Les Mystères de Clipperton

In the heart of the Pacific, Clipperton is the most isolated atoll on earth and remains a scientific enigma. How did life manage to take root here and how did it survive in this unique ecosystem ? The Clipperton expedition aims to take a living inventory of the island, an absolute necessity in order to understand and set up measures to protect biodiversity on a global scale. The hope is to continue the exploratory mission on a long-term scale to make Clipperton a permanent observatory of evolution in a sea environment. From December 2004 to March 2005, researchers and a film crew will come and go, joining the permanent 10-person team on the island. The Rar-Avis, a 40m three-masted ship, will be chartered for the length of the expedition. (texte officiel du distributeur)