Jacques-Yves Cousteau - Thank You

My love for what lies beneath the sea is due to Jacques-Yves Cousteau: and the television show 'The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau' which introduced me to the wonders of the oceans. Creatures as alien as any that Hollywood could create and colors so vivid and bright that artists couldn't match them. And all this was found in nature. Thank you Mr. Cousteau.
Wikepidiea ---

Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Ocean Explorer, Conservationist and Father of Modern Scuba

He may have been the most famous undersea explorer of our time. At the time of his death, CNN remembered Jacques Cousteau by saying, "For millions of people who see the ocean only through the porthole of television, the voice of the sea had a soft French accent." Indeed, Cousteau brought the undersea world to millions through books and films, and also helped thousands to enjoy the undersea world themselves as the co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung, which was the precursor to modern scuba diving equipment.

During his lifetime, Captain Cousteau created more than 120 television documentaries and 50 books, won four Oscars and 10 Emmys, founded an environmental protection foundation, invented the Aqua-lung, correctly predicted the echolocation abilities of dolphins and porpoises before they were discovered, served as a consultant to the United Nations, and attained many other accomplishments too numerous to list. When he died in 1997, the chairman of the National Geographic Society, said: ''The ocean environment has lost its greatest champion."

Jacques Cousteau Quotes

- The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.

- No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal.

- Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history.

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

- A lot of people attack the sea. I make love to it.

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[BuschTukkerMan]

Joe, I have always been a big fan of Jacques Cousteau:)

I was watched hes program daily on TV , but they are not showing then episodes on Tv anymore, and thats a shame i have to say.

[BOOM7STAR]

Yes, i grew up watching his programs.

[burn777]

thnx for the documentaries events 8s wonderful to know someone cares about nature

[ludigvan]

thanks Sir Jacques-Yves Cousteau!

[inguainflamada]

In Ubatuba town, North Litoral of São Paulo State, Brazil, the brazilians divers planted a statue in homage of Jacques Cousteau 10 meter under the sea. It stays in the Ilha Anchieta (Anchieta Island) so, when the people dives under the water they find the statue and lots of bigs sea turtles swimming around "Jacques Cousteau". Its very nice to see. Our homage too to Jacques Cousteau.

[robmike1byq]

what about Hans and lotte hass

[MoveOnDotOrgg]

Put the brakes on - you're all hype , no fact.

[FrekeOne]

I remember those Cousteau underwater broadcasts.