. >> i spoke to jean michel cousteau in santa barbara california where his ocean future society is headquartered. it was founded to carry on his pioneering work. >> my generation grew up on the undersea world of jacques cousteau. your dad opened up this universe to generations. how, how has it changed from the 1960s in that initial exploration to, to now? >> well, i think his curiosity uh is what made him do what he did and open the door uh in a easy way compared to many other ways uh to uh exploring the ocean and seeing and discovering what is at the end of the day a life support system to every one of us. the majority of all life in the ocean and on earth uh on land is because of the ocean and the foundations of all life which is the plankton, zooplankton, phytoplankton. without them it wouldn't have any life. we wouldn't be here. so we didn't know that in those days and so the curiosity of my dad was to keep going, going, going, and people would ask him, what do you expect to find on your next dive? and he always said if i knew i wouldn't go. and uh, what i say today myself is what is your be

. >> explorer and environmentalist jean-michel cousteau. >> we are visitors and we need to respect that. >> surprising secrets of the ocean. >> if it wasn't for the ocean, we would have a lot of problems today. >> and the harsh reality facing our planet. >> enough is enough. >> i lived that character. >> we will be able to see change. reminder of the stop stories on al jazeera. at least four people have been killed in a double suicide bomb attack in the lebanese capitol. isil has claimed responsibility. a huge offensive is being launched to retake the isil held iraqi town of sinjar. and there's more fall out from the russian athletic doping scandal, as the country's olympic committee recommends that the former russian athletic federation. value tin resign as a member. a palestinian man has been shot dead by undercover israeli soldiers at a hospital. that's according to health officials in the west bank. security camera footage apparently shows forces entering the hospital. a warning some images in the report are disturbing. >> have a look at the second row, what looks like a man dressed