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  • 2016 / 12 / 22

    Trans Mountain and Killer Whales: Underestimated Impacts?

    Par Béatrice Riché / Issues

    On November 29, the Trudeau government gave the go-ahead for the proposed expansion of the Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline system in British Columbia. A request for a review was filed yesterda...

  • Narval observé le 29 juillet 2016 près de Trois-Pistoles © GREMM 2016 / 12 / 22

    If belugas and narwhals cohabit the Arctic, is it possible that these whales once swam side by side in the Champlain Sea?

    Par Marie-Sophie Giroux / Questions from the public

    Being that they frequent the same territory, narwhals do occasionally come into contact with belugas in the Arctic, without necessarily mingling....

  • Petit rorqual mort empêtré, Baie-Comeau, septembre 2016 © Patrick Bourgeois 2016 / 12 / 22

    Marine Mammal Emergencies: an Active and Essential Network

    Par Josiane Cabana / Marine Mammal Emergencies

    410 calls received and 283 interventions in the field by more than ten partners and over one hundred volunteers. The year 2016 was both busy and productive....

  • Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0/Scott Lough 2016 / 12 / 20

    New Marine Protected Area in the Canadian Arctic

    Par Béatrice Riché / Actions

    On November 16, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced the creation of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Canadian Arctic: Anguniaqvia niqiqyuam. ...

  • Phoques du Groenland © GREMM 2016 / 12 / 20

    Black Bubbling at the Water Surface

    Par Marie-Sophie Giroux / Observation of the week

    Actually, it's harp seals moving around energetically in the water. Solo, in pairs, by the handful or by the dozen, their visits off Franquelin continue one after the other but each one is unique....

  • 2016 / 12 / 19

    Busy Fall at 1-877-7baleine

    Par Josiane Cabana / Marine Mammal Emergencies

    One would've thought that the off season translates into peace and quiet at the Marine Mammal Emergencies call centre, but the past few weeks have been particularly busy at 1-877-7baleine. Since the b...

  • La carcasse d'un jeune rorqual bleu, Mont-Louis, 29 octobre 2016 © François Delorme 2016 / 12 / 15

    Blue Whale Found Dead in St. Lawrence Waters

    Par Josiane Cabana / Marine Mammal Emergencies

    A rare occurrence in the St. Lawrence; the carcass seen drifting off Mont-Louis in the Gaspé Peninsula on October 29 was that of a juvenile blue whale...

  • 2016 / 12 / 13

    Humpbacks in 3D at the Montréal Science Centre

    Par Josiane Cabana / On the calendar

    Dive into the splendid waters of Alaska, Hawaii and the Kingdom of Tonga for an immersive experience in the heart of the humpback whale world...

  • © Renaud Pintiaux 2016 / 12 / 09

    Observations at Sea and on Land, during the Day and at Night

    Par Marie-Sophie Giroux / Observation of the week

    On December 2, three fin whales brighten an otherwise dreary day near Prince Shoal Lighthouse....

  • Vancouver Aquarium, BC © Nick and Dana Blizzard (Flickr Creative Commons) 2016 / 12 / 08

    Two Belugas Die at the Vancouver Aquarium… Now What?

    Par Béatrice Riché / Beluga / Issues

    Last week, Aurora died at the age of 29, just nine days after the death of her daughter Qila. These events revived the debate on the Aquarium's captive cetacean program....

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