Background
Cousteau, Jean-Michel was born on May 6, 1938 in Toulon, France. Son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Simone Melchoir.
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Jean-Michel Cousteau
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Graduate, Paris School Architecture, 1964. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, 1976.
Career
Executive vice president The Cousteau Society, since 1979. Founder Jean-Michel Cousteau Productions. Founder, president, chairman Ocean Futures Society, Santa Barbara, California, since 1999.
Design consultant Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort, Vanua Levu. Spokesman United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, World Water Forum, Kyoto, Dialogues on Water for Life and Security, Barcelona, United States Pavilion, Expo '98, Lisbon, Portugal.
Achievements
Membership
Member United States Oceans Commission. Board member Big Sur Land Trust, Heal the Ocean, Athens Environmental Foundation, SeaKeepers International, Green Cross International. Member of Ordre National des Architectes.
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Children: Fabien, Céline.
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Named to International Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array Diving Hall of Fame, 2003. Recipient Professional Association of Diving Instructors Environmental Awareness award, Seaspace Film Festival, 1991, NOGI award, Academy Underwater Arts and Sciences, 1993, Reaching Out award, DEMA, 1994, John M. Olguin Marine Environment award, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 1996, SeaKeepers award, Showboats International, 1996, Environmental Hero award, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1998, Lowell Thomas award, Explorer's Club, 2001, Ocean Hero award, Oceana, 2003.Named to International Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array Diving Hall of Fame, 2003. Recipient Professional Association of Diving Instructors Environmental Awareness award, Seaspace Film Festival, 1991, NOGI award, Academy Underwater Arts and Sciences, 1993, Reaching Out award, DEMA, 1994, John M. Olguin Marine Environment award, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 1996, SeaKeepers award, Showboats International, 1996, Environmental Hero award, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1998, Lowell Thomas award, Explorer's Club, 2001, Ocean Hero award, Oceana, 2003.