COUSTEAU, Pierre-Yves
France (1982- )
Last updated: March 10, 2019 at 4:00 am
CEO and Founder of Cousteau Divers, whose mission is to bring the legacy of Jacques-Yves Cousteau to life, making each diver an agent of the study and conservation of the aquatic realm; CEO of Turbosail™; son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Francine Triplet Cousteau.
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