IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1239 
Honoring the life of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, explorer, researcher, and pioneer 
in the field of marine conservation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2008 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mrs. CAPPS) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, explorer, 
researcher, and pioneer in the field of marine conservation. 
Whereas Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born on June 11, 1910, 
in Saint-Andre-de-Cubzac, France, to Daniel and Eliza-
beth Cousteau; 
Whereas Jacques Cousteau in 1930, after having made his 
preparatory studies at the College Stanislas in Paris, en-
tered the Naval Academy in Brest and became an officer 
gunner; 
Whereas after serving in World War II for the French Army, 
he was decorated with the Legion of Honor, France’s 
highest honor; 
Whereas in 1950, Jacques Cousteau founded the French 
Oceanographical Campaigns (COF), and he leased a ship 
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called Calypso and equipped her as a mobile laboratory 
for field research and as a support base for diving and 
filming where he traversed the most interesting seas of 
the planet as well as big and small rivers; 
Whereas from 1952 to 1953, Jacques Cousteau took the Ca-
lypso to the Red Sea and shot the first color footage ever 
taken at a depth of 150 feet, for a documentary titled 
‘‘The Silent World’’; 
Whereas ‘‘The Silent World’’ was made using skin-diving 
gear Cousteau invented with engineer Emile Gagnan in 
1943, freeing divers from heavy helmets and allowing 
them to be free and weightless as if in space; 
Whereas in 1956, ‘‘The Silent World’’ won the top award at 
the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for 
Best Documentary Feature in the United States; 
Whereas in 1973, Jacques Cousteau, with his two sons Jean 
Michele and Philippe and Frederick Hyman, created the 
Cousteau Society for the Protection of Ocean Life, today 
boasting a membership of over 360,000 people; 
Whereas in 1977, Jacques Cousteau and Peter Scott were 
awarded the United Nations International Environment 
prize; 
Whereas in 1977, the ‘‘Cousteau Odyssey’’ series premiered 
on PBS and 7 years later, the ‘‘Cousteau Amazon’’ series 
premiered on television; 
Whereas in 1985, Jacques Cousteau received the Presidential 
Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan; 
Whereas throughout all of his voyages, Jacques Cousteau 
produced over 120 films and authored or contributed to 
roughly 50 books; and 
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Whereas Jacques Cousteau passed away in Paris on June 25, 
1997, after spending a lifetime of 87 years inventing, ex-
ploring, and storytelling: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
the life, achievements, and distinguished career of Jacques 
Cousteau, explorer, researcher, and pioneer in the field of 
marine conservation. 
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