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Fabien and Céline Cousteau with Manta Ray, Photo by Carrie VonderhaarCollaboration and support take many forms in an enterprise as diverse as Ocean Futures Society, from financial sponsorship to combining resources for research and environmental campaigns. Here, in alphabetical order, are some of our OFS associations.

Photo: Fabien and Céline Cousteau dive with a Manta Ray in Hawaii during the filming of America's Underwater Treasures © Carrie Vonderhaar, Ocean Futures Society/KQED

3D Entertainment

Jean-Michel Cousteau's alliance with 3D Entertainment began in late 2004 as the company's filmmakers Jean-Jacques and Francois Mantello were working on their second 3D documentary, "Sharks 3D". Jean-Michel was greatly impressed by the film and the 3D medium, and along with Ocean Futures Society, he accepted to become the official ambassador and special advisor on 3D Entertainment's IMAX theatre film trilogy ...

Aggressor Fleet

Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society has formed an exclusive partnership with the Aggressor Fleet of Dive Yachts and Scuba Schools International (SSI) to give divers an opportunity to earn a Reef Ambassadors Master Diver Certification. True to OFS Ambassador’s programs, this program strives to inform divers of important ecological and biological concepts as well as inspire divers to be ambassadors of the reefs when they return home ...

Catalina Island Camp

Ocean Futures Society and Catalina Island Camp have been partners since 1997 to bring a unique opportunity for the whole family to enjoy an educational five-day ocean adventure ...

Dow Chemical

While it may at first seem an unlikely alliance, in 2005 Dow Chemical and Ocean Futures Society began a dialogue in areas where they could agree on positive action to protect and improve the environment. Those areas are to educate the public, encourage responsible behaviors, and provide opportunities to make a difference ...

Force Fin

For more than a decade, Ocean Futures Society has used the innovative designs of Bob Evans' Force Fins. Bob has been a dedicated friend of the ocean nearly his entire life and shows his support of the Ocean Futures Society philosophy ...

Green Cross International

In collaboration with founding President Mikhail Gorbachev, and as Chairman of the Board of Green Cross France and Honorary Board member of the Green Cross International, Jean-Michel and Ocean Futures Society support the mission of GCI ...

Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort

Jean-Michel Cousteau, an architect by training, became involved with the resort in 1995.
He and his team wanted to prove that environmental responsibility and financial success
were simultaneously feasible, demonstrating that the “eco” in ecology and economics were theoretically and practically compatible ...

Kirby Morgan Dive Systems

Full-face masks and diving helmets have long been an integral part of the commercial/military diving industry. Kirby Morgan has been a leader in the development and manufacture of this type of equipment for decades. For the purposes of our team, the main advantages of a full-face mask over a recreational half mask are clear communication and safety ...

Natural Resources Defense Council

NRDC and Ocean Futures Society have long collaborated on issues concerning the US Navy and its use of sonar as well the recent campaign on banning the use of PBDE flame retardants ...

PBS/KQED

A generation ago, Jacques-Yves Cousteau revealed the oceans' mysteries to millions of landlocked PBS television viewers, and inspired a groundswell of public awareness of the unique problems faced by the world's marine environments. Now, 30 years later, KQED
Public Broadcasting and Ocean Futures Society have partnered to bring the legacy back to PBS ...