2 July 2019 In calm weather, the spouts of large rorquals can be heard hundreds of metres away, but above all, they can be seen for miles! © GREMM With their powerful, eye-catching…
29 April 2016 After an abundance of reportings last week, observers have become quieter of late! Exceptions include a cruise in the Gaspé region that reported the presence of a humpback whale on…
1 September 2016 More great moments were enjoyed off Tadoussac on the morning of August 25, 2016. Moderate winds from the southwest and variable skies. Suddenly we spot a minke whale execute a…
20 October 2015 A strong wind is blowing from the west-southwest today, Monday, October 19. Nevertheless, I have the pleasure of observing a minke whale breach more than fifteen times off the Tadoussac…
15 September 2015 The minke whale is a fast and agile predator, but as with any marine mammal, it must come to the surface to breathe. This is the compromise between the need…
16 November 2016 "The whales are on a reproduction strike", jokes a News from Afield collaborator following her observation of two humpback whales in Gaspé Bay on November 10. Shouldn't they have returned…
16 July 2016 It's a well known fact: the St. Lawrence is a vast, open-air buffet for cetaceans. The abundance of prey is notable, whether it's schools of fish such as capelin, herring,…
4 May 2016 The story has already generated its share of headlines: a whale, more specifically a minke whale, was found dead on the banks of the St. Lawrence (Fluvial Section) in Saint-Nicolas,…
27 May 2019 The hastily composed email betrays the excitement of its sender. The observer just photographed a fin whale with a particularly curved dorsal fin off Sept-Îles on May 19. Its shape is…
5 July 2018 "Unbelievable! It's hot even out on the water," exclaims a GREMM volunteer research assistant participating in the photo-ID program for large rorquals in the St. Lawrence Estuary. On July 4,…
