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Fabien Cousteau (born 2 October 1967) is a French aquatic filmmaker and oceanographic explorer who lives in the United States. He is the grandson of famed oceanographic explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and son of Jean-Michel. A graduate from Boston University, Cousteau worked in marketing for three years before returning to oceanography. He launched his first solo expedition in 2002, filming sharks for a ''National Geographic Explorer'' special entitled "Attacks of the Mystery Shark". That year, he also began work on a children's book and founded an online conservation organization. Starting in 2004, Cousteau spent three years studying and filming great white sharks in a custom built submarine called Troy. The project led to a documentary, ''Shark: Mind of a Demon'', which aired on CBS primetime in 2006. In 2010, he founded Plant A Fish, a non-profit dedicated to repopulating areas such as the Florida Keys and the Maldives. In 2014, Cousteau spent 31 days underwater in Aquarius in a tribute to his grandfather. In doing so, he set the record for longest time underwater for a film crew, surpassing his grandfather's 30 days, and collected a large amount of scientific data. ==Early life and education== Fabien Cousteau is the grandson of famed oceanographic explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and son of Jean-Michel Cousteau who assisted Jacques-Yves on most of his expeditions. Fabien Cousteau was born and raised in France, although he has lived in the United States for the majority of his life.〔 He has a sister, Céline Cousteau. Cousteau's first scuba dive came at age four when Jacques-Yves Cousteau strapped a custom made scuba tank to his back and sent Fabien Cousteau off into the Mediterranean Sea. His interest in sharks began at a young age, about 6 or 7, and was piqued when he sneaked into a showing of ''Jaws''. The film perplexed him – "It went against everything I had ever learned about sharks ... Great white sharks don't go around chopping up boats," he explained – and started him on a mission to clear up "the gross misconceptions we have about sharks". At age seven, Cousteau accompanied his grandfather and father on the first of many sea trips aboard the ''Calypso'' and ''Alcyone'', the ships that transported the explorers to their dive locations.〔 He official joined the crew at age twelve; his first job was to remove barnacles from Jacques-Yves Cousteau's boats.〔〔 Fabien Cousteau attended Norfolk Academy in Virginia〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Q & A Bart Shepherd, Director of Steinhart Aquarium )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bye, Calypso: Cousteaus return to TV, though not on old vessel )〕 and graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in environmental economics.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fabien Cousteau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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