Editing James Cameron (section)

===Deep-sea exploration===
Cameron has experience with [[deep-sea exploration]], in part because of his work on ''The Abyss,'' ''Titanic'', and ''Avatar: The Way of Water''<ref name="guardian2010">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jun/02/james-cameron-underwater-oil-spill|title=Top kill meets Titanic: James Cameron enters fight against oil spill|author=Ed Pilkington|date=June 27, 2010|work=guardian.co.uk|access-date=March 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806112004/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jun/02/james-cameron-underwater-oil-spill|archive-date=August 6, 2019|location=London}}</ref> and his childhood fascination with shipwrecks. He has contributed to advancements in [[Underwater videography|underwater filming]] and [[Remotely operated underwater vehicle|remotely operated vehicles]], and helped develop the 3D [[Fusion Camera System]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greenfield|first=Rebecca|date=January 28, 2011|title=Celebrity Invention: James Cameron's Underwater Dolly|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/01/celebrity-invention-james-camerons-underwater-dolly/70370/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208205825/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/01/celebrity-invention-james-camerons-underwater-dolly/70370/|archive-date=December 8, 2011|access-date=October 23, 2019|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>Thompson A (2009). [http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2009/12/11/innovative-new-d-tech-james-camerons-avatar/ "The innovative new 3D tech behind James Cameron's ''Avatar''".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118092417/http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2009/12/11/innovative-new-d-tech-james-camerons-avatar/ |date=November 18, 2010 }} [[Fox News]]. Retrieved December 25, 2009.</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The films of James Cameron : critical essays|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Co., Publishers| last1=Kapell | first1=Matthew Wilhelm | last2=McVeigh | first2=Stephen|isbn=9780786487547|location=Jefferson, N.C.|oclc=756484492}}</ref> In 2011, Cameron became a ''[[National Geographic]]'' explorer-in-residence.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-13903891|title=Cameron receives explorer honour|date=June 24, 2011|work=BBC|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911164216/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13903891|archive-date=September 11, 2014|language=en-GB}}</ref> In this role, on March 7, 2012, he dived five miles deep to the bottom of the [[Solomon Sea#Deepest point|New Britain Trench]] with the ''[[Deepsea Challenger]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cameron |first=James |title=You'd have loved it |url=http://deepseachallenge.com/latest-news/cameron-to-walsh-on-record-8k-dive-youd-have-loved-it/ |date=March 8, 2012 |publisher=[[National Geographic Society]] |access-date=March 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323140931/http://deepseachallenge.com/latest-news/cameron-to-walsh-on-record-8k-dive-youd-have-loved-it/ |archive-date=March 23, 2012}}</ref> 19 days later, Cameron reached the [[Challenger Deep]], the deepest part of the [[Mariana Trench]].<ref name="NGS-20120325">{{cite web|last=Than|first=Ker|date=March 25, 2012|title=James Cameron Completes Record-Breaking Mariana Trench Dive|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120325-james-cameron-mariana-trench-challenger-deepest-returns-science-sub/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919151244/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/3/120325-james-cameron-mariana-trench-challenger-deepest-returns-science-sub/|archive-date=September 19, 2019|access-date=March 25, 2012|publisher=[[National Geographic Society]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120326091202.htm|title=James Cameron makes first ever successful solo dive to Mariana Trench{{mdash}}ocean's deepest point|website=ScienceDaily|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020132642/https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120326091202.htm|archive-date=October 20, 2019|access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Broad|first=William J.|date=March 25, 2012|title=Filmmaker in Submarine Voyages to Bottom of Sea|newspaper=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/science/james-camerons-submarine-trip-to-challenger-deep.html|access-date=March 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328192244/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/science/james-camerons-submarine-trip-to-challenger-deep.html|archive-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref> He spent more than three hours exploring the ocean floor, becoming the first to accomplish the trip alone.<ref name="NGS-20120325" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17503395|title=James Cameron back on surface after deepest ocean dive|last=Morelle|first=Rebecca|author-link=Rebecca Morelle|date=March 26, 2012|work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=March 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008225419/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17503395|archive-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref> During his dive to the Challenger Deep, he discovered new species of [[sea cucumber]], [[Teuthidodrilus|squid worm]] and a giant single-celled [[amoeba]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livescience.com/27354-cameron-video-analysis-new-species.html|title=Video from Cameron's Dive Reveals New Species|website=livescience.com|date=February 22, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914130923/https://www.livescience.com/27354-cameron-video-analysis-new-species.html|archive-date=September 14, 2019|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref> He was preceded by unmanned dives in [[Kaikō ROV|1995]] and [[Nereus (underwater vehicle)|2009]], as well as by [[Jacques Piccard]] and [[Don Walsh]], the first men to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench aboard the [[Trieste (bathyscaphe)|bathyscaphe ''Trieste'']] in 1960.<ref>[http://deepseachallenge.com/the-expedition/1960-dive/ "Man's Deepest Dive"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327151518/http://deepseachallenge.com/the-expedition/1960-dive/ |date=March 27, 2012 }}. Jacques Piccard. ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]''. August 1960.</ref>

In the aftermath of the [[Titan submersible implosion|''Titan'' submersible implosion]], Cameron made appearances in multiple news outlets where he criticized [[OceanGate]] and its co-founder [[Stockton Rush]] for failing to certify the company's submersibles for safety. He was also critical of the use of carbon-fiber composite in the company's ''Titan'' submersible, stating that the material has "no strength in external compression" when withstanding the pressure in deep-sea environments.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broad |first1=William |title=The director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron points to flaws in the Titan submersible's design. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/science/james-cameron-titanic-submersible.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 22, 2023 |access-date=June 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title='I knew Titanic submarine imploded on Monday and rescue was a 'charade', says James Cameron | date=June 23, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEBCc-Qpilw |access-date=June 30, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> On July 15, Cameron stated that he had no plans for an OceanGate documentary.<ref>{{cite web |title=James Cameron Breaks Silence On OceanGate Film Rumours. He Says... |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/titanic-director-james-cameron-breaks-silence-on-rumoured-oceangate-film-4210844 |website=NDTV.com|date=July 15, 2023|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>