The Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre has operated as a marine research station since 1972 and hosted its first formal event in 1975! Since then, we have been a choice destination as a conference and symposium venue, workshop venue, team retreat venue, among others. See many of our past events here!
Events
1975 (July 24) First Bamfield Marine Station Symposium: The Kelp-Bed Food Web
1980 (May 16-18) Conference: Synthetic and degradative processes in marine macrophytes
1982 (August 8-14) 1st International Phycological Congress
1985 (April 14-17) Evolution of Primitive Fishes (NATO, NSERC and WCUMBS) Conference (looks like a fish conference)
1986 (March 27-31) 2nd Northwest Algal Symposium
1988 (February 26-28) 9th Pacific Ecology Conference
1988 (June 5-7) Workshop on Exceptional Marine Blooms: Their Impact on Fisheries and Aquaculture.
1988 (November 3-5) Scallop Aquaculture Workshop
1993 (March 5-7) Pacific Ecology Conference
2006 (March 3-5) 27th Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2007 (March 2-4) 28th Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2008 (February 22-24) 29th Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2008 (August 31 – September 6) 8th International Seagrass Biology Workshop
2010 (February 9-11) First Barkley Sound Knowledge Symposium
2010 (March 5-7) 31st Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2010 (Mach 26-30) CYAMUS annual meeting
2011 32nd Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2012 33rd Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2013 34th Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2014 35th Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2015 (Feb 27-Mar 1) 36th Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2016 (Feb 26-28) 37th Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2017 (Feb 24-26)) 38th Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2018 (Feb 23-25) 39th Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2019 40th Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2020 41st Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2024 45nd Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2025 (March 21-23) 46th Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference
2025 (July 28 – Aug 1) 11th International Congress on Stickleback Behaviour and Evolution
Sponsored Community Events
2011 Bamfield Community Hall Christmas Social
2017 6th BCSA Oysters Authors and Ale
2018 7th BCSA Oysters Authors and Ale
2019 8th BCSA Oysters Authors and Ale
2021 9th BCSA Oysters Authors and Ale
2021 Bamfield Art Counsel Christmas Craft Fair
2022 10th BCSA Oysters Authors and Ale
2022 Bamfield Art Counsel Christmas Craft Fair
2023 11th BCSA Oysters Authors and Ale
2023 Bamfield Art Counsel Christmas Craft Fair
2024 12th BCSA Oysters Authors and Ale
2024 Bamfield Art Counsel Christmas Craft Fair
2025 13th BCSA Oysters Authors and Ale
2025 Bamfield Art Counsel Christmas Craft Fair
2025 Bamfield Community Hall Society Louis and Rae Farewell
