14 August 2019 The team at the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS) has been observing fewer and fewer fin whales in the northern parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Is this decline…
15 May 2019 On May 6, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) convened in St. John's, Newfoundland, to assess or reassess the status of three species or populations…
4 April 2019 Fin whales in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence are in decline, according to a new study published in the periodical Ecology and Evolution. The population is believed to have…
26 March 2019 The fin whale is the second longest of all cetaceans, after the blue whale. Certainly the fastest of the the great whales, it is nicknamed the “greyhound of the sea”.…
12 December 2018 Fin whales may not be the largest of the whales, but they are certainly one of the fastest! This advantage long allowed them to escape the whaler’s harpoon, at least…
25 April 2018 By François Vachon The scientific team from EDMAKTUB filmed unprecedented images of fin whales surface feeding off the coast of Garraf, Spain. Captured using a drone, the video will allow…
18 July 2017 Last July 13, 2017, I spent my day on the water in search of large rorquals to photograph. The weather was conducive to observing marine mammals: calm water, no fog…
28 June 2017 By Marie-Sophie Giroux Rapid and Agile Greyhound of the Sea During the St. Lawrence Week, Whales Online features every day a different whale species portrait. A souvenir, a quote, pictures,…
5 June 2017 June 2, 2017. Foray off Tadoussac and an exceptional morning observation! According to my information, this is the first one in our sector since… 2003! Near buoy S05 (not far…
25 January 2017 A few weeks ago, a botanist passionate about nature and wildlife took advantage of a winter day to sort through his box of souvenir photos. Here’s what he came upon:
