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“ As our technology evolves, we will have the capacity to reach new, ever-increasing depths. The question is what kind of technology, in the end, do we want to deploy in the far reaches of the ocean? Tools of science, ecology and documentation, or the destructive tools of heavy industry? ”

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The earliest memories I have of the ocean are actually stories - stories from my grandfather, the legendary ocean explorer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau. My passion for ocean conservation stems from learning at a very young age that we're all connected; we're all in this together.

~ Philippe Cousteau

Philippe Cousteau Age Memories Ocean

My grandfather was Jacques Cousteau, a pioneer of ocean exploration and the co-inventor of scuba diving. Back in the 1940s when he tested out his invention which allowed humans to swim freely in the ocean with a portable air source for the first time in history, very little of the ocean had been explored let alone captured on film.

~ Philippe Cousteau

Philippe Cousteau Time Ocean Alone

One of my big pet peeves is single-use plastic bags. I think it's one of the stupidest ideas in the world.

~ Philippe Cousteau

Philippe Cousteau World Ideas Think

We've built, drilled, and shipped indiscriminately across our oceans, with little consideration for the natural environment that is critical to the health of many of our other ocean uses, like food and recreation.

~ Philippe Cousteau

Philippe Cousteau Food Ocean Environment