May 2017
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2017 / 05 / 29
Young Seal on the River Banks: Do Not Disturb!
The months of May and June are pupping season for harbour seals. Every year, the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network handles about twenty calls involving live young seals stranded on the s...
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2017 / 05 / 26
Spouts, prey and migrations: a few stories
Off L’Anse-Saint-Georges in the Gaspé, a tour operator observes two spouts on May 24. The mushroom shape leads him to believe that it is two humpbacks. “Just one more week and we’ll...
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2017 / 05 / 25
Blue Whale Feeding Disturbed by Nearby Watercraft
According to a recent study, vessels within 400 metres of a blue whale disrupt the latter's ability to feed...
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2017 / 05 / 24
A Survey for Whales Online!
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2017 / 05 / 23
Quantifying the number of belugas in the St. Lawrence
Article by Robert Michaud Fisheries and Oceans Canada recently published the results of the most recent St. Lawrence beluga census, which was conducted in the summer of 2014. The abundance index, calc...
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2017 / 05 / 23
My First Encounter with Pilot Whales
On Saturday, May 13, together with Katy Gavrilchuk and David Gaspard, members of the Mingan Islands Cetacean Study (MICS) team, we set out into Gaspé Bay from the charming fishing port of Anse-à-Bri...
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2017 / 05 / 23
Strange-looking Dolphins
Dark skin, long pectoral fins, a round head resembling that of a beluga, and a short beak: the pilot whale does not really have the typical appearance of the more familiar dolphins....
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2017 / 05 / 23
Focus: Harbour Seals of the Saguenay Fjord… by Renaud Pintiaux
In the past few days, spotting and locating minke whales and fin whales off the coast of Tadoussac has proven difficult. Perhaps on account of the large tides? That said, I’ll take advantage of ...
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2017 / 05 / 23
What is a “water column”?
In a number of Whales Online articles, the term “water column” is used. What does this refer to? From the shoreline, water can sometimes appear to be a uniform mass. However, water separat...
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2017 / 05 / 18
Toward a Better Co-existence of Shipping Traffic and Belugas in the St. Lawrence
To facilitate the recovery of whales at risk in the St. Lawrence, researchers, wildlife managers and industry are working together to develop measures to reduce the various threats faced by whales. Bu...