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Whale Towns
“Lately I’ve been seeing spouts all the time! When I’m out for a walk, on my way to the grocery store, peering out my kitchen window... It’s pretty crazy,” comments a woman from Les Escoumins. As spring arrives, the towns that line the St. Lawrence Estuary are transforming. They’re no longer just places to watch whales; they’re whale towns!
Field Notes
Coastal Bird Monitoring in the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
By : Pierre-Alexandre Dumas, coécrit avec Eliza-Jane Morin It’s 8 a.m. and I'm joining my team at the Parks Canada office…
Field Notes: Whale Bone Hodgepodge!
This day off promises to be a special one. Together with Yael, another one of GREMM’s seasonal workers this year,…
Baie Sainte-Marguerite: A Day in the Privileged Life of a Research Assistant
By Jade-Audrey Lavergne, GREMM research assistant A day in Baie Sainte-Marguerite means being dazzled by a number of things: the…
Hot Topics
ROUND-UP OF 2024 NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE NEWS
After being hunted for centuries, today’s North Atlantic right whales face many challenges, including entanglements with fishing gear, ship strikes…
Round-up of 2023 North Atlantic Right Whale News
After being hunted for centuries, today’s North Atlantic right whales face many challenges, including entanglements with fishing gear, ship strikes…
All the news on North Atlantic right whales in 2022
The North Atlantic right whale is a particularly vulnerable cetacean species, currently numbering fewer than 350 individuals. The survival of…
Marine Mammal Emergencies
What can we learn from research on St. Lawrence seals?
On a beach along the St. Lawrence lies the carcass of a harbour seal. Standing out against the brownish seaweed…
Five Good Reasons to Leave Young Seals Alone
Over the past week, the presence of harp seal pups on the beaches of the Magdalen Islands and the Gaspé…
A 2024 Season Marked by Diversity
On both sides of the St. Lawrence, cetaceans and pinnipeds made the telephone lines of the Marine Mammal Emergency Centre…
News
Eastern Canadian Killer Whales: The Great Unknown of the Atlantic
Considered a nuisance by whalers and fishermen, whale eaters, bloodthirsty monsters, or even mythical cetaceans by others, eastern Canadian killer…
Return of Right Whales to Their Ancestral Territory
Since 2015, North Atlantic right whales have been making a strong return to the St. Lawrence, a place they have…
The Whale Sanctuary Project: Helping Captive Cetaceans
More than 3,000 belugas, dolphins and killer whales are held in captivity around the world. They live in conditions that…
Observation of the Week
Whale Towns
“Lately I’ve been seeing spouts all the time! When I’m out for a walk, on my way to the grocery…
Whales or April Fools’ Hoaxes?
While April Fools’ gags were running rampant on social media, reporting all sorts of far-fetched species in the St. Lawrence…
This Week’s Stars: Bearded seal, Minke Whales, and Blue Whales
The return of the minke whales in all their glory, the splendour of six blue whales and two fin whales…
Whale Q&A
Killer Whales in the St. Lawrence
The last time killer whales were seen in Tadoussac was in 2003, though other sightings (article in French) are occasionally…
Cabinet of Curiosities: Unusual Whales!
The reason marine mammals fascinate us so much is that we are far from having unravelled all of their mysteries!…
Ambergris: The Secret Treasure of Sperm Whales
Ambergris, a mysterious treasure of the deep seas, has captivated the human imagination for centuries. This rare substance has crossed…