MICScanada

Non-profit research organization focusing on baleen whales since 1979 // OBNL de recherche sur les cétacés à fanons depuis 1979.

[MICScanada @MICScanada]

Our 2021 season is on! The team went out to sea for the first time earlier this week. Visit our website for updates! https://t.co/czuSEM5VXe

[FondationDavidSuzuki @FondDavidSuzuki]

🌊#journeemondialedesoceans Nous partageons la 1ère de 3 vidéos tournées par des scientifiques et par l'équipe d'@EcoMaris au large d'#Anticosti lors de l'expédition #PlanctonCosmique

On doit atteindre 10% d'aires marines protégées dans le St-Laurent!

⛵️https://t.co/WiIsIsBNkl

[MICScanada @MICScanada]

New mitigation tool in place for North Atlantic Right Whales, if they are sighted consistently for 15 days in the same grid cells, the area will be closed until the end of the season.

https://t.co/ufgUh3OkyI

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

Results of last year's humpback whale season: Record year! 129 individuals, 108 known, 21 new ones. 14 calves, not all IDed. Many first time cows, including Hockey (pic) with first 4th generation calf. Again some animals from the Gulf of Main. @BaleineMagazine @AShields_Devoir

[MICScanada @MICScanada]

Blue whales do move around!

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

Blue whale roams the ocean. The #NARW flight crew of @NOAAFish_NEFSC identified 2 blue whales on Oct. 13th, 2019 in the southern Gulf of St Lawrence, one of them, B353. It was re-sighted off Georges Bank (Gilbert Canyon) on Feb. 9th, 2020 by the @NEAQ @CenterOceanLife flight crew

[MICScanada @MICScanada]

Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenInScience ! A massive thank you to all #women who have worked hard to help advance #marine #mammal #research // Joyeuse journée internationale des #FemmesEnSciences ! Un grand merci à toutes celles qui on contribué à la #recherche du MICS!

[Alex Borowicz, PhD! @AlexAdelante]

Hard to tell entanglement rates if we can't see. Drones are giving us a new view of fin and blue whales. Turns out they get entangled a lot. @RampChristian at #WMMC19 @MICScanada

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

2nd poster session at @wmmc2019 this morning. @Joanna_Kershaw presenting her results with @MICScanada and @_SMRU_ on annual variations in calving rate linked to prey

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

Great talk by @SchleimerAnna about genetic structure in fin whales in the North Atlantic @MICScanada @MarEvoCon

[MICScanada @MICScanada]

MICS is well represented at the World Marine Mammal Conference in Barcelona, w/ many team members and collaborators with talks and posters!
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Le MICS, bien représenté à la Conférence Mondiale sur les Mammifères Marins à Barcelone!
@wmmc2019 #conference #science #conservation

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

Lots of interesting talks at @wmmc19 Here one with @MICScanada data on ship strike risk of blue and right whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence by Meg Carr

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

Ouch! Only! 409! North Atlantic Right Whales left! Clearly, our way to live on that planet is not sustainable! AT! ALL!
@MICScanada @AShields_Devoir @BaleineMagazine

https://t.co/gbB7L7URLD

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

#bluewhale @MICScanada summary 3/4 of season. 40-50 blue whales so far, slowly moving along Gaspe peninsula towards Estuary. After baby boom 2018, no calves so far. Seen: #CrinkleMICS #SpirouMICS #InvasorMICS Video is B200 (BUCK) off Anticosti

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

#Finwhale news after 3/4 of season. Many animals, but widely dispersed over the Gulf from Miscou over Gaspe, the Estuary, Sept-Iles and off Anticosti. With 6 cow and calf pairs, an average year. Some very regular ones like #CurlyMICS #RamsesMICS #StratumMICS @MICScanada

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

Simply cool. Short clip of the SAG of the two NARW from two days ago. Filmed by @MICScanada #parafilms #dronebox under DFO license QUE-LEP-002C-2019
@RightWhaleScoop @BaleineMagazine

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

#headstand #rightwhale The NARWs starting to be playfull. First SAGs of the season for us @MICScanada @AShields_Devoir Also first feces samples @RightWhaleScoop for @NEAQ colleagues. @BaleineMagazine

[MICScanada @MICScanada]

New articles available on our website! 🐋
https://t.co/8269L2Lu0j
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[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

While @MICScanada is studying the entanglement rate in rorqual whales, we shoot sometimes some nice interactions, here with Dune (F252) and her calf and a male escort (F175). Starts to be a bit late for calves, they are usually weaned by now. @BaleineMagazine

[Alexandre Shields @AShields_Devoir]

Un collaborateur du @MICScanada, René Roy, a photographié récemment cette rarissime tortue luth, au large de Cap-des-Rosiers. L'espèce, en voie de disparition, est la plus grosse tortue au monde (plus de 900 livres) et elle évolue depuis plus de 100 millions d'années.

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

Third right whale sighting, same guys as 2 weeks ago. In the mandatory traffic separation scheme!!! Their main food is often found in the deep channels, which is also used for shipping. At least 4 died due to ship strikes this year alone.
@MICScanada @BaleineMagazine