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Reread lines 41-56. What are Cousteau’s two main reasons for his claim that we should explore the oceans?

In the decades since, we’ve only explored about
10 percent of the ocean—an essential resource and complex
environment that literally supports life as we know it, life
on earth.
We now have a golden opportunity and a pressing need
to recapture that pioneering spirit. A new era of ocean
exploration can yield discoveries that will help inform
everything from critical medical advances to sustainable
forms of energy. Consider that AZT, an early treatment
for HIV, is derived from a Caribbean reef sponge, or that a
great deal of energy—from offshore wind, to OTEC (ocean
thermal energy conservation), to wind and wave energy—is
yet untapped in our oceans. Like unopened presents under the
tree, the ocean is a treasure trove of knowledge. In addition,
such discoveries will have a tremendous impact on economic
growth by creating jobs as well as technologies and goods.