The belief of the influential marine explorer Jacques Cousteau was that “people protect what they love.” This motto gives the best description of the passion Cousteau had for ocean conservation, having dedicated years of his live to activism in this field (Than). With his dedication to ocean research, he promoted the importance of marine conservation in his films and research. Jacques-Yves Cousteau, an esteemed oceanographer and filmmaker of the late nineteenth century, advocated the importance of observing, maintaining, and protecting the ocean and its wildlife through his research and activism in the scientific community. During the late nineteenth century, Cousteau became an activist for environmental issues, before activism for these matters