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'Philippe Cousteau' (30 December 1940, Toulon, Var, France - 28 June 1979, Lisbon, Portugal) was the second son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Simone Cousteau. He first dived with an aqua-lung in 1945 when he was 4 years old. He died in 1979 in a PBY Catalina flying boat crash in the Tagus river near Lisbon . His children Alexandra Cousteau (born on March 21, 1976) and Philippe Cousteau Jr. (born on January 20,1980, after Philippe's death) continue the family work in oceanography as the Co-Founders of EarthEcho International. Philippe was a professional diver since he was 7 years old. A brave pilot and a witness of the advance of science in the art of diving and underwater adventure. He grew up traveling the whole world and getting in touch with different languages and cultures. Captain of high risk research teams in different eco stages around the globe.
In Februray 1967 Philippe accompanied his father on the Calypso for an expedition to film the sharks of the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. As well as being the lead photographer for the expedition, Philippe also chronicled his experiences in the 1970 publication ''Shark: Splendid Savage of the Sea.'' _{Published by Doubledayco-written with Jacques-Yves Cousteau}