Magazine
Killer Whales in Blanc-Sablon and Whale Tales
Even though they are one of the 13 cetaceans that frequent the St. Lawrence, killer whales are rather rare in the region. However, a Blanc-Sablon resident was lucky enough to spot one near the coast this week! Elsewhere in the gulf and estuary, stories abound of breaching minke whales, belugas in a landscape brimming with life, and large spouts against the backdrop of the rising Sun.
Field Notes
California: Marine Life with Flair!
Last March, I had the opportunity to travel to Morro Bay, a small seaside village in central California. The sea…
Coastal Bird Monitoring in the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
By : Pierre-Alexandre Dumas, coécrit avec Eliza-Jane Morin It’s 8 a.m. and I'm joining my team at the Parks Canada office…
Field Notes: Whale Bone Hodgepodge!
This day off promises to be a special one. Together with Yael, another one of GREMM’s seasonal workers this year,…
Field Report
FOREL: At the Innovative Crossroads of Science, Culture, and Education
We are two GREMM employees who had the privilege to board FOREL, a stately sailing vessel entirely dedicated to scientific…
Hot Topics
Round-up of 2025 North Atlantic Right Whale News
After being hunted for hundreds of years, the North Atlantic right whale currently faces a number of threats, including entanglements…
ROUND-UP OF 2024 NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE NEWS
After being hunted for centuries, today’s North Atlantic right whales face many challenges, including entanglements with fishing gear, ship strikes…
Round-up of 2023 North Atlantic Right Whale News
After being hunted for centuries, today’s North Atlantic right whales face many challenges, including entanglements with fishing gear, ship strikes…
Marine Mammal Emergencies
SPRING 2025: A BUSY CALENDAR FOR QMMERN
The year has been a busy one so far for QMMERN, with numerous cases of harassment and disturbance of seal…
Beluga Mortality Report : Few Carcasses Found in 2024
Only six beluga carcasses were found in 2024, the lowest figure in several years. By comparison, there were 17 carcasses…
What can we learn from research on St. Lawrence seals?
On a beach along the St. Lawrence lies the carcass of a harbour seal. Standing out against the brownish seaweed…
News
Dreaming about Whales: An Anthropological Perspective
We took advantage of renowned anthropologist David Jaclin’s visit to Tadoussac with his research team at the start of the…
Is the St. Lawrence full of microplastics?
With tens of millions of tonnes of microplastics released every year by humanity’s unrestrained consumerism, our rivers and oceans now…
CIMM Gets a New Skeleton!
The story of an unusual whale in our region is now making headlines. This article retraces the story of a…
Observation of the Week
Killer Whales in Blanc-Sablon and Whale Tales
Even though they are one of the 13 cetaceans that frequent the St. Lawrence, killer whales are rather rare in…
Belugas in Gaspé, Seal Acrobatics and Large Rorquals!
Whether it’s the hundred or so belugas passing through Cap-des-Rosiers, seal antics at Putep 't-awt, or the large rorquals spotted…
Chalk, Gaspar, and Kashkan: Large Rorquals in the Estuary!
Are the month of July and warm summer days synonymous with action in the St. Lawrence? More and more large…
Whale Q&A
Could the heavy presence of large rorquals before the summer season have had an impact on prey abundance?
While it is not unusual to see large rorquals in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in winter, more…
Killer Whales in the St. Lawrence
The last time killer whales were seen in Tadoussac was in 2003, though other sightings (article in French) are occasionally…
Cabinet of Curiosities: Unusual Whales!
The reason marine mammals fascinate us so much is that we are far from having unravelled all of their mysteries!…