VIDEO. These volunteer divers {photograph} the great world of Mediterranean species at night time

A mass census has begun. Volunteer divers are being requested to determine an atlas of biodiversity within the Mediterranean Sea. At night time, they discover the seabed on La Grande Motte in Grau-du-Roi, on the border between Gard and Hérault.

“The thought is to observe a course and take an image of every part you see.” The aim is ready instantly. As night time falls on Espiguette seaside in Gard, off the coast, round ten divers put together for an underwater journey. A little bit for enjoyable, however not solely…

These volunteers observe the protocol put in place by the Seaquarium Institute to review the sandy backside of Grande-Motte and Grau-du-Roi. And the extra the sunshine fades on the floor, the extra divers discover a world that we might not suspect from above.

“It is superb what we see at night timeexplains diver. We do not see the identical issues in any respect as through the day. I am under no circumstances used to this animal of mollusks, gastropods, crustaceans that come out to hunt.” “We discovered the well-known brief seahorse, which was hooked up to a really small piece of algae! We might barely see him along with his triangular head, his brief mouth…”cheering on one other individual.

Information collected by the marine institute to create an atlas of biodiversity. The primary one on the coast. “The aim is to make an preliminary levelparticulars Jean-Marc Groul, director of the Seaquarium. This can enable us within the coming years to see the evolution of the ecosystem, if issues are entering into the suitable route, if biodiversity is maintained, if the variety of people of all species current.”

Lengthy and tiring work, not possible to perform with out the need of the volunteers. Luckily, it seems to be like they received out: “It offers a little bit of a problem to diving and it makes you wish to come again to the floor much more with photos of what you see on the backside, it was very good, to undoubtedly one thing to do once more.” Different releases are deliberate this summer season.