700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis) (2016)
700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis) (2016)
For the fourth expedition, in the southern pass of Fakarava in French Polynesia for Gombessa 4, Genesis
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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Cast

Laurent Ballesta Laurent Ballesta As: Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur
Yannis Papastamatiou Yannis Papastamatiou As: Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)
Charlie Huveneers Charlie Huveneers As: Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)
Frédéric Bertucci Frédéric Bertucci As: Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)
Éric Parmentier Éric Parmentier As: Dr. en acoustique et morphologie, université de Liège (Belgique)
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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)".


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

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: Français

Release Date: 01 January 2016

Country: FR

Runtime: 27m

Company Credits

Company: Andromède Océanologie, Les Gens Bien Production

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Cast

Laurent Ballesta

Laurent Ballesta

Directeur de l'expédition, plongeur, biologiste et narrateur

Yannis Papastamatiou

Yannis Papastamatiou

Docteur en biologie marine, plongeur (USA)

Charlie Huveneers

Charlie Huveneers

Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)

Frédéric Bertucci

Frédéric Bertucci

Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)

Éric Parmentier

Éric Parmentier

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

Damien Sony

Damien Sony

Ichtologiste, Profish Technology (Belgique)

Johann Mourier

Johann Mourier

Comportementaliste des requins, CNRS (France)

Orphal Colleye

Orphal Colleye

Acousticien et morphologiste, université de Liège (Belgique)

Miri Tatarata

Miri Tatarata

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

Yann Hubert

Yann Hubert

Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)

Thibault Rauby

Thibault Rauby

Directeur plongées profondes et assistant éclairages (Gombessa)

Antonin Guilbert

Antonin Guilbert

Biologiste marin et plongeur pro, Andromède Océanologie (France)

Yanick Gentil

Yanick Gentil

Chef oéprateur sous-marin (Gombessa)

Roberto Rinaldi

Roberto Rinaldi

Chef opérateur sous-marin (Gombessa)

Cédric Gentil

Cédric Gentil

1er assistant réal., Coordinateur Gombessa, Assistant photo

Manuel Lefèvre

Manuel Lefèvre

Opérateur terrestre et sous-marin, caméras de surveillance

Sané Richmond

Sané Richmond

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

Loïc Kéver

Loïc Kéver

Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)

Gilles Siu

Gilles Siu

Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)

Hugh Pederson

Hugh Pederson

Scientifique, consultant (Intervenant)

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Caroline Schoenfelder

Caroline Schoenfelder

Coordinating Producer

Edited By

Gil Kébaïli

Gil Kébaïli

Editor

Rémi Berge

Rémi Berge

Color Grading

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Manuel Lefèvre

Manuel Lefèvre

Sound Engineer

Visual Effects

Adrien Gentils

Adrien Gentils

Additional Visual Effects

Camera

Gil Kébaïli

Gil Kébaïli

Underwater Camera

Gil Kébaïli

Gil Kébaïli

Aerial Camera

Yanick Gentil

Yanick Gentil

Underwater Camera

Manuel Lefèvre

Manuel Lefèvre

Underwater Camera

Manuel Lefèvre

Manuel Lefèvre

Aerial Camera

Lighting

Cédric Gentil

Cédric Gentil

Underwater Gaffer

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Emmanuel Blanche

Emmanuel Blanche

Medical Consultant

Christophe Silvestre

Christophe Silvestre

Special Effects

Vivien Lemaignan

Vivien Lemaignan

Post-Production Manager

Sané Richmond

Sané Richmond

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