{"id":49774,"date":"2018-03-29T18:56:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T18:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/les-premiers-visiteurs-printaniers\/"},"modified":"2020-03-16T17:20:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T17:20:25","slug":"first-spring-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/en\/first-spring-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"First Spring Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunny skies and rising temperatures are bringing joy and marking the return of the whales! On March 23, in the <strong>Sept-\u00celes<\/strong> area, Jacques G\u00e9lineau, a collaborator from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inrest.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INREST<\/a>, spotted three large spouts. One of them was that of a blue whale. Its column-like shape and the proximity of the animal made it possible to recognize the species. The identity of the other two animals remains unknown. The following day, off <strong>Pointe-aux-Anglais<\/strong>, Mr. G\u00e9lineau reported the presence of another blue whale 5 nautical miles off the coast. The sea has freed itself of ice and the giants are quietly returning to their favourite areas to begin their hunting season.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the crab season in the Estuary began this week as well. At 5 in the morning on March 27, fishermen in Zone 17 \u2013 which extends from Pointe-des-Monts to Les Escoumins, and from Trois-Pistoles to Rivi\u00e8re-\u00e0-Claude, in Haute-Gasp\u00e9sie \u2013 embark on their first journey in hopes of returning with a precious &#8220;harvest&#8221;. Our <strong>Franquelin<\/strong> collaborator has the perfect vantage point to admire the silhouettes of crabbers at sea &#8230; not to mention those of whales and seals. However, this week she saw just a single harp seal near shore.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, a collaborator in the Gasp\u00e9 Peninsula is spreading rumours of large distant spouts that he observed off <strong>Cap-aux-Os<\/strong> in Gasp\u00e9 Bay on March 25. Hopefully these sightings will be confirmed soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunny skies and rising temperatures are bringing joy and marking the return of the whales! On March 23, in the Sept-\u00celes area, Jacques G\u00e9lineau, a collaborator from INREST, spotted three large spouts. One of them was that of a blue whale. 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