https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-lax-forestry-practices-harm-fish-habitat-watchdog-report/ Thu, 28 May 2020 19:41:26 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=19165 A new report from the Forest Practices Board found logging roads are sending sediment into streams and damaging salmon habitat Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood News Chinook salmon forestry logging salmon water wild salmon wildlife Forestry logging salmon habitat Tavish Campbell https://thenarwhal.ca/trondek-hwechin-first-nation-aims-revitalize-critical-salmon-stocks-yukon/ Wed, 27 May 2020 22:23:30 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=19121 As the First Nation considers an egg incubator to increase the Klondike River's Chinook population, questions linger about the ideal conditions for spawn survival Julien Gignac News Chinook salmon Dawson City Klondike River salmon Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in wild salmon yukon Chinook salmon fry from the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in’s in-stream salmon incubation project 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 https://thenarwhal.ca/war-on-the-waters-salmon-farms-losing-battle-with-sea-lice-as-wild-fish-pay-the-price/ Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:11:03 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13865 After years of unsuccessful pesticide baths, the aquaculture industry admits to yet another failed attempt to bring an epidemic of lice under control in B.C.’s Clayoquot Sound — compounding threats to disappearing chinook populations Ian Gill Opinion aquaculture BC salmon farming Chinook salmon Oceans sea lice species at risk wild salmon wildlife Fraser River sockeye salmon sea lice Tavish Campbell https://thenarwhal.ca/life-after-chinook-a-west-coast-fishing-community-looks-to-reinvent-itself/ Sat, 15 Jun 2019 15:52:19 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12103 In the small fishing community of Port Renfrew, B.C., people who have made their livelihoods off sport and commercial fishing are coming to terms with new restrictions introduced this spring by the federal government, and thinking hard about what comes next Judith Lavoie On the ground Photo Essay Chinook salmon fishing Port Renfrew salmon solutions wild salmon wildlife Nolan Fisher on his boat at Port Renfrew marina https://thenarwhal.ca/how-scientists-are-giving-fraser-river-salmon-a-fresh-chance/ Tue, 30 Apr 2019 14:37:44 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11127 A subtle transformation to a century-old jetty is giving new hope to recovery efforts for the fish and their No. 1 predator, the endangered southern resident killer whale Judith Lavoie In-Depth chinook Endangered Species fraser river killer whales Misty MacDuffee Ocean Raincoast Conservation Foundation salmon species at risk Steveson jetty water wild salmon wildlife Misty Macduffee Raincoast Lower Fraser salmon habitat restoration https://thenarwhal.ca/scientists-racing-find-starving-endangered-orca/ Thu, 09 Aug 2018 19:35:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7323 At three years old, Scarlet is the size of a one-year-old and losing weight fast Mark Leiren-Young Opinion Chinook salmon j-pod orcas Salish Sea Southern Resident Killer Whales Strait of Georgia wild salmon wildlife https://thenarwhal.ca/salmon-are-showing-up-in-the-arctic-in-record-numbers/ Tue, 10 Jul 2018 22:06:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=6937 The fish that usually define the West Coast are moving north, raising big questions about how a warming climate is affecting northern ecosystems Jimmy Thomson News arctic Arctic Salmon Project climate change eDNA Karen Dunmall Mackenzie River salmon wild salmon 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 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 https://thenarwhal.ca/how-legal-bloodwater-dump-b-c/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:55:55 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/12/06/how-legal-bloodwater-dump-b-c/ admin Analysis bloodwater Canada environmental law fish farms wild salmon