https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/coastal-gaslink-salmon-egg-data/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=71655 Pipeline contractors estimated there were at least 273,000 salmon eggs in a Wet’suwet’en river crossing. Fisheries and Oceans Canada said it was ‘impossible to confirm’ Matt Simmons Investigation News Coastal GasLink pipeline DFO fisheries TC Energy Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal An illustration of salmon eggs in a box marked 'do not disclose / ne pas divulguer' in front of a Fisheries and Oceans Canada logo https://thenarwhal.ca/dfo-response-fisheries-observer-harassment/ Thu, 26 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=51442 Freedom of information documents reveal that DFO has created a suite of new policies and is spending millions on modernization in wake of whistleblowers speaking up about harassment, intimidation and assault aboard Canadian fishing vessels Jimmy Thomson Investigation B.C. Corporate Influence DFO federal politics fisheries media Oceans wildlife Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal Jon Eis fisheries observer whistleblower https://thenarwhal.ca/dfo-steelhead-scientists-emails/ Sat, 15 May 2021 18:03:13 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=28775 More than 2,600 pages of government documents shed new light on allegations Fisheries and Oceans Canada ignored scientists when forgoing protections for disappearing Thompson and Chilcotin steelhead Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood In-Depth B.C. DFO salmon species at risk steelhead wildlife Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/youre-out-there-alone-whistleblowers-say-workplace-abuse-hides-true-impacts-of-b-c-s-trawl-fishery/ Wed, 06 May 2020 14:39:51 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18545 A months-long investigation by The Narwhal, including interviews with 11 current or former at-sea observers, reveals a culture of intimidation and harassment that has resulted in the vast and systematic under-reporting of deep-sea fish harvested from B.C.’s coastal waters Jimmy Thomson Investigation Corporate Influence DFO environmental law fisheries fisheries observers Oceans trawl fishery Jon Eis Fisheries observer The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/how-a-resurgence-in-indigenous-governance-is-leading-to-better-conservation/ Wed, 27 Nov 2019 19:58:23 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=15309 Far from the old mentality of ‘fortress conservation’ that deemed only empty landscapes as adequately protected, a new era of Indigenous-led conservation is not only better at protecting wild places but embraces the communities and cultures that have stewarded these lands since time immemorial Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood In-Depth conservation DFO Heiltsuk First Nation Indigenous Indigenous guardians Indigenous-led conservation Indigenous-led conservation Guardian Watchmen Bella Bella Louise Whitehouse The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/the-demand-for-luxury-shellfish-is-polluting-the-ocean-with-plastic/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:06:32 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13434 The federal government has given the West Coast shellfish industry a green light to expand farming practices of the lucrative geoduck to meet demand from Hong Kong and the rest of China The Conversation Canada Opinion aquaculture Department of Fisheries and Oceans DFO plastic pollution shellfish wildlife Geoduck Deep Bay Baynes Sound https://thenarwhal.ca/fishing-licences-and-quota-on-the-west-coast-are-murky-business/ Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:17:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11925 With single licences being exchanged for up to six figures, a lack of transparency and regulations drives speculative investing and shady practices Jennifer Silver Opinion DFO fisheries fishing West Coast Herring fishing boats https://thenarwhal.ca/u-s-efforts-to-feed-starving-young-orca-stymied-at-canadian-border/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 22:58:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7604 Canada is officially part of an operation to rescue Scarlet but unofficially appears to be encumbering the mission Mark Leiren-Young Opinion B.C. DFO j-pod orca whale Scarlet Southern Resident Killer Whales species at risk wildlife https://thenarwhal.ca/government-should-stop-pretending-there-s-scientific-debate-about-salmon-farming/ Thu, 12 Apr 2018 20:26:38 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/government-should-stop-pretending-there-s-scientific-debate-about-salmon-farming/ admin Opinion Alexandra Morton Canada Center Top Cohen Commission DFO fisheries and oceans canada kristy miller Opinion salmon farming scams Science wildlife https://thenarwhal.ca/how-oil-lobbyists-pressured-canada-allow-drilling-marine-park/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:52:53 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/01/22/how-oil-lobbyists-pressured-canada-allow-drilling-marine-park/ James Wilt Investigation CAPP Corporate Influence Department of Fisheries and Oceans DFO ExxonMobil Laurentian Channel lobbying marine protected area Nexen Offshore Drilling protected areas Shell Canada Statoil suncor https://thenarwhal.ca/amid-closure-b-c-salmon-fisheries-study-finds-feds-failed-monitor-stocks/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:58:18 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/08/21/amid-closure-b-c-salmon-fisheries-study-finds-feds-failed-monitor-stocks/ Carol Linnitt News DFO farmed salmon News Policy salmon wild salmon policy wildlife