Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn — Season 1, Episode 7: Channel Islands II: Days of Future Past

Episode synopsis

Over the centuries the riches of the Channel Islands have drawn fishermen and seal hunters. However, man the exploror and hunter is becoming more of man the protector. The natural environment and the rare animals, thought to be almost extinct, are beginning to reappear - seals, garibaldis, foxes. However, scientists have been unable to find a single fish uncontaminated by the toxic wastes from Los Angeles. Jean-Michel Cousteau appears before a congressional hearing to air his observations and recommendations on the Channel Islands. A new oceanic policy is now under consideration.

About Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn

Oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the Calypso set sail to research far-off cultures and species of aquatic fauna and flora in another of the explorer's nature series, mainly in the Pacific Ocean and in the West Indies.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Haiti: Waters of Sorrow
• E2Cuba: Waters of Destiny
• E3Cape Horn: Waters of the Wind
• E4Sea of Cortez: Legacy of Cortez
• E5Marquesas islands: Mountains from the Sea
• E6Channel Islands I: Waters of Contention
• E8New Zealand I: The Rose and the Dragon
• E9New Zealand II: The Heron of the Single Flight
• E10New Zealand III: The Surrounding Sea
• E11Tahiti: Fire Waters
• E12Cocos island: Sharks of Treasure Island
• E13Bering Sea: Twilight of the Alaskan Hunter