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700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis)
700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis)

700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis)

For the fourth expedition, in the southern pass of Fakarava in French Polynesia for Gombessa 4, Genesis

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Documentary

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Originally, in 2014, Laurent Ballesta had just one precise objective: to unravel the mystery of groupers. To understand the issues involved in their collective reproduction. But although focused on the study of groupers, the real surprise came from the sharks. Never before had the team been confronted with such a density of grey reef sharks. The divers took up the challenge of counting them. Methodically, they repeated the operation many times to arrive at the impressive figure of 700 grey reef sharks. Each year, the team returned to the southern pass of Fakarava in French Polynesia. Until 2019, for the fourth expedition, "Gombessa 4" is the synthesis of precise and unique scientific protocols. The mission demonstrated that shark hunts are not anarchic, but rely in part on social organization within the horde, following in the footsteps of the 700 grey sharks in "700 sharks in the night (Gombessa 4, Genesis)".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

27 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

01 January 2016

Country

France

Cast

Laurent Ballesta

Laurent Ballesta

Self - Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur

Yannis Papastamatiou

Yannis Papastamatiou

Self - Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)

Charlie Huveneers

Charlie Huveneers

Self - Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)

Frédéric Bertucci

Frédéric Bertucci

Self - Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)

Éric Parmentier

Éric Parmentier

Self - Dr. en acoustique et morphologie, université de Liège (Belgique)

Damien Sony

Damien Sony

Self - Ichtologiste, Profish Technology (Belgique)

Johann Mourier

Johann Mourier

Self - Comportementaliste des requins, CNRS (France)

Orphal Colleye

Orphal Colleye

Self - Acousticien et morphologiste, université de Liège (Belgique)

Miri Tatarata

Miri Tatarata

Self - Directrice de l'environnement, DIREN, Polynésie (France)

Yann Hubert

Yann Hubert

Self - Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)

Thibault Rauby

Thibault Rauby

Self - Directeur plongées profondes et assistant éclairages (Gombessa)

Antonin Guilbert

Antonin Guilbert

Self - Biologiste marin et plongeur pro, Andromède Océanologie (France)

Yanick Gentil

Yanick Gentil

Self - Chef oéprateur sous-marin (Gombessa)

Roberto Rinaldi

Roberto Rinaldi

Self - Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)

Cédric Gentil

Cédric Gentil

Self - 1er assistant réal., Coordinateur Gombessa, Assistant photo

Manuel Lefèvre

Manuel Lefèvre

Self - Opérateur terrestre et sous-marin, caméras de surveillance

Sané Richmond

Sané Richmond

Self - Plongeur, propriétaire de la pension Ttamanu, Polynésie (France)

Loïc Kéver

Loïc Kéver

Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)

Gilles Siu

Gilles Siu

Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)

Hugh Pederson

Hugh Pederson

Self - Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)

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