The Cousteau Society is an American law association, for non -profit. It was created by Commander Cousteau in 1973, and today pursues the same goal as 40 years ago: the exploration and conservation of river, maritime and oceanic systems around the four corners of the globe.
Divers and diving centers know how to work that that of protection of Aquatic ecosystems around the world. The commander claimed that we did more harm to the seas and oceans during the 20th century than throughout the history of humanity.
The president of the Cousteau Society is Francine Cousteau, the commander's widow. She succeeds the commander in the broadcast of a message, which is more relevant than ever.
The Cousteau Society , hand in hand with the Cousteau team *, develops a number of projects for various missions:
*The Cousteau team is a French organization financially distinct from the Cousteau Society
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An environmental mission : Seas exploration expeditions to better know them and understand the man's impact on ecosystems . They make it a point of honor to protect marine mammals, coral reefs and coastlines, and also fight for sustainable industrial fishing.
- A Education and Community Mission n: to defend ecosystems , you must first start by knowing them. This is why the Cousteau company develops education projects for younger people in schools. A good example is that of the project " cousteau in the classroom ". It consists in allowing a class to receive the Cousteau Kids magazine, mine of information for learning and knowledge of the youngest.
- A Technological mission : Developing effective material for diving, sea outings ... We owe in particular and among other things the invention of autonomous spaces in Commander Cousteau which forever marked the Beginnings of Modern scuba diving , as well as turbo!
Missions more important than ever, which help to educate men about the destiny of their planet, to protect it.
If you are interested in the future of submarine funds, one of the most recent projects in the Cousteau Society is the development of a Facebook and iPhone application called cousteau collection . It provides users with the archives of the adventures of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, as well as images put in lines by the members of the Cousteau Various project.
diving enthusiasts can today help each other, so that future generations can experience the wonders of the submarine funds in the same way as us today.
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