The summer 2019 season has drawn to a close. It\u2019s time for the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN) to look back on the past season while at the same time preparing for the winter that lies ahead.<\/p>\n
Since January 1, 2019, the Marine Mammal Emergencies call centre has received 654 calls that translated into 274 cases for dead or vulnerable whales or seals. The difference between the number of calls and the number of cases lies in the fact that there may be several calls for a single case. Additionally, a call does not necessarily result in a case, for example when someone calls in to report a bird.<\/p>\n
But what exactly constitutes a \u201ccase\u201d for the Network? A case is any situation where we are informed that a marine mammal is dead, in difficulty or in immediate danger due to its physical condition, its geographical location or human behaviour.<\/p>\n
Documenting all these cases and collecting the associated scientific data would not have been possible without the invaluable assistance of the witnesses who contacted us and the volunteers who helped us on the ground throughout the year. We thank them for their cooperation and motivation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The summer 2019 season has drawn to a close. It\u2019s time for the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN) to look back on the past season while at the same time preparing for the winter that lies ahead. Since January 1, 2019, the Marine Mammal Emergencies call centre has received 654 calls that translated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":41870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[56,765,444,643,766],"class_list":["post-45930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marine-mammal-emergencies","tag-baleine-a-bec-en","tag-bilan-des-cas-en","tag-empetrement-en","tag-globicephale-en","tag-phoque-barbu-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n