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August 30, 2016: a long 10-hour day out on the water. Eighty-five nautical miles cruising along the south and north shores of the Lower Estuary did not provide us with an over-abundance of observations. Together with my teammate, our objective was to find the group of humpbacks that had cruised from the Mingan Archipelago to Sept-\u00celes and then to Pointe-des-Monts. We hoped to spot them between Franquelin and Godbout. Our efforts were in vain.<\/p>\n

Along the way we encountered numerous seabirds, including several phalarope, terns, gulls and an impressive number of Manx shearwaters. Unfortunately, no large whales, however.<\/p>\n

Having nearly come full circle back to our starting point in Matane, I see in the rays of the setting sun a large spout far in the distance. We change course, guestimating<\/em> our direction and distance, hopeful of relocating it on this extraordinarily calm sea. As expected, a few minutes later, we hear its powerful blast a few metres from our boat. At first the animal appears skittish (just three breaths per sequence), but quickly becomes calmer during its subsequent surfacings. Perhaps it recognized me, I tell myself. It’s a male that I’ve been familiar with since I first saw him in 2004 and have observed regularly thereafter. Its characteristic very white dorsal leaves no doubt: it’s Blanco. I had not seen him since 2010 when he was passing through the Matane area. Coincidentally, it was also on August 30, 6 years ago to the day and also off the coast of Petit-Matane. What a sweet consolation prize!<\/p>\n

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August 30,\u00a02016, circuit \u00a9 Ren\u00e9 Roy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Ren\u00e9\"<\/a>Ren\u00e9 Roy is an amateur cetologist who is passionate about the sea and whales; he resides in Pointe-au-P\u00e8re, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. For the past few years, he has undertaken photo-identification expeditions for the\u00a0Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS)<\/a>, mainly in the Gasp\u00e9. He also volunteers for the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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