
The Grouper Mystery (2015)
8.5|11 Jul, 2015|52 min
Every year, in the southern pass of Fakarava in French Polynesia, thousands of groupers gather in secret followed by hundreds of sharks.
8.5|11 Jul, 2015|52 min
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In French Polynesia, there is a place where every year, thousands of groupers gather in secret followed by hundreds of sharks… The photographer, diver and biologist Laurent Ballesta, with his team, wanted to better understand what motivates these fish to wait until the exact day of the full moon to spawn all at once! With the help of researchers from the CNRS of Moorea, they dived and conducted numerous experiments to study and witness this unique phenomenon. Taking advantage of this period of incredible richness, Laurent Ballesta did a record dive of 24 hours at over 20 meters.
Keywords
fish
diving
marine biologist
scientific study
scuba diving
scientific expedition
marine biology
forces of nature
spawn
french polynesia
nature documentary
scientific research
animal behaviour
animals & nature
wildlife documentary
animal behavior
Casts

Laurent Ballesta
Self
Pierre Tissot
Narrator (voice)
Crews

Laurent Ballesta
Writer
Gil Kébaïli
Writer
Gil Kébaïli
Director

Yanick Gentil
Camera Operator

Antonin Guilbert
Lighting Camera
Angèle Le Névé
Production Supervisor
Gil Kébaïli
Production Manager
Gil Kébaïli
Settings
Serge Dumont
Camera Operator

Roberto Rinaldi
Camera Operator

Manuel Lefèvre
Camera Operator

Yann Hubert
Camera Operator

Cédric Gentil
Lighting Camera
Simon Dubois
Sound mixer
Florent Blanchard
Sound Recordist
Stéphane Lopez
Original Music Composer
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