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> What secrets is the Mediterranean Sea keeping from us?
> What is its actual level of pollution?
> Is it a dead or living sea? A sea that has been damaged or on the
mend?
> What treasures still await Man's discovery?
> Because all these questions of current vital importance lie at the
heart of environmental debates.
> Because the Mediterranean Sea is more than just a large body of
water, it's a small ocean with an oversized History.
> Because the Gombessa V expedition is like none other, offering lots
to be learned and filled with hope...#11;
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Mediterranean Planet* forms a sequel to Laurent Ballesta's latest works:
Secrets d'Océans (Oceans' Secrets), Adélie Terre & Mer (Adélie Earth
& Sea) and 700 requins dans la nuit (700 Sharks in the Dead of
Night). It represents the accomplishment of his personal endeavors
during the eponymous July 2019 expedition, while also providing closure
to the more comprehensive effort underway in the Mediterranean. This
publication is thus a compilation of the biologist-photographer's most
spectacular shots from 2010 through the present day.
Accompanied by minimal textual content, the photographs of rare
creatures never before illustrated exhibiting unusual behavior tell the
story with each page turned of natural history and lived history. From
the extraordinary biodiversity of the coral reefs to the seascapes far
beneath the surface, Laurent Ballesta has embarked on an excursion into
these otherworldly ecosystems that actually exist on Earth and make up
the Mediterranean Planet.
This book also conforms with the longstanding tradition of works that
pay tribute to the marine world by offering unique insights into an
ecosystem that has not yet unveiled all its secrets. After several
deep-sea diving expeditions spanning the globe under the "Gombessa"
flag, the Gombessa V "Mediterranean Planet" campaign is Laurent's last
at the helm. A world first, this expedition meant Laurent Ballesta and
three other divers would cohabitate for 28 days inside a 5-m2
pressurized module designed for both saturation diving and deep sport
diving, from Marseille to Bandol, Carqueiranne to Saint-Tropez,
Sainte-Maxime to Antibes, and finally from Antibes to Monaco.
