https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 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/moose-questionnaire-jeremy-dutcher/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=138773 The Two-Spirit pianist and two-time Polaris Prize winner has concerts planned in Norway, Ontario, Japan and B.C., but East Coast beaches are where he feels at home Denise Balkissoon The Moose Questionnaire Atlantic Canada climate change first nations Mark Carney New Brunswick The Moose Questionnaire Photo: Kirk Lisaj. Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal A photo of Jeremy Dutcher lying on a rock, with his face upside down, inside a purple background with his name and a pixelated image of a moose. https://thenarwhal.ca/atlantic-fishery-violence-first-nations-rights/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=90944 As Canada ignores its treaty obligations and its own Supreme Court ruling, First Nations fishers on the East Coast are suffering the consequences Moira Donovan Explainer fisheries Indigenous Rights New Brunswick Nova Scotia Illustration: Mercedes Minck / Hakai Magazine Illustration of a small white boat with one lobster in a trap on a pile of permits and paperwork and a bigger red boat with a bunch of lobsters in a trap on a bigger pile of money https://thenarwhal.ca/new-brunswick-bay-of-fundy-fish-farm/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=90567 When wild and farmed fish mate, their hybrid offspring have less chance of survival. But advocates say the governments of Canada and New Brunswick still aren’t taking action Moira Donovan News New Brunswick salmon Photo: Atlantic Salmon Federation Farmed salmon on a tray; Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-fishing-atlantic-canada/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=79002 East Coast fishers have weathered arson, gunshots and harassment. Conflict and turmoil will likely continue until the Canadian government addresses Indigenous Rights head on Moira Donovan In-Depth News environmental law fisheries Indigenous Rights New Brunswick Nova Scotia P.E.I. Quebec Photo: Robert F. Bukaty / The Canadian Press Baby eels, also known as elvers, are the most valuable commercial fish in Canada by weight. The fishery is worth nearly $50 million and the pressure to maximize profit during the brief 10-week harvest contributes to tensions among fishers. https://thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-fiona-logging-atlantic-canada/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=64313 A century of overplanting money-making species helped Fiona ravage east coast forests. Can woodlots bring back biodiversity while also turning a profit? Haley Ritchie In-Depth forestry New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia P.E.I. Photo: Darren Calabrese / The Canadian Press Apples lay scattered as a downed apple tree is seen near Lower Barneys River in Pictou County, N.S. on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 following significant damage brought by post tropical storm Fiona. https://thenarwhal.ca/federal-budget-2021-canadian-farmers-carbon-emissions/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:20:09 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=27768 Ottawa pegs $270 million for ‘agricultural climate solutions’ to help farmers protect wetlands and adopt practices like cover cropping and rotational grazing Sharon J. Riley News Alberta carbon cache climate change farming farmland nature-based climate solutions New Brunswick Nova Scotia ranching Saskatchewan solutions wetlands Paul Thoroughood farmer https://thenarwhal.ca/acadian-forest-climate-change/ Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:17:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22267 Only remnants of this carbon-rich forest in the Maritimes remain after centuries of clear-cutting. Thousands of family forest owners have a stake in its survival. The question is: can they earn revenue from its protection rather than its destruction? Lindsay Jones On the ground Acadian forest Atlantic Canada carbon cache climate change forestry Indigenous logging nature-based climate solutions New Brunswick solutions Ed Murray https://thenarwhal.ca/back-to-back-historic-floods-in-atlantic-canada-force-a-climate-reckoning/ Sun, 16 Jun 2019 14:42:15 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12147 With once-in-a-century floods two years in a row, residents and communities grapple with a new reality and tough choices: rebuild or pack up and leave? Greg Mercer News climate change flooding New Brunswick Nauwidewauk Hall Flooding May 2019 New Brunswick Catherine White Oak https://thenarwhal.ca/mechanical-failure-causes-cn-rail-train-carrying-crude-derail-ignite-new-brunswick/ Wed, 08 Jan 2014 17:51:51 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/01/08/mechanical-failure-causes-cn-rail-train-carrying-crude-derail-ignite-new-brunswick/ Indra Das Alexis Fenner Alison Redford Bill Lawlor Canadian National Rail Canadian Red Cross Carol Jarvis cbc Christy Clark CN Rail crude oil derailed Derailment fire freight Global News J.D. Saddler Jim Feeny Marty Van Dijk New Brunswick oil by rail Plaster Rock Rail RCMP train Transportation Safety Board of Canada Wapske https://thenarwhal.ca/mikmaqblockade-rcmp-respond-first-nations-fracking-protest-arrests-snipers/ Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:28:02 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/10/17/mikmaqblockade-rcmp-respond-first-nations-fracking-protest-arrests-snipers/ Carol Linnitt blockade Elsipogtog First Nation fracking Indigenous Mi'kmaq natural gas New Brunswick police Protest RCMP sniper SWN Resources