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A 2024 Season Marked by Diversity
On both sides of the St. Lawrence, cetaceans and pinnipeds made the telephone lines of the Marine Mammal Emergency Centre…
How can we minimize the risk of entanglement?
It is estimated that 300,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises die globally from entanglement every year. Disentanglement efforts have had little…
North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season Still Far Under Par
* As of January 29, 2024, the total number of calves born was 16. An exceptional event was observed a…
Satellite Tagging: One More Step Toward Helping Entangled Cetaceans in Quebec
On May 23 and 24, several members of the team from the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN) and…
Right Whale Situation Proves Precarious Once Again
Between entanglements in fishing gear, ship strikes and climate change, the past few decades have been rough for the North…
Preventing Whale Entanglements with Ropeless Fishing Gear
Over the past several years, the novel field of ropeless fishing has been expanding thanks to the research and development…
Entangled Humpback – A Chronicle
On Wednesday, July 13, a humpback whale was spotted off the coast of Les Escoumins accompanied by a calf that…
Struggling Right Whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
For over a week now, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has been attempting to locate a North Atlantic right whale…
What is ghost gear?
If you follow whale-related issues at all, you’ve probably already heard of ghost gear. Some of our readers might be…
North Atlantic Right Whales: Shrinking Giants!
We’ve known that North Atlantic right whales are less and less abundant, with a population currently estimated to number fewer…
2020 North Atlantic Right Whale Monitoring
The endangered North Atlantic right whale is subject to special surveillance and protection measures. Since 2017, the species has been…
A busy season for 1-877-7BALEINE, and it’s not over yet!
The summer 2019 season has drawn to a close. It’s time for the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN)…
Entangled Minke Whale in Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park
A minke whale ensnared in fishing rope was reported to the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN) by passengers of…
Right whales : fishing closures and new technologies for crabbing industry
On May 13, the first North Atlantic right whales of the season were observed via aerial survey in the Gulf of…
Right whales : similar measures for 2019
The North Atlantic right whale protection measures for 2019 have been announced, and will include measures better suited to the…
Six newborn right whales : a glimmer of hope
Update of 12 February 2019: A fifth and a sixth calf has been confirmed. Since North Atlantic right whales have…
Adapting to Disability
GREMM research assistants photograph a group of belugas. Upon closer inspection, they make a surprising discovery: one of the animals…
Right Whale Mortalities 2017: Overview
In 2017, 18 right whale carcasses have been found in the North Atlantic near the Canadian and US coasts. For…
Whales in the nets
As evidenced by the news in the past few weeks, when whales get entangled in fishing gear, there can be…