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Why is Baie Sainte-Marguerite closed to watercraft in summer?
[Updated on September 28th] Once again this year, from June 21 to September 21, the Baie Sainte-Marguerite sector remained off-limits…
Eight Things You Might Not Know About Beaked Whales
Are you familiar with beaked whales? If the answer is “no”, you are probably not alone. Even researchers know relatively…
Travelling Back in Time with Embryos!
What if we could observe the different stages of evolution that a species has undergone by studying a single individual?…
Harbour porpoise or beluga?
Although the beluga is sometimes referred to as a “white porpoise” and has several similarities to the harbour porpoise, the terms “beluga”…
Seals in Town
In 2020, four different species of seals were observed in the Montréal metropolitan region, hundreds of kilometres from their normal…
Sanctuary for Retired Belugas: Another Step Toward a Natural Habitat
The first two residents of a whale sanctuary have now been swimming in Klettsvik Bay since August 8, 2020. Belugas…
Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network Sets Up Mobile Team
In order to be able to respond more quickly and efficiently to emergencies involving marine mammals along the shores of…
A Little Peace and Quiet for Belugas
Once again this summer, Baie Sainte-Marguerite will be closed to navigation from June 21 to September 21. Since 2018, navigation…
Inside the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network Call Centre
What happens on the other end of the line while and after a case is reported to the Quebec Marine…
Reporting Carcasses: What’s the point?
The answer is simple: by reporting a carcass to the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN), you are helping…
What is the purpose of this tag and chord?
Many people are concerned by the tags and chords they occasionally see attached to a seal or whale carcass. Sometimes,…
Various Cases Keeping Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network Busy
Although all the projectors have been on the stray humpback whale between Québec City and Montréal, this individual is not the…