Pacific Biological Station
The Pacific Biological Station (acronym: PBS) is located on Hammond Bay Road in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1908,[1] with the Rev. George William Taylor as its first director and sole employee[2], it is the oldest fisheries research center on the Pacific coast. Operated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the station forms a network with eight other scientific facilities.[3]
Together with the St. Andrew's Biological Station in New Brunswick, the Pacific Biological Station was designated a National Historic Event in 2011.[4]
Research
Its research facilities include the research vessel CCGS W.E. Ricker and an experimental fish farm. Key research areas are stock assessment, aquaculture, marine environment, habitat science, ocean science, and productivity.[5] Ongoing elasmobranch research at the PBS includes basking sharks, skate tagging, Pacific Spiny Dogfish, Blue Shark tagging, and development of aging methods.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Pacific Biological Station (PBS)". University of Guelph. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ Sakaki, Greg (2016-11-22). "BCLocalNews.com - Timeless tales: Biological station was ahead of its time". Nanaimo News Bulletin. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ↑ "Pacific Biological Station". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Biological station gets national recognition - Nanaimo News Bulletin". Nanaimo News Bulletin. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ↑ "Federal Labs Fisheries and Oceans Canada Pacific Biological Station". Federal Partners in Technology Transfer. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Canadian Pacific Shark Research Lab". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
Further reading
- (1979). "The Pacific Biological Station". In Norcross, E. Blanche. Nanaimo Retrospective: The First Century. Nanaimo Historical Society. pp. 140-141.
Coordinates: 49°12′41″N 123°57′17″W / 49.211339°N 123.954607°W