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Ocean Futures Society Gallery - 2003
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Welcome to the Ocean Futures Society Gallery! This is where you will find digital images of
the Ocean Futures Society team in action. We frequently update the Gallery with pictures
and information taken from our activities around the world.
November | Voyage to Kure
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November 2003
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56th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference
November 10-14, 2003
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Photo credit: Astrid C. Wenzke
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July 2003
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Voyage to Kure
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Photo credit: Ocean Futures Society
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June 2003
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Special Santa Barbara Screening of Finding Nemo
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Photo credit: Tom Ordway, Ocean Futures Society
Local children, parents and ocean lovers in the greater Santa Barbara, California area
were invited to attend a special screening of Finding Nemo, the new Disney Motion
Picture film created by Pixar Animation Studios. Ocean Futures Society and Heal the Ocean,
a local ocean protection organization, were the beneficiaries of this special event, which
took place May 13 at 6:00 PM at the historic Arlington Theatre. Jean-Michel Cousteau,
president of Ocean Futures, served as a special consultant on the film.
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Capitol Hill Oceans Week
Washington, D.C.
June 11, 12, 2003
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Photo credit: Juan Tricoche, Department of Commerce Photographer
Capitol Hill Oceans Week, presented by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, provided
a substantive focus on key ocean issues including Exploring Our Oceans and Managing Marine
Areas. Participants included Members of Congress & the Executive Branch, Capitol Hill staff,
leaders from Industry & Academia, experts from Nonprofits, and others concerned about the
oceans. Jean-Michel Cousteau, Ocean Futures Society president and National Marine Sanctuary
Foundation trustee was the luncheon keynote speaker on Wednesday, June 11. He also attended
the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Leadership Award banquet. Actress and diver Lauren
Hutton, who served as the Master of Ceremonies, presented the leadership awards to Senator
Ernest Hollings and Congressman Jim Saxton
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May 2003
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Ocean Festival
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
May 15-18, 2003
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Photo credit: Ocean Futures Society
Jean-Michel Cousteau and members of the Ocean Futures Society team participated in Ocean
Festival 2003 Dive and Adventure Sports Expo in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The Ft. Lauderdale
Chamber of Commerce and Beach Council sponsored the festival.
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April 2003
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Expedition Team Training
California Channel Islands
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Photo credit: Ocean Futures Society
The Ocean Futures Society expedition team underwent semi closed-circuit rebreather
training during April 2003. The team traveled aboard the Peace, a live-aboard dive boat
based in the Ventura Harbor in Southern California. Dive training took place off Catalina
and Santa Cruz Islands.
The focus of the training was to prepare the expedition team for Ocean Futures' upcoming
film expedition in July to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The team practiced working
together on above and below-water communication techniques. They also tested and trained
with custom HMI lighting systems. The divers were also able to familiarize themselves with
the JMC Super Mask, which is well suited for use with semi closed-circuit rebreather
systems.
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March 2003
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Press Conference for Stop Oil Spills (S.O.S. Act)
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Photo credit: Matt Ferraro, Ocean Futures Society
New federal legislation to speed the phase-out of aging, single-hulled tankers and
protect America's coastal shorelines has received strong support from ocean advocate and
explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau and Ocean Futures Society. On February 27, 2003, Jean-Michel
joined U.S. Congresswoman Lois Capps, D-CA and Linda Krop, Executive Director/ Chief
Counsel for Santa Barbara, California's Environmental Defense Center for the press
conference to introduce Capp's legislation, called the Stop Oil Spills (S.O.S.) Act. To
learn more, click here
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JASON XIV: From Shore to Sea live telecast, Santa Barbara,
CA
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Photo credit: Matt Ferraro, Ocean Futures Society
This year's JASON XIV: From Shore to Sea engaged students and teachers in an
exciting journey where they explored the unique Channel Islands region of California. This
area includes the Channel Islands National Park, the waters of the Channel Islands National
Marine Sanctuary and the densely populated California coastline, which served as a "living
laboratory" for studying nature's dynamic systems. Jean-Michel Cousteau was featured as a
guest host during live, on-line broadcasts on diving history and technology to thousands of
students around the world. The JASON Project is the brainchild of Dr. Robert Ballard, a
National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and a colleague of Mr. Cousteau's.
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February 2003
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Rangiroa Diary
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Editor's note: Holly Lohuis experienced the thrill and excitement of participating in
a film expedition, reuniting old and new Cousteau team members. Here is her personal
account of diving in one of the world's best places to encounter sharks in the wild –
Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia.
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January 2003
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"Eye To Eye" With The Black Tide
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An Ocean Futures Society film team, led by Jean-Michel Cousteau, has been in Spain on a
mission to view, firsthand, the devastation caused by the Prestige oil spill off the
Galician coast.
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