The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 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 How Oil Lobbyists Pressured Canada to Allow Drilling in a Marine Park 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 Industry Sways Feds to Allow Offshore Drilling in Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area https://thenarwhal.ca/industry-sways-feds-allow-offshore-drilling-laurentian-channel-marine-protected-area/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/07/22/industry-sways-feds-allow-offshore-drilling-laurentian-channel-marine-protected-area/ James Wilt In-Depth DFO In-Depth Laurentian Channel marine protected area Offshore Drilling protected areas wildlife World Wildlife Fund Right Whale NOAA