Tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau:

‎"The reason I love the sea I cannot explain — it’s physical. When you dive you begin to feel like an angel. It’s a liberation of your weight" ~ Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

• Jacques-Yves Cousteau's exploration inspired people to care about the ocean. He inspired millions to look at the planet as they never had before.

• Cousteau's legacy includes more than 120 television documentaries, more than 50 books, and an environmental protection foundation with 300,000 members.

• The Silent World (French: Le Monde du silence) is a 1956 French documentary film co-directed by the famed French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and a young Louis Malle. The film was shot aboard the ship Calypso. Cousteau and his team of divers shot 25 kilometers of film over two years in the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, of which 2.5 kilometers were included in the finished documentary. The Silent World was the first of Cousteau's two documentary films to win an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the other being World Without Sun in 1964. The film also won the Palme d'Or award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

• Merci au Commandant Cousteau pour m'avoir fait connaitre le merveilleux monde sous-marin. Merci mille fois pour le bonheur et l'émerveillement que vous nous avez apporté. Vous resterez à jamais gravé dans nos mémoires.

• Thank you Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

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Biography: (Beautiful words by Pascale Zurbuchen).

Jacques-Yves Cousteau, commonly known in English as Jacques Cousteau , was a French naval officer, explorer, oceanographer, author, photographer, environmentalist and inventor of diving devices.

Born June 11, 1910 in Saint André de Cubzac, a small town in South West France, he co-developed the aqua-lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie Française.

Instantly recognizable by his red cap and gaunt silhouette, visionary, he was also known as « le Commandant Cousteau ». Aboard his oceanographic vessel , the converted minesweeper Calypso, he explored, studied and filmed the sea and all forms of life in water. Cousteau had the ability to captivate audiences with the unknown ocean, inspired future generations of ocean explorers and encouraged people to care about the ocean.

Jacques Cousteau died June 25, 1997 in Paris. He inspired millions to look at the planet as they never had before.


Jacques-Yves Cousteau, un ardent défenseur de l’environnement:

Pionnier de la recherche océanographique et visionnaire, Jacques-Yves Cousteau est né le 11 juin 1910 à Saint André de Cubzac, petite ville dans le sud-ouest de la France.

Il a familiarisé le grand public avec le monde de la mer et ses mystères. Consacrant sa vie au monde sous-marin il a été officier de la marine française, océanographe, plongeur, essayiste, producteur de films, écologiste et inventeur.

En 1950, le commandant Cousteau transforme la Calypso, un ancien dragueur de mines de la Royal Navy, en navire océanographique. C'est le début d’une grande aventure qui le conduira dans toutes les eaux du monde pour explorer et filmer la planète bleue.

Il a définitivement rejoint le monde du silence le 25 juin 1997 à Paris. Il restera dans nos mémoires comme un explorateur passionné et un océanographe engagé, toujours reconnaissable à son visage buriné et à son bonnet rouge.

"My music is also a tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau who inspired me to learn more about the aquatic environment, to love the ocean and its richness". - Nicolas Bulostin/Aqualise.

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