Marie-Ève Muller is the Communication Officer for the Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM), a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific research on the whales of the St. Lawrence and education for the sake of marine conservation. As editor of Whales Online, she devours the latest research on whales as well as the stories of scientists and observers.
Whales spend most of their lives underwater. They can be white, mottled, grey, blue or black and have teeth or baleen… You’ll be amazed by the diversity of cetaceans! Here are 10 interesting facts about whales.
Read MoreThousands of whales leave the Atlantic Ocean in the summer to head up the St. Lawrence Estuary. Some even make it all the way up to the mouth of the Saguenay Fjord, thousands of kilometres from their breeding areas. Why?
Read MoreWatching marine mammals is an enchanting experience. However, as with any activity involving wildlife observation, our proximity can also harm the animals we love so much. So how can you engage in responsible whale watching? You have several options, both from land and from the water.
Read MoreVisitors to Côte-Nord, Gaspésie or Bas-Saint-Laurent can go whale watching from June to October, but it’s impossible to predict what you’ll see: the number of whale sightings during any given observation period will vary. But what a thrill when you do see a whale blow!
Read MoreIn Québec, you can observe up to 13 species of whales and 4 species of seals all along the coast, from Bas-Saint-Laurent to the Îles de la Madeleine via Côte-Nord and Gaspésie. To help you spot as many of these species as possible, here are some tips from the research team at the Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM)!
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