Cousteau goes diving

“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever” - Jacques-Yves Cousteau, 1910-1997

Photograph courtesy of The Cousteau Society

Jacques Cousteau’s underworld village in the Red Sea - BBC

Philippe Cousteau Jnr makes an emotional first visit to the remains of an ambitious underwater village in the Red Sea established by his grandfather, Jacques Cousteau, to discover whether humans could ever live underwater. Fascinating clip from the BBC’s Oceans series

World Without Sun - This is Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle’s exquisite documentary about the first manned undersea colony. It won an academy award in 1964.

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The legacy of underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau.

CNN’s Jim Bittermann reports on the legacy of underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau.

We have amazing friends @merblogogy and it turns out they have amazing relatives! Thanks @DianeN56 for this tweet. Cool Grandad!!

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Jacques Cousteau showed interesting creatures of the sea, generating public interest and inspiring people to care.

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Various Clips from “The Cousteau Odyssey” series

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