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Listening to Belugas by Hydrophone in Baie-Sainte-Marguerite

23 July 2026 After several months of preparations, the Window on Belugas project has just reached a new milestone in Baie-Sainte-Marguerite thanks to the addition of an important component: acoustics. In the early…

Coexistence in Troubled Waters: A Participatory, Multi-Criteria Approach to Beluga Protection

30 June 2026 By Maud Thermes, Irène Abi-Zeid, Nathalie Niquil, Franck Taillandier and Arnaud Sentis A majestic emblem of the Saguenay–St. Lawrence region, the beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) fascinates and draws thousands of…

Belugas and Minkes Across the Waves

21 May 2026 “Glassy sea.” Definition: extremely calm waters with no waves. The perfect conditions for marine mammal watching! But as soon as the wind picks up, spouts and fins disappear from sight.…

Beluga Mortality Report: 19 Carcasses Discovered in 2025

30 April 2026 Between the start of 2026 and the release of this 2025 beluga mortality report, three carcasses have already been reported to the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN). In…

Belugas in the Estuary and Pinnipeds Aplenty

5 February 2026 It’s early February, and the sunlight pierces through the cloudless Tadoussac sky. From the windows of the Whales Online office, the members of the editorial team can see the glimmering…

First Beluga Carcass of the Year Recovered in the Magdalen Islands

29 January 2026 Sunday, January 18: The Marine Mammal Emergencies (UMM) telephone rings. Cédric Gascon, a technician and UMM responder for the past five years, hadn’t even answered the call when he knew…

Beluga Monitoring Aboard Antarès

9 October 2025 At the Tadoussac marina, the Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM) research team boards the boat at 7:00 a.m. sharp. The four-person crew consists of Michel, the…

Your questions about beluga reproduction!

5 September 2025 The Whale Watch team and the team of naturalists at the Marine Mammal Interpretation Centre (CIMM) regularly receive questions about our resident St. Lawrence belugas, and with good reason! Belugas…

Out-of-Range Belugas and Parading Blue Whales

4 September 2025 This morning, as we arrived for the ferry to take us from Baie-Sainte-Catherine to Tadoussac, the dazzling white backs of a group of about ten belugas shimmered in the fjord.…

Belugas in Gaspé, Seal Acrobatics and Large Rorquals!

10 July 2025 Whether it’s the hundred or so belugas passing through Cap-des-Rosiers, seal antics at Putep 't-awt, or the large rorquals spotted in the estuary and gulf, this week was marked by…