Fabien Cousteau

Fabien Cousteau
Born	(1967-10-02) 2 October 1967 Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker and explorer

Fabien Cousteau (born 2 October 1967) is a French aquatic filmmaker and oceanographic explorer.

Early life and education

He is a son of Jean-Michel Cousteau and Anne-Marie (Lafon) Cousteau, grandson of the noted oceanographic explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Simone (Melchior) Cousteau and brother of Céline Cousteau. Born in Paris, he grew up in both France and the United States, and frequently accompanied his grandfather and father on their sea voyages. He graduated from Boston University.

Career

His first known scuba dive was an hour and a half buddy-breathing with a family friend in a swimming pool on his fourth birthday. Fabien Cousteau has made intensive study of sharks in their natural habitat, with the use of "Troy", a specially built "Trojan Shark" submarine designed and built by Eddie Paul of EPIndustries.com or Deadllinetv.net in the shape of a great white shark. He spent several hundred hours filming sharks in preparation for his documentary film on the subject, titled Mind of a Demon (CBS, June 28, 2006). He developed the idea of a shark-shaped submersible based on a childhood memory of the cover of a French-language comic book, The Adventures of Tintin: Le trésor de Rackham le rouge, which featured such a craft (which was purely imaginary at the time).

Fabien is the executive director and founder of Plant A Fish, a nonprofit dedicated to the restoration of the world's water bodies through active community engagement and education. It was founded on what would have been his grandfather's 100th birthday in 2010. He is actively involved in various environmental and ocean advocacy projects in the U.S. and overseas.

External links

• Fabien Cousteau Plants A Fish in Brooklyn
• Meet Fabien Cousteau, Grandson of Jacques & Deep Sea Explorer
• Fabien Cousteau vs Aquaman: Who's the True King of the Sea