Apr 27 2014
Jean-Michel Cousteau
Marine Explorer, Environmentalist, Educator & Film Producer
Jean-Michel Cousteau has for more than four decades used his vast experiences to communicate to people of all nations and generations his love and concern for our water planet. Honouring his heritage, he founded Ocean Futures Society in 1999 to carry on this pioneering work. He has served as a spokesman on water issues at the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto, and the Dialogues on Water for Life and Security in Barcelona.
Dedicated to educating young people, documenting stories of change and hope, and lending his reputation and support to energize alliances for positive change
Jean-Michel Cousteau spent much of his life with his family exploring the world’s oceans aboard Calypso and Alcyone. He has produced over 75 films, received the Emmy, the Peabody Award, the 7 d’Or, and the Cable Ace Award. Recognized as a voice for the ocean who communicates to a new generation, Jean-Michel appeared in a DVD special feature for Finding Nemo (Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau.) and in Coral Reef Adventure. In addition, he produced and appeared in a DVD special feature, Case of the Sponge Bob, for Paramount Pictures’ SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie. He also was a presenter and consultant for Sharks 3-D, an IMAX feature film.[/expand]
As Executive Vice President of The Cousteau Society for nearly 20 years, and now as Founder and President of Ocean Futures Society, Jean-Michel travels the globe, meeting with leaders and policymakers at the grassroots level and at the highest echelons of government and business. [/expand]
Jean-Michel Cousteau provides a wealth of stories and knowledge from his adventurous life. Using his experiences designing artificial floating islands, schools, and environmentally responsible ocean-oriented resorts, Cousteau explains how his formal education in architecture provided him with the theories he has applied to the environment of the water as an oceanographer. Taking audiences on a tour of his childhood dreams of underwater cities to the reality of his accomplished career as an architect, Cousteau’s “Great Ocean Adventure” inspires the imaginations and dreams of all who witness it.[/expand]
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Topics
The Great Ocean Adventure
Environmental Issues
Underwater Treasures
Preserving Underwater Ecosystems
Awards
He was the first person to receive the Ocean Hero Award from Oceana.
2003 Jean-Michel was inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame.
2002 Jean-Michel became the first person to represent the Environment in the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games.
1998 Jean-Michel was honored with the Environmental Hero Award
Pepperdine University awarded Jean-Michel an Honorary Doctor’s Degree in Humane Letters
He has received DEMA’s 1994 Reaching Out Award and the 1995 NOGI Award from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences.
1996 Jean-Michel was awarded the SeaKeepers Award from Showboats International, and the John M. Olguin Marine Environment Award from the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
In addition to his awards for film, his book ‘Jean-Michel Cousteau’s America’s Underwater Treasures’, has received two prestigious awards in the independent publishing world, the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book (Non-Fiction) and the 2008 IPPY Gold Medal Award for best book in the environment / ecology / nature category.
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