- Fabien Cousteau
Fabien Cousteau (born 1967) is a French aquatic filmmaker and oceanographic explorer. He is son of
Jean-Michel Cousteau and grandson of the noted oceanographic explorerJacques-Yves Cousteau . Born inParis , he grew up in bothFrance and theUnited States , and frequently accompanied his grandfather and father on their sea voyages. He graduated fromBoston University .His first known scuba dive was an hour and a half
buddy-breathing with a family friend in aswimming pool on his fourthbirthday .Fabien Cousteau has made intensive study of
shark s in their natural habitat, with the use of "Troy", a specially built "Trojan Shark"submarine designed and built by Eddie Paul of EPIndustries.com or Deadllinetv.net in the shape of a great white shark. He has spent several hundred hours filming sharks in preparation for his documentary film on the subject, titled "Mind of a Demon" (CBS, June 28, 2006). He developed the idea of a shark-shapedsubmersible based on a childhood memory of the cover of a French-languagecomic book ,The Adventures of Tintin : "Le trésor de Rackham le rouge", which featured such a craft (which was purely imaginary at the time). [http://fichtre.qc.ca/Catalogue.asp?IDProduit=8758]External links
* [http://www.bu.edu/alumni/bostonia/2003/summer/cousteau/ "The Underseen World of Fabien Cousteau"] by Tim Stoddard, from "Bostonia", Summer 2003
Listening
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5037886 "Fabien Cousteau, Swimming with Sharks"] , from National Public Radio "All Things Considered" radio program, December 3, 2005
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