Join us today – Become a member!

Please select a membership from the list below.

Created in 1973 by Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the Cousteau Society communicates the beauty and fragility of our water planet, believing that an informed and alerted public can best make the choices to insure a healthy and productive world.

Captain Cousteau understood that the support of the greater public is the most effective weapon to win over political decision-makers in the battle for the environment. Each of our members is an important part of this effort. You can become a member of the Cousteau Society today and add your support for the crucial work to protect the future.

1. Basic Membership

Basic Individual

includes
Membership Card + 1-year subscription (4 issues) to Calypso Log

$30

Family

includes
Membership Card + 1-year subscription (4 issues) to Calypso Log + 1-year subscription (6 issues) to Cousteau Kids

$40

Explorer

includes
Membership Card + 1-year subscription (4 issues) to Calypso Log + 1-year subscription (6 issues) to Cousteau Kids + Cousteau Lapel Pin especially designed to commemorate your Cousteau Membership

$150

Protector

includes
Membership Card + 1-year subscription (4 issues) to Calypso Log + 1-year subscription (6 issues) to Cousteau Kids + Cousteau Lapel Pin especially designed to commemorate your Cousteau Membership + Recognition of your support in one issue of Calypso Log + Cousteau Society Expedition Bag, a heavyduty duffel bag with adjustable strap, carry handles and three outside zippered pockets

$300

Conservationist

includes
Membership Card + 1-year subscription (4 issues) to Calypso Log + 1-year subscription (6 issues) to Cousteau Kids + Cousteau Lapel Pin especially designed to commemorate your Cousteau Membership + Recognition of your support in one issue of Calypso Log + Cousteau Society Expedition Bag, a heavyduty duffel bag with adjustable strap, carry handles and three outside zippered pockets. + A free copy of Jacques Cousteau's last book: The Human, the Orchid and the Octopus, now in bookstores

$650

2. Kid's Membership

Kids write to us all the time to let us know how much they enjoy Cousteau Kids.
Teachers love it too, because it makes learning fun and exciting. The material is well-researched, and each issue is accompanied by an online Teacher's Guide.
By capturing children's interest in the undersea world at an early age, we inspire them to continue learning about it – and about how to care for our precious Water Planet – throughout their lives.

Cousteau Kids

includes
Cousteau Kids Membership Card + A full year (6 issues) of Cousteau Kids, the Society's exciting publication for young readers

$20

Cousteau in the classroom

includes
A classroom sponsorship for a full year (6 issues) of Cousteau Kids for each student (up to 30). Each issue comes with a downloadable Teacher's Guide filled with ideas and information for its use in the classroom.

$60

3. Captain's Circle

Members of the Captain's Circle are special friends whose leadership level Membership contributions of $1,200 or more sustain the Cousteau Society's efforts to protect and conserve our Water Planet. Higher level benefits include:

Researcher

includes
All Conservationist benefits + Captain's Circle Certificate + Recognition on the Society's website and in one issue of Calypso Log + Cousteau Red Watch Cap. In the tradition of the commander, a soft red knit cap with the Cousteau logo (one size fits all).

$1,200

Oceanographer

includes
All of the above + Limited edition Calypso paperweight: a lucite keepsake encasing an actual piece of the Calypso.

$5,000

Commander ($10,000+)

includes
All of the above + Recognition on the Society's website and in Calypso Log for a full year + Cousteau Lapel Pin Sterling Silver Edition to honor your special commitment