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With visitors (and belugas!)… at the Pointe-Noire Interpretation and Observation Centre
Whether on water or on land, the research activities carried out by the Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM)…
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Whales in words and pictures at the CIMM (more!)
You don’t always need to see whales live to fall under their charm. Thanks to the selection of books (all…
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Where do Minke Whales Go in Winter?
In the fall, nearly all baleen whales in the St. Lawrence head for warmer waters in the South, where they…
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Can bioluminescence cause the St. Lawrence to glow?
It’s 9 in the evening, and a group of ten or so kayakers venture out onto the St. Lawrence with…
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With visitors… at the Marine Mammal Interpretation Centre in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
Whether on water or on land, the research activities carried out by the Group for Research and Education on Marine…
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With the belugas… photographed from shore
Since 8 o’clock in the morning, GREMM (Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals) research assistant Mathieu Marzelière has…
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Boaters Urged to Contribute to Research
Like thousands of other pleasure boaters, do you enjoy taking advantage of warm summer days to operate your craft in…
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How do whales go months without eating?
When fall returns, the humpbacks of the St. Lawrence head to the Caribbean for the winter. In the space of…
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Do different killer whale ecotypes communicate in the same way?
Following our article on the various killer whale ecotypes, one reader asked whether killer whales of different ecotypes are able…
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Putting One’s Pregnancy “On Pause”
In spring, many observers report seeing seals on the shores of the St. Lawrence. The sun is out more and…
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A Fourth Generation Humpback Calf!
Good news! Aramis, daughter of the famous humpback whale Tic Tac Toe, recently gave birth to her very first documented…
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Using Barnacles to Reconstruct Ancient Whale Migrations
Whales, which have been around for roughly 30 million years, are estimated to have reached their current size 4.5 million…
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Slower boats, quieter boats?
In 2017, Ruth Joy and her team (ECHO) conducted a study on the correlation between speed limit reductions and noise…
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Marie-Hélène D’Arcy: GREMM’s Keenest Eye
To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Whales Online team decided to retrace the journey of technician Marie-Hélène D’Arcy,…
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Skeleton Preparations Move Forward
At the time of his most recent interview with a Whales Online intern in the fall of 2018, Michel Martin,…
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Is it possible to collect dead whale skin in the St. Lawrence?
One reader sent us this video from Blue Planet Live in which researchers were collecting pieces of dead skin that…
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Deep Thinkers: Inside the Minds of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: journey into the world of cetaceans
A new publication on marine mammals. Long fascinated by cetacean intelligence, Janet Mann, professor of biology and psychology at Washington,…
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Is it normal to see so many whales in winter?
In early January, GREMM (Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals) received numerous calls from observers claiming to have…