Magazine

Les épaulards de l’Est canadien, les grands méconnus de l’Atlantique

  Considérés comme des nuisances par les baleiniers et les pêcheurs, des mangeurs de baleines, des monstres sanguinaires, ou encore de mythiques cétacés pour d’autres, les épaulards de l’Est canadien ont reçu malgré eux nombre d’étiquettes  aux fils des siècles. Protégés et vastement étudiés dans le Pacifique Nord-Ouest canadien, que savons-nous concrètement de la population d’épaulards de l’Atlantique Nord-Ouest et de l’Est de l’Arctique?

| 6/2/2025

Field Notes

In Search of Marine Mammals in Cape Breton

Last September, I set off to explore Cape Breton Island. This region of Nova Scotia is well known for a…

|Field Notes 11/12/2024

Destination Belugas with CacounAir

Par Sami Jay Wagner-Beaulieu et Hugo Catineau, techniciens pilote de drone pour la brigade béluga rive sud The arrival of…

|Field Notes 3/10/2024

Heading for the Saguenay Fjord with Antarès

Tuesday, August 27, 8:00 a.m.: I’m due to meet the research team of Tadoussac’s Group for Research and Education on Marine…

|Field Notes 17/10/2024
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Hot Topics

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…

|Hot Topics 14/3/2024

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…

|Hot Topics 13/4/2023

All the news on North Atlantic right whales in 2022

The North Atlantic right whale is a particularly vulnerable cetacean species, currently numbering fewer than 350 individuals. The survival of…

|Hot Topics 28/3/2022
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Marine Mammal Emergencies

Out-of-Habitat Seals

It is not unusual to see seals in the upper reaches of the St. Lawrence River (article in French)… sometimes…

|Marine Mammal Emergencies 5/12/2024

Stranded Beaked Whale on Île d’Orléans

On October 23, the carcass of a northern bottlenose whale was discovered on the banks of Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d’Orléans, near Quebec City.…

|Marine Mammal Emergencies 7/11/2024

Mackie Greene: A Whale’s Hero

Mackie Greene is one of the co-founders of the Campobello Whale Rescue Teams in New Brunswick and recently took part…

|Marine Mammal Emergencies 30/1/2025
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News

Les épaulards de l’Est canadien, les grands méconnus de l’Atlantique

  Considérés comme des nuisances par les baleiniers et les pêcheurs, des mangeurs de baleines, des monstres sanguinaires, ou encore…

|News 6/2/2025

Return of Right Whales to Their Ancestral Territory

Since 2015, North Atlantic right whales have been making a strong return to the St. Lawrence, a place they have…

|News 20/11/2024

The Whale Sanctuary Project: Helping Captive Cetaceans

More than 3,000 belugas, dolphins and killer whales are held in captivity around the world. They live in conditions that…

|News 9/1/2025
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Observation of the Week

Cetaceans in an Icy Landscape

While the St. Lawrence continues to be covered in a blanket of beautiful sea smoke, cetaceans and pinnipeds seem to…

|Observation of the Week 30/1/2025

Sea Smoke on the St. Lawrence and Blowing Whales

Marine mammals were still present this past week, which was marked by weather mostly typical for January in Quebec, notwithstanding…

|Observation of the Week 23/1/2025

Harp Seals on the South Shore

Over the past week, harp seals seem to have invaded the Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie regions. Some were resting on shore,…

|Observation of the Week 16/1/2025
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Whale Q&A

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!…

|Whale Q&A 19/8/2024

Ambergris: The Secret Treasure of Sperm Whales

Ambergris, a mysterious treasure of the deep seas, has captivated the human imagination for centuries. This rare substance has crossed…

|Whale Q&A 8/8/2024

Why are North Atlantic right whales unable to reproduce?

The birth rate of North Atlantic right whales is very close to the species’ mortality rate. Classified as endangered for…

|Whale Q&A 9/7/2024
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