The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Hunters join forces with conservationists to call on B.C. to protect fish and wildlife habitat https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-hunting-conservation-fish-wildlife/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:19:21 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=29620 As B.C. faces a biodiversity crisis, a new coalition of unlikely allies is calling on the provincial government to live up to its promises and protect ‘Beautiful British Columbia’ Matt Simmons In-Depth B.C. fishing forestry hunting solutions Hunting in forest ‘It’s collapsing’: B.C. First Nations, Pacific Wild warn of herring population decline amid commercial fishery https://thenarwhal.ca/pacific-herring-populations-collapsing-first-nations-report/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:28:12 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=27413 Advocates are calling for a moratorium on the province's last-remaining commercial fishery for herring, a declining food source for at-risk chinook salmon which, in turn, feed endangered killer whales Cara McKenna News B.C. Endangered Species fishing herring Indigenous Oceans salmon wildlife An aerial view of two herring fishing boats in dark water Want to save B.C. salmon? Bring back Indigenous fishing systems, study says https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-salmon-fishing-indigenous-systems-report/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:54:20 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=24585 Traditional technologies, harvesting practices and management systems could bring endangered populations back from the brink, but government buy-in is needed Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood In-Depth B.C. fishing Indigenous salmon wildlife Wet’suwet’en food fisher The rise of the land salmon https://thenarwhal.ca/rise-of-land-salmon-farming/ Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:00:57 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=24916 A U.S. farm is raising market-ready salmon that have never dipped a fin into the ocean. One company, Atlantic Sapphire, offers a shining, even glaring, example of what B.C.’s salmon farming industry says it cannot do — raise commercially viable salmon on land instead of the sea Sarah Cox In-Depth B.C. B.C. fisheries fishing land-based salmon salmon salmon farming solutions water wildlife The rise of land salmon An unexpected outcome of the Great Bear Rainforest agreement: tasty sustainable scallops https://thenarwhal.ca/coastal-shellfish-indigenous-aquaculture-great-bear-rainforest/ Sat, 03 Oct 2020 14:49:13 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22418 Indigenous-owned Coastal Shellfish breathes new life into Prince Rupert's seafood economy, reviving former fish processing plant and offering jobs to locals Matt Simmons In-Depth B.C. fishing great bear rainforest Indigenous Oceans solutions Patricia Lewis and Yota Kano ‘Tons and tons of fishing equipment’: B.C. tour operators clean up ocean debris during coronavirus pandemic https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-tour-boat-operators-clean-up-ocean-debris-coronavirus/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:35:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22090 Waste from fishing industry accounts for about 70 per cent of garbage collected in 61-tonne haul, according to captain on expedition supported by provincial government Matt Simmons In-Depth B.C. coronavirus fishing Oceans solutions wildlife Dragging a bag, Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Closing Canadian fisheries would help rebuild stocks and lead to economic gains: study https://thenarwhal.ca/canadian-fisheries-rebound-species-study/ Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:42:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=21642 Analysis shows temporarily stopping fishing would lead to gains of up to 10 times above the status quo after 30 years Matt Simmons News Atlantic Canada B.C. Chinook salmon fishing herring salmon solutions wildlife Herring boats Strait of Georgie Fisheries and Oceans Canada pulls at-sea observers from fishing boats due to coronavirus pandemic https://thenarwhal.ca/fisheries-oceans-canada-pulls-at-sea-observers-fishing-boats-coronavirus-covid-19/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:03:57 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=17830 Fishermen rely on observers to keep the industry honest. Now they’re worried about maintaining a level playing field Jimmy Thomson News Archipelago Marine Research at-sea observers bottom trawling fisheries and oceans canada fishing ground trawl industry trawling Fishing trawler A deepsea ‘oasis’ is slated to become Canada’s biggest protected area https://thenarwhal.ca/deepsea-oasis-slated-become-canadas-biggest-protected-area/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:08:21 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12407 An area four times the size of Vancouver Island is home to smoking vents, volcanic islands just under the water and a staggering abundance of life Jimmy Thomson In-Depth deepsea mining deepsea oasis Department of Fisheries and Oceans environmental law fishing hydrothermal vents Indigenous marine protected area mining ocean networks canada Oceans Offshore Drilling protected areas seamounts solutions water wildlife Life after Chinook: a West Coast fishing community looks to reinvent itself https://thenarwhal.ca/life-after-chinook-a-west-coast-fishing-community-looks-to-reinvent-itself/ Sat, 15 Jun 2019 15:52:19 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12103 In the small fishing community of Port Renfrew, B.C., people who have made their livelihoods off sport and commercial fishing are coming to terms with new restrictions introduced this spring by the federal government, and thinking hard about what comes next Judith Lavoie On the ground Photo Essay Chinook salmon fishing Port Renfrew salmon solutions wild salmon wildlife Nolan Fisher on his boat at Port Renfrew marina Fishing licences and quota on the West Coast are murky business 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