https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/alaska-bc-fisheries-stores-sustainability/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156916 Many critics argue Alaska takes too many salmon and is harming populations — but it’s easier to find Alaska-caught fish in B.C. stores and Alaskan salmon fisheries have global sustainability certification that B.C. salmon fisheries don’t. What gives? Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Matt Simmons Explainer B.C. biodiversity climate change fisheries food security Salmon in the Babine River https://thenarwhal.ca/life-in-alert-bay-bc/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154321 Off the northern tip of Vancouver Island, in the tiny community of Alert Bay, B.C., residents hold deep connections to the land and waters Matt Simmons On the ground Photo Essay B.C. climate change fisheries A collapsing dock over the ocean, with a small building at the end bearing a sign that says "Today" https://thenarwhal.ca/we-survived-the-night-excerpt-tlingit-herring/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:02:17 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=150540 An excerpt from “We Survived The Night” by Julian Brave NoiseCat Julian Brave NoiseCat Opinion biodiversity fisheries Indigenous Rights Photo: Amy Romer / IndigiNews Unfertilized h ch’éḿesh erring eggs https://thenarwhal.ca/atlantic-salmon-striped-bass-threat/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=147962 A once-threatened fish has surged back while another one struggles — leaving fishermen, scientists and regulators divided over how to protect species, habitat and livelihoods Jeremy Hull On the ground Atlantic Canada Endangered Species fisheries New Brunswick Nova Scotia A man with his back to the camera casts a fishing line into a wide river. https://thenarwhal.ca/wsanec-chiefs-dfo-herring-harvest/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=130812 The chiefs have called for a moratorium to protect B.C.'s last strong herring stock. Instead, Fisheries and Oceans upped the allowable catch Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood News On the ground B.C. fisheries Indigenous Rights Hereditary Chief Eric Pelkey wears wool regalia and looks intently into the camera. He wears white wool regalia with brown accents. The sunlight comes from the fight and illuminates the soft wool, his right cheek and his white hair. The ocean in the background and the cloudy blue sky are awash with light. https://thenarwhal.ca/fish-weirs-sumas-first-nation/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=128730 Sumas First Nation is trying to construct a fish weir on its traditional territory in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, in the face of environmental and bureaucratic obstacles Amy Romer On the ground B.C. climate change fisheries Spirits of Place Siyamexwelalexw (Troy Ganzeveld), an elected councillor at Sumas First Nation, stands near the banks of the Vedder River https://thenarwhal.ca/mount-polley-imperial-metals-charges-laid/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:55:12 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=127267 Imperial Metals now wants to expand the Mount Polley mine and continue discharging effluent into a lake. Conservation advocates wonder if charges today will reduce future risks Sarah Cox News B.C. fisheries mining Mount Polley Photo: Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press toxic sludge pours into Quesnel Lake after the 2014 Mount Polley mine disaster https://thenarwhal.ca/avon-river-windsor-mikmaq/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=121701 A provincial emergency order has kept Lake Pisiquid filled for more than 16 months. It’s also blocked the passage of fish, jeopardized Mi’kmaq Rights — and put a local fisherman, who had his truck keyed, at the centre of a hostile campaign Moira Donovan and Darren Calabrese On the ground conservation fisheries Indigenous Rights Nova Scotia Science https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-salmon-farming-future/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=120756 The last open-net pen salmon farms in B.C. have until July 2029 to figure out a different way of doing business. Environmental advocates say the shift is long overdue but the industry warns the timeline is impossible Shannon Waters On the ground B.C. fisheries Oceans salmon salmon farming Photo: Jérémy Mathieu / The Narwhal An aerial view of a fish farm - a floating rectangle composed of six square pens with a green generator shed - in Clayoquot Sound. In the foreground is a circular pen and another floating outbuilding as well as a barge loaded with equipment. The water is a deep blue gray and calm, forested island and mountains rise in the background https://thenarwhal.ca/mount-polley-mine-five-things-explainer/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:39:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=115012 Imperial Metals is still extracting copper and gold from the Mount Polley mine and wants to build the tailings dam even higher Shannon Waters Explainer B.C. fisheries mining Mount Polley salmon Photo: Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-teck-resources-selenium-risks-study/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:29:53 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=111994 Selenium risks depend on amount of fish people eat from rivers downstream of Teck coal mines, according to a risk assessment quietly released by the B.C. government Ainslie Cruickshank News B.C. coal Elk Valley fisheries mining Teck Resources water Photo: Jesse Winter / The Narwhal A westslope cutthroat trout in the Elk River