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At age nine, Céline Cousteau was introduced to the big blue sea by her grandfather, legendary adventurer and ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau. “He explained the scuba gear for about five minutes, and then into the water I went, says the thirty-six-year-old Cousteau, a filmmaker, engaged environmental spokesperson and “oceanaut” (a title invented by her grandfather). She still spends a fair amount of her time in the water, frequently traveling with teams of scientists and cameramen to capture the wonders under the sea, whether it’s by tagging tiger sharks in Australia, swimming with an anaconda in the Amazon or tracking the humpback whale migration in Hawaii.
A voracious traveler—she’s spends at least six months out of the year away from her New York City base—Cousteau is also an outspoken advocate of environmental issues and the importance of protecting our ecological, social and cultural heritage. Cousteau talked to Indagare about her work and travels, and why everyone should be doing their part in safe-guarding our collective future on this planet.
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