There are a lot of marine biologist who are well know for their contributions. One of the most famous is Jacques Cousteau. He was a French marine biologist who dedicated his life to the study of all types of water life and made films on the secret world in the ocean. He wrote several books on his work and studies and co-developed Aqua Lung, the first mainstream and major open-circuit SCUBA equipment.He also spread marine conservation in the mission the preserve marine ecosystems. Other famous marine biologist include Adolf Appellof, Samuel Stillman Berry, Carl Chun, Anton Dohrn, Sylvia Alice Earle, Bruno Hofer, William Elford Leach, Nicholai Nicholaevich Miklukho-Maklai, John Murry, Harald Rosenthal, Georg Sars, Ruth Turner, Charles Wyville Thompson, Allister Clavering Hardy, and Joseph Ayers.
Jaws is a fictional moving based on a massive shark with an appetite for humans. All the characters in the book and movie are fictional, including the marine biologist Matt Hooper. But despite him not being real, he had an effect on the marine biology community. The movie was very popular and with a marine biologist as a main character, it spread the word about marine biology. It sparked an interest in those who watched the film and made marine biology a more popular profession. He was a part of "The Jaws Effect" created by a single great movie.