Please Help Us Save the Russian Whales

April 4, 2019
whale-jail-izvestia-1-seapens-TASS-YuriSmitjuk_1.jpgI’m onsite in Russia right now with the unprecedented opportunity of helping save 10 orcas and 87 belugas that were illegally captured for sale to China.....

Russian Whales Press Conference

April 4, 2019
Screen Shot 2019-04-04 at 6.55.52 PM_0.jpgPlease watch the press conference: Jean-Michel Cousteau and The Whale Sanctuary Project together with Russian Minister of Natural Resources!....

Jean-Michel Cousteau leads team of experts from The Whale Sanctuary Project to Russia

April 3, 2019
whale-jail-6-siberiantimes-crop-640_0.jpgOn Tuesday April 2nd Jean-Michel Cousteau and the Whale Sanctuary Project Team received their Russian VISAs in Washington DC and embarked for a stop in Moscow before heading to Srednyaya Bay, Russia....

"We are all connected to the ocean" - Jean-Michel Cousteau

February 18, 2019
Screen Shot 2019-02-18 at 4.16.26 PM_0.pngJean-Michel Cousteau explains how every one of us is connected to the water system, whether we live up on top of the mountains or along the coastline....

Keiko Experts Offer Help to Free Russian Orcas and Beluga Whales

February 6, 2019
The following letter was sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, offering the expertise of several leaders of the Keiko/Free Willy Project that successfully returned the orca Keiko to his home waters in Iceland......

A call for ocean action

January 29, 2019
ACallToAction_0.jpgRead the latest interview with Jean-Michel Cousteau...

Jean-Michel Cousteau's Statement on the Japanese Government's decision to withdraw from the IWC

January 5, 2019
The Japanese government announcement of their decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling is very disappointing, but it is not surprising ...

Jean-Michel Cousteau - EarthX México

December 13, 2018
PHOTO-2018-11-15-22-39-58_0_0.jpg Recordemos a nuestros “guerreros” del medio ambiente y los derechos humanos.
Como el gran Chico Mendes, defensor de Amazonia, con quien tuve oportunidad de encontrarme unos días antes de su cobarde asesinato el 22 de diciembre de 1988, Quiero expresar mi respeto y admiración por los valientes ambientalistas y periodistas que han perdido, y continúan perdiendo su vida en México, América Latina y otras partes del mundo. ...

Jean-Michel Cousteau at EarthX Mexico

December 13, 2018
PHOTO-2018-11-15-22-39-58_0_0.jpg I want to express my respect and admiration to all the brave environmentalists and journalists who have lost and continue to lose their lives in Mexico, Latin America and other parts of the World. They struggle for what is honest and just, to defend Human Rights and our beautiful Blue Planet against the forces that only believe in power, selfishness, and greed ...

Sunscreens and Coral Reefs – Making the Connection

November 15, 2018
Murphy002_0_0.jpgAlternatives to these toxic sunscreens include wearing long sleeve rash guards and using sunblocks with non-nano zinc oxide or titanium ...