Cousteau Returns to Canterbury Friday

Pierre-Yves Cousteau, son of legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, will return to Knowlton Campus on Friday, Jan. 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

At that time, Cousteau will make an important announcement regarding the relationship between Canterbury's Marine Studies Program and his Cousteau Divers organization, a school news release said.

“My hope is this area is the center for Cousteau Divers of the Americas,” Cousteau said, speaking at The Dali Museum in November 2011.

and toured the school's Marine Studies Education Center (MSEC).The MSEC, a stand-alone building on the Knowlton Campus, houses a program focusing on all aspects of marine science and environmental education. T

he 29-year-old Cousteau is exploring the possibility of making St. Petersburg the U.S. headquarters for Cousteau Divers, his international fostering scientific programs that monitor and conserve marine biodiversity around the world.

Canterbury’s MSEC is located on a creek that feeds Tampa Bay and the adjacent mangrove habitat providing students with direct access to the estuary and a living laboratory to explore.

Relationships with many local resource organizations, including Tampa Bay Watch, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Eckerd College and the College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida, allow Canterbury's Marine Studies program to offer unique learning opportunities.