Los Dragones Blandos
— 2022, 16', HD video
Biologist Herlé Goragher is leading a project in which artificial intelligence is being used to monitor sea cucumber stocks. After the collapse of the Newfoundland and Saint-Pierre stocks due to overfishing by cod fishing boats, sea cucumbers are emerging as a promising industry capable of making new generations of Saint-Pierre residents to look to the sea once again. In order for this industry to last and not be destructive to the ecosystem, firm controls and regulations are required.
Featured biologist:
HERLÉ GORAGHER
Camera 1:
IONE ATENEA LAMEIRO
Camera 2:
MIKEL OTXOTEKO
Animations and credits:
MIKEL OTXOTEKO
Idea, filming and sound:
MIKEL OTXOTEKO
Assistance on the island of Saint-Pierre:
MAURICETTE MAHÉ and JEAN-LOUIS LEGASSE
Artificial Intelligence System developed by:
JULIEN SIMON of the Laboratoire Technologie Biologie Halieutique, Lorient (Brest)
Slide collection of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon and Newfoundland on loan from
XABIER SANCHEZ ERAUSKIN
Underwater images of the seabed on the Saint-Pierre Bank on loan from
Ifremer
In collaboration with L’Institute Français de Recherche pour l’Explotation de la Mer (Ifremer); Capitainerie du port de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon; Direction des Territoires de l’Alimentation et de la Mer (DTAM).
Financing:
Basque Government and San Telmo Museum in Donostia