The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Most of Canada’s marine protected areas still threatened by oil and gas, dumping and trawling: report https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-marine-parks-oceans-cpaws/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:29:44 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=37415 A new assessment from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society finds only a fraction of established ocean conservation regions actually enjoy enough protections to meet goals of preserving or restoring marine life Ainslie Cruickshank News Oceans Offshore Drilling protected areas Photo: Markus / Thalassia Environmental MPA, marine protected area, biodiversity, CPAWS