The Observer, September 2005
“Sturgeon General” is scheduled to speak at council’s winter gathering
Sylvia Earle, a world-renowned oceanographer who did research in Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez spill, will address a gathering of citizens’ council volunteers this winter.
The occasion is a joint workshop for committee volunteers and board members, set for Dec. 2 in Anchorage.
Earle has been an explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society since 1998 and was named Time magazine’s first “hero for the planet” the same year. She has led more than 60 expeditions and spent more than 7,000 hours under water. She holds the world record – 3,300 feet – for the deepest solo dive by a woman.
According to the National Geographic Internet site (www.nationalgeographic.com), she is sometimes known as “Her Deepness” or “The Sturgeon General.”