15 August 2016 In recent weeks, it seems impossible to go out on the water without seeing at least a hundred or so gray seals! Although my primary job is to photo-identify large…
4 October 2016 The past several days have been quite spectacular off the coasts of our villages. What diversity! There is a strong presence of belugas in the mouth of the Saguenay, a…
1 August 2016 In recent days, we've been observing gatherings of hundreds of gray seals off of Tadoussac. Above them, flocks of herring and great black-backed gulls, as well as black-legged kittiwakes and…
29 April 2016 Since early April, Marine Mammal Emergencies has handled three cases involving seal carcasses: two in Sept-Îles and one in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. There is no systematic recovery program for seal carcasses, though every…
27 October 2015 Recently they have been observed gathered in groups of over 50 individuals, hunting in the tide rips. In the fall, grey seals take advantage of the cold, rich waters of…
21 September 2015 ...emphasizes a Percé-based captain, referring to this recent week of observations. Île Bonaventure is surrounded by numerous marine mammals: hundreds of gray seals, ten or so minke whales, about fifteen…
23 July 2015 Large herds of gray seals off Tadoussac are attracting increasing attention. Even if only their heads stick out above the water, these seals are much larger than they appear. Broad…
