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...horizons expanded, the naturalist in Cousteau soon became disgusted with spearfishing, and he gave it up ("We have a tremendous responsibility to nature"). He noted that the fish quickly became wary of the spearfisherman. "An atmosphere builds up in a reef that is understood by the younger fish," says Cousteau. ''The fish learn to avoid the man with the gun. The longer the gun, the farther away the fish keep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Poet of the Depths | 3/28/1960 | See Source »

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