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A critical part of Philippe's work as an environmentalist is his involvement with Television as a medium to spread his message of sustainability to a global audience. Philippe is Animal Planet's Chief Ocean Correspondent.
Fall/Spring 2008/2009
BBC & Discovery Channel
Oceans
Philippe Cousteau is proud to be a host for Oceans, a BBC/Discovery co-production.
We know more about the surface of Mars than we do about the depths of Earth's oceans. Hidden there are amazing stories that will reveal new truths about our past, our planet, and the life within it. These incredible unseen stories will be told in the eight episodes comprising the Oceans series.
Each hour-long program, filmed in a different sea or ocean, will feature explorer Paul Rose, environmentalist Philippe Cousteau, maritime archaeologist Dr. Lucy Blue, and marine biologist Tooni Mahto as they brave the dangers of the deep, engage with the local people whose lives and livelihood depend on the sea, reflect on humankind's impact on the oceans, and attempt to inspire people to consider their changing relationship with the oceans.
This spectacular series will use cutting-edge techniques to tell the most exciting stories from the world of underwater archaeology, geology, marine biology, and anthropology – from exploring ancient wrecks that tell tales of piracy past and present to searching for some of the world's most endangered species.
Philippe shares the video blogs (or "vlogs") he captures while venturing fearlessly with the team into some of the planet's most challenging environments: frozen Arctic ice-sheets, mysterious black holes in the Caribbean Sea, oxygen-starved lair of the Humboldt squid, tannin-stained waters of the Southern Ocean where rarely-seen deep water creatures live. Visit often for updated vlogs, either on the EarthEcho blog or on YouTube!
Fall 2008
Discovery Channel
Living Loch Ness
With less than 5% of this planet's major bodies of water explored, contrary to popular belief we know very little about our planet. Thus myths and mythical beasts still abound in the mind of popular culture, and amongst the most famous is the Loch Ness monster. This one hour program hosted and narrated by Philippe leads a team of eminent scientists on a mission to unravel the mystery that has captured the imagination for centuries. If this is a pre-historic creature or a more closely related species than we have yet seen, how did it get there, what does it look like and how does it survive? Philippe Cousteau dives into the murky depths of one of the places of greatest natural beauty on earth, in his bid to not only come face to face with the creature that may lurk there and a mystery that continues to exist because humans have barely begun to explore the secrets of this water planet.
Spring 2007
Animal Planet
Spring Watch USA
In his role as Animal Planet's Chief Ocean Correspondent, Philippe returned to television in April of 2007 in SPRING WATCH USA, a four-week, as-it-happened, multi-media, nationwide event filmed just prior to broadcast. Spring Watch USA was a celebration of the arrival and beauty of spring across the nation. Hosted by Jeff Corwin and Vanessa Garnick, with correspondents Philippe Cousteau and David Mizejewski, viewers learn about the amazing mammals, birds, and insects that herald the arrival of spring.
Fall 2006
Animal Planet
Ocean's Deadliest
In the summer of 2006 Philippe embarked on a new adventure as the Chief Ocean Correspondent for Animal Planet. Ocean's Deadliest is a one-hour expedition special for Animal Planet, in which Philippe joined co-host and world-renowned Croc Hunter Steve Irwin, to search for the ocean's deadliest creatures. From saltwater crocodiles to great white sharks to sea snakes and more, Philippe and Steve join scientists to conduct cutting-edge research and help us all to understand that humankind must learn to live in harmony with these creatures instead of fearing them. In fact, the conclusion that both Steve and Philippe reached at the end of the adventure was that humankind is by far the deadliest creature in the ocean. From unsustainable fisheries to climate change to massive and catastrophic pollution, humans are the only creatures that are deadly on a global and unsustainable scale.
The goal of Ocean's Deadliest, however, was not to drone on about the ills of humankind; instead, it seeks to help us all understand that, though we do tremendous damage not only to nature but to ourselves, we are empowered to make a positive difference. By making responsible consumer choices and voting for those who support conservation and keeping wild places wild, we can all take action to ensure a better tomorrow.
During filming a terrible accident claimed the life of Steve Irwin and Ocean's Deadliest was then released as a tribute to the man who was a great conservationist, a committed father and husband and a hero and inspiration to the world.