French aquatic filmmaker Fabien Cousteau, grandson of famed ocean explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, speaks at Rutgers on Oct. 30
Ocean activist offers free public talk blending ocean adventure and advocacy
WHAT: A free, public talk by Fabien Cousteau titled “Documenting the Underwater World.”
WHEN: Tues., Oct. 30, 7-8:30 p.m. PRESS AVAILABILITY at 8:20 p.m. or by arrangement.
WHERE: Multipurpose Rooms A, B and C, Cook Campus Center, 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901.
WHO: Fabien Cousteau is a French aquatic filmmaker and oceanographic explorer, known for his intensive study of sharks in their natural habitat.
Other participants include:
NOAA’s Zdenka Willis is director of the Office of Integrated Ocean Observing System Program.
Carnegie Foundation’s NJ CASE Professor of the Year 2010 Scott Glenn heads the Rutgers’ Coastal Ocean Observation Lab—COOL Room.
Writer and director of the acclaimed documentary Atlantic Crossing: A Robot’s Daring Mission Dena Seidel is director of digital storytelling at Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking.
BACKGROUND: Son of Jean-Michel Cousteau and grandson of explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Fabien Cousteau is deeply engaged in environmental and ocean advocacy in the U.S. and around the world. His films include Sharks: Mind of a Demon and the series Ocean Adventures. He is the executive director and founder of Plant A Fish, a non-profit that empowers communities and children to restore their local aquatic ecosystems.
Media Contact: Paula Walcott-Quintin
848-932-4204
E-mail: quintin@aesop.rutgers.edu