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Through our adoption program, we are trying to make the world of scientific research more
accessible.
By adopting a blue whale, you will be able to track an individual whale and learn of its
sighting history and movements. You will even get to know the other whales it has been
spending its time with! You will also be contributing directly to the protection of an
endangered species.
Blues whales that are up for adoption have been chosen carefully; they are representative
of their species and of our research work. They come back to the St. Lawrence waters
regularly, which means you will get frequent news about their whereabouts!
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TRILOBITE B047
Trilobite is a female fluker and her name comes from a pigmentation pattern that looks like a trilobite. She is known since 1985.
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CRINKLE B082
Catalogued since 1982, this female is easily recognized by the rough texture of its skin on both sides of the dorsal fin.
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CHAMEAU B103
Another female, Chameau has been seen almost every year for the last ten years! She is extremely easy to recognize because of the strange shape of her spine that makes her look like a camel or sometimes a sea serpent
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TORISHINTO B112
This male was first photographed in 1985. He has since been observed primarily in the Estuary except for one year, very early in the season, when he was seen in the Sept-Îles region. He also seems to patrol the waters off the northern shore of Gaspésie having been sighted off Rivière-au-Renard, Sainte-anne-des-Monts, and Matane.
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BLANCO B169
This male has been around since 85 and has a conspicuous white dorsal fin.
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SHIVA B124
Known since 1985, this female was once a regular visitor in the Estuary until 2002 when she was a victim of a collision with a whale-watching boat off Les Escoumins. Since then, her wounds have healed and scarred but we have only observed her in the Gaspésie region, off Cap Gaspé.
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KINGFISHER B235
We have known her since 1990 and she has been observed almost every year in the Estuary. She is one of the 17 Blue whale females to have been accompanied by a calf in the St. Lawrence. Her left pectoral fin has a large, peculiar notch in it which can be seen when she is surface- feeding.
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BIOMBRE B268
This female was observed the first time in 1983. She has always been observed in the Estuary and most of the time she was alone. |
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POPEYE B318
This male has been known since 1994 and regularly visits the waters of the Estuary though he has also been seen off Gaspésie. His name comes from a characteristic pigmentation mark on his left side evoking the popular cartoon sailor. Popeye is a true Casanova: he is almost always observed flanking a female!
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