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Ocean Futures Society
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Ocean Futures Society creates films that set the standard for innovation in underwater
television production value, using the latest in lighting technology and high definition
video to create programs focusing on breathtaking beauty, human adventure and environmental
awareness. Current films include:
Sharks: At Risk
Sharks are now gaining a new reputation as a species whose numbers are being decimated with
unprecedented speed. Are they at risk? And what risks must we take to learn more about
them? Jean-Michel Cousteau and team travel to Polynesia to investigate various species and
their behaviors. Their exploration culminates in the icy waters of South Africa. Without
the protection of shark cages, they debunk the myth—not of the great white shark as a
man-eater, but the myth of an ocean still full of sharks.
Voyage To Kure
Voyage to Kure documents Jean-Michel Cousteau's team expedition to a remote island
chain, the Northwest Hawaiian Archipelago. The film chronicles the exploration of one of
the last pristine coral reefs in the Pacific, a glimpse of paradise before people. The
Cousteau team discovers that they are not alone in their quest to know these living oases.
A group of modern Polynesian sailors also sets out to travel the 1,200 miles to the outer
islands in a traditional sailing canoe led by renowned navigator, Nainoa Thompson. In the
end, both Cousteau and Thompson are driven by the passion to protect these natural treasures
and pass on cultural traditions to a new generation.
America’s Underwater Treasures
The National Marine Sanctuary system is comprised of thirteen underwater parks created along
America's shorelines. In America's Underwater Treasures, Jean-Michel Cousteau and
team tells the story of remote, extraordinary places, seldom seen until now, worthy of our
admiration and conservation.
Jean-Michel Cousteau's H2O: a thirteen-part adventure
series.
Invaders of the Mediterranean: introduced species of
the Mediterranean Sea.
Every Drop Counts: sustainable water use in Greece.
Click here to learn more about Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Adventures on PBS.