Described as “the world’s aquarium” by oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the gulf contains 39% of all known species of marine mammals, including blue and fin whales, whale sharks, Leatherback sea turtles, and thousands more ... .
As motion-picture technology progressed, parallel developments in submarine warfare technology, industrial shipping expansion, and a growing interest in marine archaeology created demand for more effective ways to document the ocean’s depths.