As part of the CONNECT-MED project, Jérôme BOURJEA (Ifremer, MARBEC) monitored specimens of gilthead sea bream to track their behavior and answer questions about their habits, movements, life cycle and links between coastal ponds and the sea.
The collaborations between scientists, managers, professional fishermen and producers prompted him to tell the story of this study in pictures, which helped unravel some of the mystery surrounding this fish's migration.
This story is now available on YouTube in the form of a 7.30-minute short film put online by the Parc naturel marin du Golfe du Lion, the Parc national des Calanques, Ifremer and the film-makers Les films du vivant and Wildtalks:
To know more
Press release
Project CONNECT-MED : https://umr-marbec.fr/les-projets/connect-med/
Observatory CONNECT-MED : https://umr-marbec.fr/les-observatoires/connect-med/