While the ecologists and phycologists carried on with their course work amidst friendly rivalry, construction was taking place at the old cable station site. A ‘penthouse’ for offices was built on the roof as well as a complex seawater system, sewage treatment plant, and backup generators were installed. LINK TO STORY 5 – Building…
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The first biodiversity surveys are conducted.
Throughout 1969, UBC researchers Dr. Paul Harrison, Dan Pace, Ken Bailey, and others, camped out in the cable station building, conducting the early survey work. Biodiversity surveys took place during the 1970’s through the 1980’s, led by Dr. Bill Austin (SFU) and Dr. Louis Druehl (SFU).
Story 1 – Birth of Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre: The search for a site.
NATO Seaweed Conference
The participants in the 1980 NATO Seaweed Conference, likely the first international conference held at the Bamfield Marine Station.
A short video celebrating 50 years of excellence in research & education
This is the story of the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, which has grown as a result of a remarkable collaboration among 5 universities working together since 1969 to provide a field station on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
The first Field Trip arrives from SFU.
The first visitors to the Bamfield Marine Station was a field trip from SFU. The week previous to their arrival, on March 14th 1972, the M.V. Vanlene ran aground off Austin Island, providing an opportunity to study the effects of an oil spill on the pristine shores. LINK TO STORY 4 – Bamfield Education.…
The first graduate students arrive, and undergraduate field courses are held at BC Packers in West Bamfield.
The Bamfield Marine Station’s first courses were held at BC Packers in West Bamfield. In the beginning, starting with nothing, “we had to improvise everything,” says Dr. Louis Druehl, who still lives and works in Bamfield. LINK TO STORY 3 – Bamfield Research.
Bamfield Cable station constructed.
The Pacific Cable Board (PCB) Cable Station was constructed in 1902, and a second building in 1926, with Bamfield being the terminus of an underwater cable laid between Bamfield and Fanning Island, a tiny coral atoll in the middle of the Pacific.
The Huu-ay-aht First Nations have a long and proud history in their traditional territories.
Nestled between the rugged outer coast and Barkley Sound’s protected inner waters, lies the sacred ancient village of Kiix̣in. Learn about the Huu-ay-aht First Nations have a long and proud history in their traditional territories. Their history extends back to the beginning of time, and tells of many great people, adventures, traditions and deeds.…