Jean-Michel Cousteau and his father, Jacques, onboard their wind ship, Alcyone. © Jean-Michel Cousteau Private Collection
Darius Sanai speaks to Jean-Michel Cousteau, the French ocean explorer, film maker, educationalist, philanthropist and founder of the Ocean Futures Society, about how he is connecting with people globally to make a difference; and about his celebrated father, Jacques Cousteau
LUX: What are the objectives of the Ocean Futures Society"

Jean-Michel Cousteau: I set up the Ocean Futures Society to honour my father after he passed away. His philosophy ? now our philosophy ? was that if you protect the ocean, you protect yourself. We are a not-for-profit company, but if we have the resources to do it, we will get specialists from all over the world to go and do everything to preserve and protect the ocean. Follow LUX on Instagram: luxthemagazine
LUX: What are the greatest challenges that the oceans face today"

JMC: Acidification, and the impact that it has on every species. CO2 emissions are contributing to rising temperatures and ocean levels, and it is affecting nature?s ability to protect itself. Controlling our acidification depends directly on the consumption of oil and gas, which we are now recognising as a mistake and working to stabilise. We have an opportunity to ensure that we are using and creating other energies to replace those things.
Cousteau dives with a hammerhead shark in the Caribbean Sea. © Richard Murphy, Ocean Futures Societ...