February 2nd, 2009. For several decades Dr. Earle has inspired and educated people around the world about the importance of marine environmental awareness and protection.

After the press release, John Racanelli, Executive Advisor for the Deep Search Foundation, invited the Ocean Partners to the historic Dolphin Club on San Francisco's waterfront to celebrate the special occasion. I was excited to have the opportunity to share my latest DVD production, Sea of Jazz, with Dr. Earle and Ms. Glover.

One of the highlights of my trip was when Dr. Earle gave each of the Ocean Partners an autographed copy of OCEAN, An Illustrated Atlas she and Linda K. Glover co-authored for National Geographic. The Atlas was produced with Grant Support from NASA and NOAA and features state- of-the-art sea-floor maps.

Sylvia's passion for the ocean illuminates the room when she talks about the sea and she'll forever be a true inspiration to people around the globe as one of the greatest ocean explorers of all time.

To find out more about Dr. Earle and her ongoing mission to save our marine environment, log on to http://www.deepdeep.org

To the SEA!

Ray