30 March 2023 Over the past year, 12 beluga carcasses were discovered adrift or on the shores of the St. Lawrence by the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN). By way of…
11 October 2022 In the early afternoon of Monday, September 5, the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network call centre receives a report concerning an Atlantic white-sided dolphin carcass floating near the mouth…
15 September 2022 Every year, between 15 and 20 beluga carcasses are found and recovered along the shores of the St. Lawrence. Why are they recovered? We have to go back 40 years…
29 April 2022 This is the first beluga whale carcass recovered for the 2022 season under the carcass recovery program initiated in 1983. This adult female was found stranded on the north shore…
4 November 2021 By Marie-Maude Rondeau Ever heard of Valleau, the sperm whale whose carcass washed ashore in L’Anse-à-Valleau in 2003? Today, this individual’s skeleton is on display at the Marine Mammal Interpretation…
15 September 2021 By Marie-Maude Rondeau This summer, I’m working as a responder for the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN). I’m part of the mobile team that covers the north shore…
12 July 2021 Upon seeing a whale floating oddly on the water surface, do you decide to immediately jump overboard and save it from imminent death, or do you let it sleep in…
3 June 2021 In late April, a local resident discovers a very decomposed carcass on Haldimand Beach in Gaspé. All that remains are the bones and pieces of thick, leathery skin. Several experts…
1 April 2021 On March 27, a beluga carcass was discovered in Tadoussac by an individual who was out for a stroll. The discovery was reported to the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response…
26 October 2020 A beluga carcass washed up in Cacouna on October 18, 2020. This young male is the fifteenth beluga to be found dead on the shores of the St. Lawrence this…
