Whale portraits
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2019 / 07 / 03
Bp929
From the bulletin Portrait de baleines Express, June 14, 2019 Bp929 was observed in the area last summer in August. She is back this time in June! In 2015, Bp929 returned to the estuary with a notch a...
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2018 / 11 / 01
Chewbacca
Taken from the newsletter Portrait de baleines, no 14, September 14, 2018 H824 is a humpback whale that is easy to spot, thanks to its uniquely patterned tail flukes. Its tail is mostly white, with t...
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2018 / 10 / 10
Boomerang
Distinctive Traits Boomerang, also known by the identification number Bp060, has been observed in the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park area since September. This female is recognizable by the shape o...
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2018 / 09 / 21
Narwhal (Monodon monceros)
Whale Portraits: Vol. 17, Issue 15, written by Camille Bégin Marchand The narwhal has been identified again this year on several occasions. It does not have a code, as it is the first of its kind to ...
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2018 / 09 / 14
Bp903
From the bulletin Portrait de baleines, September 7, 2018 Bp903 has two long, pronounced scars on its left chevron that make it easy to recognize. Its dorsal fin does not show any notches, but it does...
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2018 / 08 / 31
H855
Taken from the newsletter Portrait de baleines, August 17, 2018 Another humpback whale visited the Marine Park last week: H855. It is recognized by its well rounded dorsal fin that shows a notch at ...
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2018 / 08 / 31
Gaspar
A first calf for Gaspar, August 2nd, 2019 Gaspar was seen with her first calf in the Gaspé Peninsula in early July, then in the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park. Female humpback whales reac...
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2018 / 08 / 24
Caïman
From the bulletin Portrait de baleines, September 29, 2017 By Audrey Tawel Thibert With the notch at the base of her dorsal fin, Caïman has several look-alikes, including U2 and Bp086. It is the irr...
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2018 / 07 / 30
BP078, A.K.A. “Ligné”
From the newsletter Whale Portraits, July 20, 2018, by Camille Bégin Marchand Bp078 – nicknamed “Ligné” – is a male fin whale that has been known for over 30 years. Yet he’s ne...
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2018 / 07 / 30
ZIPPER
Distinctive traits One needs only to look at her right side to understand how this fin whale got her name. Zipper bears an enormous zipper-shaped scar, the result of a collision with the propeller of ...