Then—nothing. For over three decades, not a whisper or spout was attributed to the fellow. Was he gliding beneath the icebergs in the far north, or snatching capelin somewhere a world away? The sea keeps her secrets, and Big Carl kept moving.

It wasn’t until the balmy stretch of July 2026 that another sighting lit up the ledger, this time far to the north at St. Lunaire-Griquet. There he was, breaking the surface as if time had folded in on itself—a living memory reunited with the coast. Colourful houses and rocky headlands framed one of nature’s age-old wanderers, still carving his path through cold Atlantic waters.

Have you seen Big Carl? If you have a glimpse or even a photograph, your sighting could become a piece of his puzzle. Every bit of information helps flesh out tales about where these giants roam, filling in the migration gaps and wonders of whale life in Newfoundland and Labrador.