Gombessa II – The Grouper Mystery (2014)

Gombessa II "The Grouper Mystery" took place at the South pass of the Fakarava atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. The heart of the mission was to shed light on the enigmatic aggregation of the marbled groupers of the Pacific and illustrate how their spawning plays a key role in the balance of the lagoon ecosystem. Thousands of them somehow hear a deep call once a year on full moon, to come aggregate and mate for an extremely brief and spectacular moment at Fakarava's South pass. The expedition included a complete physical and biological monitoring of the South pass of Fakarava for the first time: seabed mapping, sonar tracking, acoustic analysis, study of ocean currents, aerial photography, 24/7 fixed surveillance cameras. Some of the best underwater cameramen in the world have been hired to complete this exceptional assignment.

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