700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis) (2016)

700 Sharks (Gombessa 4, Genesis)

2016

Documentary

Synopsis

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)".

Credits

Director

Gil Kébaïli

Cast

Charlie Huveneers as Self - Professeur écoloque des requins et raie (Autralie)

Damien Sony as Self - Ichtologiste, Profish Technology (Belgique)

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

Frédéric Bertucci as Self - Acousticien, université de Liège (Belgique)

Johann Mourier as Self - Comportementaliste des requins, CNRS (France)

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

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

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