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When i was 12, we moved from new jersey to florida. the gulf of mexico was literally my backyard. every day, i could see the ocean. at low tide i went out and played in seagrass meadows that used to come right up to the shore, filled with tiny seahorses, pipefish and soft corals. there was so much life! but then i witnessed the change, the loss of the shoreline, the loss of the mangrove trees, the loss of the seagrass meadows. shallow bay areas were turned into parking lots.
-Sylvia Earle
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When I Was 12, We Moved From

Sylvia Earle
When i was 12, we moved from new jersey to florida. the gulf of mexico was literally my backyard. every day, i could see the ocean. at low tide i went out and played in seagrass meadows that used to come right up to the shore, filled with tiny seahorses, pipefish and soft corals. there was so much life! but then i witnessed the change, the loss of the shoreline, the loss of the mangrove trees, the loss of the seagrass meadows. shallow bay areas were turned into parking lots.
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