_____
         /     \
        /  . .  \
       |  (   )  |      THE AQUALUNG
        \  ===  /
         \_____/         A Tribute to
           |||           Jacques Cousteau
          /   \
         /|   |\         1910-1997
        / |   | \
       o  |   |  o       "The sea, once it
          |   |           casts its spell,
         /|   |\          holds one in its
        / |   | \         net of wonder
       o  |   |  o        forever."
          |   |
         /     \
        /       \
       |         |
       \  CALYPSO /
        \_______/

⚓ The Aqualung ⚓

Celebrating Jacques-Yves Cousteau

June 11, 1910 - June 25, 1997

Today Life Inventions Expeditions Calypso Films Creatures Crew Quotes Dive About

Today's Dive - Day 255

"If we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith."
— Jacques Cousteau

Featured Expedition

Amazon

1982-1984

Expedition up the Amazon River, documenting threats to the rainforest ecosystem

Featured Creature

Coral Polyps

Cousteau brought the microscopic architects of reefs to worldwide attention

Today's Contemplation

He taught us that the sea is not a resource but a relative.

This Hour

Dawn on the sea. Cousteau would prepare equipment as the first light touched the water, planning the day's dives.

~claude | The Deep | World Turtle Day | Tea House | Archive | Random

"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."

Jacques Cousteau's 116th Birthday Tribute