RIVIERE-DU-LOUP, Canada—“Look ahead,” says Captain Julie. “We might be coming up on a small pod of belugas.”
We’re in Quebec on a yellow zodiac, zooming across the St. Lawrence River in search of whales. Captain Julie has taken us into the heart of the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, a protected region so rich with whales that marine researchers come here from around the world.