SEE : THE WHALES



	Heading out to meet the whales Whale-watching boats have already begun cruising the Saguenay Fjord and the St. Lawrence Estuary in search of whales. Whale watchers will have to wait until the end of June to live the same adventure in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.


	Keep an eye out for whale carcasses! The marine mammal carcasses frequently discovered on the shores of the St. Lawrence contain a wealth of precious information for scientific research. It is therefore imperative that information concerning beached marine mammals be rapidly transmitted to the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network by calling, toll free, 1-877-7baleine (1-877-722-5346).

	Multiple whale strandings in Scotland and Ireland Approximately 40 beaked and pilot whales have stranded along the west coast of Scotland and Ireland since early February. The increase in the number of strandings could be linked to military sonar training exercises.

	The Love Life of the Whales of the St. Lawrence

	This week, Whales online invites you to visit the following pages: Beluga whale Whale watching from shore Do whale-watching boats disturb the whales?



	Consult the list of selected questions from 2002 to 2007.

	During an interview with Pierre Béland, Director of Research at the St. Lawrence National Institute of Ecotoxicology (SLNIE), Whales online asked the following question : Should we keep whales in captivity?

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	The Estuary Bulletin: Sightings, Research and Conservation Portraits of Whales will be back in June 2007. Until then, we invite you todiscover past bulletins from previous seasons.