Reference Sources

Here are a few resources pertaining to boating and the whales of the St. Lawrence:

Dial 1-877-7baleine (1-877-722-5346) without delay

REPORT A WHALE OR A SEAL

Contact a Parks Canada officer 1-866-508-9888

Contact Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Poaching Alert 1-800-463-9057or online form

ONLINE FORM

Visit Whales Online, the Marine Park website or the “Marine Mammals” section of the Fisheries and Oceans Canada website

WHALES ONLINE

MARINE PARK

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

Marine Activities in the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, Regulations and Canada’s Marine Mammal Regulations and Transport Canada’s regulatory measure for watercraft exceeding 13 metres who navigated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

CANADA’S MARINE MAMMAL REGULATIONS

MARINE PARK REGULATIONS

Right wale REGULATIONS

Learn more at

SHOW YOU CARE, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE

Learn more at

Government of Canada

Consult the web page and download the Safe Boating Guide

Office of Boating Safety

SAFE BOATING GUIDE

Learn more at

TRANSPORT CANADA

Whale Alert application

WHALE ALERT

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Reference Sources

To report a dead or vulnerable whale or seal in Quebec

To report a collision with a marine mammal or disturbance of marine mammals within the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park

If you witness an activity or behaviour that represents a disturbance to marine mammals outside the Marine Park

To learn more about whales and whale-watching in the St. Lawrence

Regulations pertaining to whales

To learn more about the St. Lawrence beluga awareness campaign: “Show you care, keep your distance”

For information on boating conditions

Office of Boating Safety

Training resources for recreational boaters

To share your marine mammal observations and participate in citizen science