The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Trudeau government backpedals on election promise to phase out B.C. open net salmon farms by 2025 https://thenarwhal.ca/trudeau-government-backpedals-on-election-promise-to-phase-out-b-c-open-net-salmon-farms-by-2025/ Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:54:49 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=16925 Conservation groups say wild stocks can’t wait any longer for ocean-based salmon farms to be removed, while a new federal study finds land-based fish farming technologies are ready for commercial development in B.C. Sarah Cox News fish farms Indigenous piscine orthoreovirus PRV salmon farms water wildlife Justin Trudeau Highly contagious virus found in majority of Clayoquot Sound salmon farms: report https://thenarwhal.ca/highly-contagious-virus-found-in-majority-of-clayoquot-sound-salmon-farms-report/ Wed, 05 Feb 2020 21:30:12 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=16707 A Norwegian strain of piscine orthoreovirus, which is strongly associated with death of Chinook salmon, was identified at 14 out of 15 farms tested Sarah Cox News fish farms Oceans piscine reovirus PRV salmon water wild salmon wildlife Gathering samples fish farm Clayoquot Sound ‘Bloodwater’ Released into B.C.’s Coastal Water Contains Deadly Fish Virus, Government Tests Confirm https://thenarwhal.ca/bloodwater-released-b-c-s-coastal-water-contains-deadly-fish-virus-government-tests-confirm/ Mon, 05 Feb 2018 23:29:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/02/05/bloodwater-released-b-c-s-coastal-water-contains-deadly-fish-virus-government-tests-confirm/ Carol Linnitt Investigation News bloodwater farmed fish farmed salmon News Oceans piscine reovirus PRV wild salmon Fish Farms a Viral Hotspot for Infection of B.C.’s Wild Salmon, New Study Finds https://thenarwhal.ca/fish-farms-viral-hotspot-infection-b-c-s-wild-salmon-new-study-finds/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 21:14:40 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/12/14/fish-farms-viral-hotspot-infection-b-c-s-wild-salmon-new-study-finds/ Judith Lavoie News Alexandra Morton aquaculture BC salmon farming farmed salmon HSMI News Oceans piscene reovirus PRV wild salmon Fresh, PRV-Infected, B.C. Salmon: Now Available at a Supermarket Near You https://thenarwhal.ca/fresh-prv-infected-b-c-salmon-now-available-supermarket-near-you/ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 17:20:43 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/07/19/fresh-prv-infected-b-c-salmon-now-available-supermarket-near-you/ Elizabeth Hand Alexandra Morton CFIA Department of Fisheries and Oceans Department of Wild Salmon DFO Dr. Frederick Kibenge Dr. Gary Marty Dr. Kibenge Dr. Larry Gill General HSMI Marine Harvest PRV Science Twyla Roscovich