https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/syilx-children-planting-okanagan-lake/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=149372 Elementary students plant native trees and shrubs to help salmon migrate through new fish passageway at the Okanagan Lake Dam Aaron Hemens News B.C. salmon A woman and three children, one of whom is holding a shovel, grab a sapling by its roots. https://thenarwhal.ca/ksi-lisims-federal-fast-tracking/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:55:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=148735 Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for the floating Ksi Lisims facility, backed by the Nisga’a government, sends a signal to potential investors in B.C.’s burgeoning LNG sector Shannon Waters Explainer News B.C. LNG Major projects oil and gas salmon TC Energy Photo: Shutterstock a liquefied natural gas tanker at sea. The vessel is red white and blue https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-fraser-river-salmon-habitat-restoration/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:34:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=142934 A human-constructed marsh in B.C.’s Fraser River was meant to mimic natural feeding and breeding grounds. Offset projects can succeed — if someone sticks around to care for them Ainslie Cruickshank In-Depth B.C. biodiversity freshwater Oceans salmon solutions Two salmon conservation technicians in hip waders and life jackets drag a wide seine net through the Fraser River https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-new-polaris-gold-mine-concerns/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=127021 The New Polaris gold mine would produce up to 1,000 tonnes of ore daily. Some Alaskans are concerned the B.C. mine would impact salmon populations Matt Simmons News B.C. Indigenous Rights mining salmon Photo: Chris Miller / Supplied by Salmon Beyond Borders Overhead view of the historic New Polaris gold mine in the Taku River watershed https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-salmon-farming-future/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=120756 The last open-net pen salmon farms in B.C. have until July 2029 to figure out a different way of doing business. Environmental advocates say the shift is long overdue but the industry warns the timeline is impossible Shannon Waters On the ground B.C. fisheries Oceans salmon salmon farming Photo: Jérémy Mathieu / The Narwhal An aerial view of a fish farm - a floating rectangle composed of six square pens with a green generator shed - in Clayoquot Sound. In the foreground is a circular pen and another floating outbuilding as well as a barge loaded with equipment. The water is a deep blue gray and calm, forested island and mountains rise in the background https://thenarwhal.ca/mount-polley-mine-five-things-explainer/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:39:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=115012 Imperial Metals is still extracting copper and gold from the Mount Polley mine and wants to build the tailings dam even higher Shannon Waters Explainer B.C. fisheries mining Mount Polley salmon Photo: Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-salmon-farms-promise-2024/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=109261 Five years ago, with wild salmon in sharp decline, the federal government promised a transition away from open-net farming. As the clock ticks towards a 2025 deadline, wild salmon advocates worry Ottawa is back-peddling Shalu Mehta Explainer B.C. fisheries salmon salmon farming Photo: Tavish Campbell Three large, circular salmon farm pens fill a coastal inlet. They are surrounding by boats and floating infrastructure. https://thenarwhal.ca/atlantic-salmon-farm-risk-report/ Tue, 28 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=107854 Internal government emails about a report on threats to wild fish reveal tensions between protecting salmon and protecting aquaculture industry interests Moira Donovan Investigation Atlantic Canada fisheries foi salmon salmon farming Photo: Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press Three small boats float on the ocean, surrounded by an array of circular salmon farm pens https://thenarwhal.ca/mowachaht-muchalaht-fishing-rights/ Mon, 13 May 2024 16:47:40 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=105557 Landmark rulings have affirmed Mowachaht/Muchalaht rights to fish in their ancestral territories. In the face of a long legacy of criminalization, the struggle isn't over Amy Romer In-Depth On the ground B.C. fisheries Indigenous Rights Oceans salmon A man in a red jacket and baseball cap sits inside a fishing boat. A wet, grey day on the ocean is seen out the window behind. https://thenarwhal.ca/lake-ontario-fish-salmon-trout/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=102208 Non-native species of salmon and trout have become an important part of Lake Ontario’s ecosystem. Keeping them healthy is often at odds with stocking fish for anglers Kathryn Peiman Photo Essay environmental law fisheries Great Lakes Ontario salmon water Young juvenile salmonids are often in shallow water and then move to deeper as they get older. Woody material, like downed trees and branches, provide habitat for not just the fish, but the invertebrates they feed on. https://thenarwhal.ca/roberts-bank-terminal-2-explainer/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:33:44 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=99268 Conservation groups say the feds contravened endangered species law when they approved Roberts Bank Terminal 2 in Metro Vancouver, which would double the footprint of Canada’s largest port. Here’s what you need to know Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood Explainer News B.C. Endangered Species fraser river Roberts Bank salmon wildlife Photo: William Jans / Vancouver Fraser Port Authority An aerial view of the Port of Vancouver's Roberts Bank terminal