Inspired by Jacques Cousteau, Nicolas Pilcher made the sea his life

Founder and executive director of the Sabah-based Marine Research Foundation (MRF) Nicolas J Pilcher was fascinated by everything about the marine world for as long as he can remember.

“From a young age, growing up watching Jacques Cousteau documentaries, the oceans and the marine life that call it home have all fascinated me.

“If anything though, it is the incredible adaptations species have made to live where they live and do what they do. Fish that look like they have feathers. Turtles that...