‘We’re causing our own misery’: oceanographer Sylvia Earle on the need for sea conservation

Queen of the Deep' says it is not too late to reverse human-made damage to oceans and preserve biodiversity

The world has the opportunity in the next 10 years to restore our oceans to health after decades of steep decline - but to achieve that, people must wake up to the problem, join in efforts to protect marine areas and stop eating tuna, according to the oceanographer and deep sea explorer Sylvia Earle.

We are at the most exciting time maybe ever to be a human, because we're armed with knowledge," said Earle, also known as the Queen of the Deep and her Deepness". Earle has also set numerous records for deep sea diving, and was the first woman to serve as chief scientist of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.