The Grouper Mystery (2015)

The Grouper Mystery

2015

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Gil Kébaïli

Cast

Laurent Ballesta as Self

Pierre Tissot as Narrator (voice)

Crew

Manuel Lefèvre (Camera Operator)

Roberto Rinaldi (Camera Operator)

Serge Dumont (Camera Operator)

Yanick Gentil (Camera Operator)

Yann Hubert (Camera Operator)