https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-salmon-farming-transition/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:39:11 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=25065 Public and political pressure to remove open net pens from the province’s coastal waters has grown steadily in recent years with farms now being forced out of wild salmon migratory routes. So, as terrestrial fish farming takes off globally, why hasn’t the industry been more receptive to rearing salmon on land? Sarah Cox In-Depth B.C. land-based salmon salmon salmon farming solutions water wildlife Map of B.C. in the texture and colour of salmon meat https://thenarwhal.ca/gmo-salmon-canada/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:01:31 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=25013 Some Canadians with an appetite for salmon may have already consumed the world’s first genetically modified food animal without even knowing it. As the aquaculture industry tinkers with fish DNA to more efficiently feed the world’s growing population, critics say we’re moving too far, too fast without adequate transparency Sarah Cox In-Depth federal politics land-based salmon salmon salmon farming solutions water wildlife 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