Jean-Michel Cousteau

Jean-Michel Cousteau (6 May 1938–) is a French oceanographic explorer, environmentalist, educator, and film producer.

Jean-Michel Cousteau in 2007

Quotes

• I never point a finger. If we reach people's brains and hearts and we try to come up with ideas, we can help them go in a direction which will solve a lot of the problems we've created. And you know, then again, whether it's in government or industries, these people have families and they care. They want to do the right thing, but we need to help. And thanks to science and new technologies, we can make that happen.
  • Q&A with Jean-Michel Cousteau: "The Future of Water - The Challenges and Solutions" (August 19, 2014)

• Too often people think education is boring. Well, it’s not boring! And particularly, if you have people who can communicate with you and also, sometimes, information that experts can provide you. That’s why I always go with biologists or people who can educate me. I want to be educated all the time.
  • An Interview with Jean-Michel Cousteau (May 17, 2017)

• Everybody needs to understand when you drink a glass of water you’re drinking the ocean. There’s only one water system. If you go up in the Alps or wherever on top of the mountains to go skiing, you’re skiing on the ocean. That water system is life for every plant, every animal, and we need to manage it like a business. We need to make sure it’s not polluted and we need to stop using the ocean ultimately as a universal sewer.
  • Exclusive: Jean-Michel Cousteau talks marine conservation & why education is key (April 14, 2019)

Quotes about Jean-Michel Cousteau

• Jean-Michel Cousteau said he thinks whales are like a living, breathing planet–each one. I love that he said that. I’d thought he’d be a great photographer and a good guy, but he’s also very poetic in how he sees the world
  • Linda Hogan (writer) Interview (1999)