Question to researchers

For or against captivity? Is the St. Lawrence in better shape? Why do whales breach? Whales Online asks St. Lawrence whale researchers questions.

• Martine Bérubé : Do rorqual whale hybrids exist?
• Pierre Béland : Should we keep whales in captivity?
• Mike Hammill : Are seals responsible for the collapse of cod fish stocks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ?
• Véronique Lesage : The St. Lawrence belugas are endangered. What about the belugas living in Northern Quebec?
• Jon Lien : Are present Canadian regulations adequate in preventing disturbance related to whale-watching activities?
• Lena Measures : Can marine mammals catch illnesses from humans ?
• Peter Scheifele : Do whales hear the way that we do?
• Richard Sears : Why are there so few young blue whales in the St. Lawrence River?
• Hal Whitehead : Why do whales breach?
• Émilien Pelletier : Is the St. Lawrence in better shape than it was 20 years ago?
• Yvan Simard : Is the St. Lawrence an exceptionally rich area for whale food?
• Michel Lebeuf : Are there any new chemical compounds polluting the St. Lawrence and is this cause for concern for the beluga whale population?
• Ursula Tscherter : Is it true that the minke whales that visit the St. Lawrence Estuary are all females?
• Moira Brown : Why are right whales so susceptible to ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear?
• Janie Giard: Where are the fin whales of the Estuary?