About Ashlan Cousteau
Journalist, Ocean Restorationist and Entrepreneur, Ashlan Cousteau dedicates her life and career to making our blue planet better every day.
Ashlan is the co-founder of the wellnessbrand Seavoir which is working to scale a market-based solution to the biggestclimate catastrophe no one knows about - the krill fishery in theSouthern Ocean. By leveraging their world-renowned legacy, SeaVoir is launchinga Vegan Omega 3 supplement made from algae, nature’s primary source of Omega3’s (fish and krill get their Omega-3s by eating algae). SeaVoir's supplement isdesigned to replace demand for the destructive fish and krill oil market byproviding a better alternative.
Ashlan is co-founder of Voyacy Regen, an innovative company bringing coastal restoration to a commercial scale never imagined in order to save coral reefs and provide climate resilient coastal infrastructure that can protect millions of lives and billions of dollars of coastal real estate around the world. This innovative approach combines ecosystem restoration with real world human and economic impact.
Through her company Voyacy Media, Ashlan has produced and starred in several award-winning documentaries. In 2016Aslan teamed up with her husband Philippe to co-host Nuclear Sharks, the #1 show for Discovery’s Shark Week. Ashlan and her husband were also the stars of The Travel Channel’s hit series Caribbean Pirate Treasure; winner of a Cynopsis Media Award for Best Adventure Reality Series. Voyacy Media has also worked with several leading companies to help them tell more authentic stories about their sustainability work.
Ashlan’s first book Oceans for Dummies was published in February 2021. In recognition of their media work,Philippe and Ashlan were awarded the Lifetime Ocean Champions award in 2023 by the International Ocean Film Festival.
Ashlan is an ardent supporter of youth leadership and education through her work with EarthEcho International; a leading environmental education organization that is building a global youth movement to restore and protect our ocean planet.
To date, EarthEcho has activated over 2 million youth in 146 countries through its programs.
She is a sought-after speaker, having presented at numerous global events, universities, and conferences including traveling to Antarctica to be a headlining speaker at TedxScottBase. She is a voice for environmental issues on Capitol Hill through events, and briefings and serves on the Boards of Antarctica 2030, the Environmental Media Association and the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund. She has also worked with brands such as The North Face, BMW, La Mer, and Wella as an ambassador.
A graduate of the prestigious School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ashlan worked for over a decade as an on-camera correspondent and co-host for Emmy award-winning entertainment shows E! News and Entertainment Tonight. Ashlan lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two daughters, and rescue dog Kenai Cousteau. And she is proud to say that she visited all seven continents before her husband.