https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-alaska-bristol-bay-sockeye-solutions/ Sat, 18 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=35185 The world’s most abundant sockeye fishery is teeming with 10 million more fish than anticipated this year. Experts on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border are wondering if the six uninterrupted river basins of the Bristol Bay watershed — free of fish farms and hatcheries but currently threatened by the proposed Pebble mine — might hold key insights for salmon populations dwindling all across the province of B.C. Sarah Cox In-Depth B.C. fisheries freshwater mining salmon solutions wildlife Photo: Jason Ching