fishing | The Walrus
Skip to content

The Walrus

Fact-based journalism that sparks the Canadian conversation

The Walrus
  • Support The Walrus
  • Subscribe to The Walrus
    • Renew your subscription
    • Get our latest issue
    • Give a gift subscription
  • Sections
    • Hope You're Well
    • Environment
    • Current Affairs
    • Society
    • Health
    • Business
    • Arts & Culture
    • Fiction
    • Poetry
    • Memoir
  • Events
    • The Walrus Gala 2022
    • The Walrus Events
    • The Walrus Talks Video Room
    • The Walrus Leadership Forums
  • The Walrus Lab
    • Amazon Canada First Novel Award
    • Media Kit
    • What We Do
    • Our Projects
    • The Insider newsletter
  • Podcasts
    • The Deep Dive
    • The Conversation Piece
    • Let's Talk About the Internet
    • Bandwidth
    • What About Water
    • The Edge of Energy
    • Courage Inc.
  •   Newsletters
  •   About The Walrus
  • Shop The Walrus
Menu
  • Sections

    Business

    Environment

    Society

    Politics

    Arts & Culture

    Health

    Fiction

    Poetry

    Memoir

    Education

    Current Affairs

    Special Series

    Teen Walrus

    Hope You're Well

    For the Love of the Game

    Living Rooms

    More Special Series ⇒

    NEWSLETTERS

    Weekly Newsletter

    The Events Newsletter

    The Walrus Lab Insider Newsletter

    ANNUAL REPORT

    Subscribe

    Get our latest issue:
    The Walrus' January/February 2022 cover featuring an image of a dark room with a desk and a window looking out at a snowy night with someone looking up at the stars
    Read past issuesSubscribe to The Walrus magazineRenew or Gift a subscriptionChange your address

    Events

    The Walrus Gala 2023

    The Walrus Talks

    The Walrus Leadership Forum

    The Walrus Talks Video Room

    PODCASTS

    The Deep Dive

    The Conversation Piece

    Let's Talk About the Internet

    What About Water

    Bandwidth

    The Edge of Energy

    Courage Inc.

    The Walrus Lab

    Amazon Canada First Novel Award

    What We Do

    Our Services

    Our Projects

    The Insider Newsletter

    SHOP THE WALRUS

  • Donate
  • Subscribe
The Walrus

fishing

A close-up photo of mackerel fish on ice
Environment

Fish on the Brink: Where Did All the Mackerel Go?

January 28, 2022 - by Moira Donovan

A fish famous for its abundance has become harder to find in many Atlantic communities

Read More
A photo of ancient Indigenous fish traps lining a harbour in British Colombia.
Environment

Can Ancient Indigenous Technology Help Save BC’s Salmon?

September 1, 2021April 5, 2022 - by Brian Payton

After an earthquake exposed thousands of mysterious wooden stakes off Vancouver Island, researchers spent over a decade figuring out what they mean

Read More
Artwork of stylized red lobsters filling every inch of the frame. The art has a woven texture.
January/February 2021 / Justice

The New Lobster Wars

November 10, 2020November 26, 2021 - by Zoe Heaps Tennant

Inside the decades-long East Coast battle between fishers and the federal government over Mi’kmaw treaty rights

Read More
Illustration of fish swimming into garbage can
Environment

The Case of the Disappearing Fish

July 31, 2019November 11, 2019 - by Sasha Chapman

About 170 million tonnes of fish are caught each year, 46 million tonnes of which winds up wasted. Is it possible to fix this broken food system?

Read More
Vintage Illustration of Fish
Uncategorized

Please Enjoy Your Genetically Engineered Dinner

January 3, 2018November 11, 2019 - by Christopher Pollon

Last year, Canada became the first country to sell unlabelled transgenic animals for human consumption. But do consumers have an appetite for it?

Read More
A ship with a Canadian flag on it
July/August 2014

The Trials of Philip Halliday

July 25, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Noah Richler

Did an out-of-work fisherman from Digby knowingly smuggle one and a half tons of cocaine into Spain?

Read More
June 2005 / Sports

To Catch a Fish

June 12, 2005May 25, 2020 - by John DeMont

The perfect escape is just a gasoline slick away for the dedicated urban angler

Read More
March 2005

Catch of the Day

March 12, 2005August 7, 2021 - by Leo Furey

Who needs cod? Newfoundlanders troll the seas for treasures of a different kind.

Read More

Our Latest Issue

The Walrus' January/February issue featuring a cover image of dark room with a desk and window looking out at a snowy night with someone looking up at the stars January/February 2023
How the Conservative leader is harnessing the growing tide of authoritarianism in Canada

BB Ad for Twitter spaces event on Sept. 17, 2021

Part of The Trust Project

Read more about The Trust Project and how this article fits in it

Part of The Trust Project

The Trust Project is a collaboration among news organizations around the world. Its goal is to create strategies that fulfill journalism’s basic pledge: to serve society with a truthful, intelligent and comprehensive account of ideas and events.

Learn more.
Behind The Story

Editorial Policies

Read more about our editorial policies here.


Walrus logo with tusks and Canada's Conversation

​​The Walrus sparks conversations about Canada and its place in the world through our award-winning independent journalism, fact checking, events, podcasts, and content solutions. The Walrus is a registered charity with an educational mandate.
Read more on our About Us page.

About The Walrus

  • About Us
  • Our Staff
  • Contact
  • Submissions
  • Careers & Fellowships
  • Advertise with us

The Walrus Lab

What we do
Our Services
Our Projects
Our Clients
Get in touch

The Walrus Lab

  • Amazon Canada First Novel Award
  • What we do
  • Our Services
  • Our Projects
  • Our Clients
  • Get in Touch

Subscribe

  • Magazine Subscription
  • Weekly Newsletter
  • Events Newsletter
  • The Conversation Piece Podcast

More

  • The Walrus Talks @Home
  • The Walrus Books
  • The Walrus Podcasts
  • Magazine Archives
  • Policies and Standards
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
© 2022 The Walrus. All Rights Reserved.
Charitable Registration Number: No. 861851624-RR0001

​​The Walrus is located within the bounds of Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit. This land is also the traditional territory of the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples.

The Walrus uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. Learn more or change your cookie preferences.

×

This Year, The Walrus Turns 20

For two decades, Canadians have relied on our thought-provoking journalism to make sense of our world.

As we look at Who We Are Now in 2023, help us power the next 20 years of inspiring conversations and fact-checked journalism. Donate to The Walrus today.

With thanks,
Jennifer Hollett
Executive Director

×