SEE : THE WHALES



	Summer stretches on The warm weather has our regular observers in high spirits as they report the presence of a large number of whales.


	Expert conclusions: toxic algae are the cause of exceptional deaths A bloom of toxic algae, also known as a red tide, caused most of the deaths of fish, birds and marine mammals reported drifting or washed up along the shores in the St. Lawrence in the final three weeks of August.

	Humpback whale and southern right whale on road to recovery According to the 2008 update of the IUCN Red List, these whales are recovering from the excesses of past whaling. On the other hand, other cetacean species are regressing, particularly small, coastal cetaceans and freshwater dolphins.



	This week, Whales online invites you to visit the following pages: North Atlantic Right Whale What do blue whales do underwater? Marine acoustics



	Consult the list of selected questions from 2002 to 2007.

	During an interview with Hal Whitehead, Research Scientist at the University of Dalhousie, Canada, Whales online asked the following question : Why do whales breach?

	The mathematician who loved to sail Meet Hal Whitehead, Honorary Research Professor at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

	The Estuary Bulletin: Sightings, Research and Conservation In the limelight : The minke whale known as Three Scars News from the estuary : In the mouth of a giant, Message in a bottle, A blue camel Researcher at work : “Red tide”: a multidisciplinary investigation