▁Mur phy ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁Jean - Mich el ▁Cou ste au ▁and ▁his ▁father , ▁Jacques ▁Cou ste au , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Richard ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁Jean - Mich el ▁Cou ste au ▁in ▁creating ▁field ▁study ▁programs ▁for ▁students ▁of ▁all ▁ages . ▁The ▁Amb ass adors ▁of ▁the ▁Environment ▁program ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁of ▁their ▁educational ▁programs . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁with ▁many ▁projects ▁and ▁exped itions ▁in ▁a ▁vast ▁amount ▁of ▁remote ▁areas ▁around ▁the ▁glo be . ▁Dr . ▁Mur phy ' s ▁role ▁in ▁these ▁exped itions ▁has ▁included ▁serving ▁as ▁chief ▁scient ist , ▁photograph er , ▁writer , ▁educ ator , ▁or ▁project ▁director . ▁He ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁Cou ste au ▁exped itions ▁conducted ▁in ▁many ▁places ▁such ▁as ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁F iji ▁Islands , ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁Indones ia , ▁The ▁M ek ong ▁River ▁in ▁SE ▁Asia , ▁the ▁Amazon , ▁Sea ▁of ▁Cor te z , ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁For ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁Mur phy ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁education ▁for ▁Jean - Mich el ▁Cou ste au ' s ▁Ocean ▁Fut ures ▁Society , ▁ ▁a ▁foundation ▁which ▁prom otes ▁ocean ▁expl oration ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁educ ates ▁about ▁protection ▁of ▁ocean ▁e col ogy . ▁ ▁Mur phy ▁is ▁an ▁experienced ▁sc uba ▁diver ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁thousands