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…
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…
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.…
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…
5 June 2025 This past week, belugas were the talk of the town! More than fifty individuals ventured near the town’s marina. White backs were also spotted in the mouth of the Saguenay…
29 May 2025 In recent days, the waters of the St. Lawrence and Saguenay Fjord have been vibrating to the rhythm of marine mammals. Sightings are gradually on the rise, yet remain sporadic,…
29 May 2025 “Small fish such as capelin (Mallotus villosus) and sand launce [sic] (Ammodytes spp.) [...] are the main food of Beluga of all ages,” wrote biologist Vadim Vladykov in 1944 regarding…
15 May 2025 Only six beluga carcasses were found in 2024, the lowest figure in several years. By comparison, there were 17 carcasses in 2023 and 12 in 2022. How might we explain…
17 April 2025 Fin whales were well represented this week, as were belugas and seals. When they surface, some of these individuals have been showing familiar backs or dorsal fins. Spouts of great…
28 November 2024 This week, a humpback whale and a fin whale have been moving through the estuary while the white backs of belugas glisten in the sunlight. Despite the grey skies, observers…
