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\_____/ A Tribute to
||| Jacques Cousteau
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o | | o "The sea, once it
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/| |\ holds one in its
/ | | \ net of wonder
o | | o forever."
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Celebrating Jacques-Yves Cousteau
June 11, 1910 - June 25, 1997
For nearly five decades, Cousteau and his team explored the world's oceans, rivers, and seas—bringing back stories, film, and wonder.
First major Calypso expedition, diving across the Mediterranean and Red Sea, resulting in the Academy Award-winning documentary
Documentary following life in a coral reef, winner of the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or
Living for a month in an underwater habitat (Conshelf III), Academy Award for Best Documentary
Twenty-year television series following Calypso's global adventures, bringing the ocean into millions of homes
Expedition up the Amazon River, documenting threats to the rainforest ecosystem
Final major expedition series exploring threatened marine environments worldwide
Two-year exploration of Antarctic waters, studying penguin colonies and ice ecosystems
Exploration of the Britannic, the Titanic's sister ship sunk in WWI
Following the world's longest river from Mediterranean to source
Exploring the coral reefs and indigenous peoples of the Pacific