Who is Fabien Cousteau and what does he do?

Fabien Cousteau. Fabien Cousteau (born 2 October 1967) is an aquanaut, ocean conservationist, and documentary filmmaker.

How does Fabien Cousteau circumvent the time limit?

One way to circumvent that time limit is to live in an underwater habitat, which provides researchers the opportunity to do more extended work in the ocean.

Where is the Fabien Cousteau underwater habitat located?

The habitat will take three years to complete, located 60 feet underwater in a marine protected area off the cost of Curaçao, an island in the Caribbean Sea. And it will have room for up to 12 people to live underwater for weeks—possibly even months—at a time.

Is the Fabien Cousteau habitat a saving grace?

Habitats are a “reasonable contribution to drug discovery from the ocean, but it isn’t a saving grace,” says William Fenical, a distinguished professor of oceanography and pharmaceutical sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California, who is not involved in the project.

Who is the grandson of Jean Michel Cousteau?

Fabien Cousteau is the grandson of famed oceanographic explorer Jacques Cousteau, and son of Jean-Michel Cousteau who assisted Jacques on most of his expeditions. Fabien was born and raised in France, although he has lived in the United States for most of his life. He has a sister, Céline Cousteau.

Who is the sister of Jacques Cousteau?

She was born in California to Jean-Michel Cousteau, a documentary-filmmaker and environmental advocate, and Anne-Marie Cousteau, an expedition photographer. She is the sister of Fabien Cousteau, an ocean explorer and shark advocate, and granddaughter of pioneering ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau.

Where did Jacques Cousteau live for 30 days?

In 1963, Jacques Cousteau lived for 30 days in an underwater laboratory positioned on the floor of the Red Sea, and set a world record in the process. This summer, his grandson Fabien Cousteau broke that record. Cousteau the younger lived for 31 days aboard the Aquarius, an underwater research laboratory nine miles off the coast of Florida.