Gombessa

Résumé du livre

"For over a century, the coelacanth has sparked intense debate between scientists and creationists. Portrayed as the crucial link between fish and land animals, it is without doubt one of the most hotly dissected and debated creatures of our time, and yet we know almost nothing about its way of life. Extremely rare and living over 100 metres deep, very few direct sightings have been witnessed until now. The Gombessa expedition, the result of two years' scientific research, logistical and human preparedness, for the first time enabled observations and scientific experiments to be carried out in contact with a living coelacanth. To reach this living legend, Laurent Ballesta and his team of divers had to perform daily deep water dives to Jesser Canyon caves, 120 metres below the surface: a depth where each minute passed underwater is paid for in long hours of decompression"--Http://www.blancpain.com/projet-gombessa