Redesigning Our Future
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Redesigning Our Future
Jean-Michel
Cousteau’s message focuses on sustainability. He draws upon his
experiences to communicate his love--and his concern--for the earth’s
water and the ecosystem it nourishes, and he offers an enlightened
perspective on the challenges facing this threatened ecosystem.
Following
in the footsteps of his famous father, Jean-Michel Cousteau has spent
his life exploring the world’s oceans aboard the research vessels
Calypso and Alcyone. Through his stewardship of the sea, he recognizes
the interdependence of our lives with the world’s oceans. Cousteau is
an explorer, environmentalist, educator and film producer, was
executive vice president of The Cousteau Society for nearly 20 years,
and is founder and president of Ocean Futures Society.
Ocean
Futures Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring and
researching our global ocean, inspiring and educating people throughout
the world to act responsibly for its protection, documenting the
critical connection between humanity and nature, and celebrating the
ocean’s vital importance to the survival of all life on our planet.
Dr.
Jerry R. Schubel joined the Aquarium of the Pacific as president and
CEO in June 2002. Schubel serves on a number of national commissions,
committees, and boards. He is President Emeritus at the New England
Aquarium where he served from 1994 to 2001. Dr. Schubel was dean and
director of the State University of New York at Stony Brook's Marine
Sciences Research Center from 1974 to 1994.
The Aquarium of
the Pacific in Long Beach, California, cares for more than 12,500 ocean
animals in more than 50 exhibits. Each year 1.3 million visitors gain
a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the Pacific Ocean, its
inhabitants, and ecosystems. In 2005, the Aquarium served 238,000
student and teachers with environmental and marine education classes
and tours at the Aquarium and through its outreach program Aquarium on
Wheels. The Marine Conservation Research Institute, as a division of
the Aquarium, brings together scientists, business leaders, and other
interested parties in forums, classes, and workshops to identify and
explore alternatives for dealing with complex multidisciplinary
environmental issues.