Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Quotes about the sea

Jacques-Yves Cousteau was French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher. Explore interesting quotes on sea.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau: 42   quotes 47   likes

“Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.”

Interview (17 July 1971): Cited in: Jane Goodall et al. (2005) Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating.

“The sea is the universal sewer.”

Declaring the sea to be "where all kinds of pollution wind up", to the US House Committee on Science and Astronautics (28 January 1971)