As part of BMSC’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations (1972-2022), we are hosting the BMSC 50th Anniversary BioBlitz. So far we have recorded over 14,000 observations and over 1500 species!
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What lives among the grains of sand on the beach?
The Leander Lab is discovering the weird and wonderful world of microscopic organisms!
Congratulations Captain Phil Lavoie!
Phil has successfully completed the Master Limited (under 60GT) Certificate of Competency!
Remembering Cliff Haylock
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Cliff Haylock.
BMSC Celebrates Ocean Week Canada June 3 – 12
Join our event June 7, 12:30 pm PDT – #BMSCLive presents: An intertidal exploration of Bamfield’s beautiful Brady’s Beach
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.
Welcoming undergraduate students 50 years later!
It’s been 50 years since we first hosted our first university field courses in 1972!
Dr. Don Levitan examines how barriers to fertilization evolve between groups of sea urchins
Examining a process of speciation – a photo journal by Chelsea Wallace Levitan
The University of Calgary is helping us raise funds for new Copes!
With your gift we can purchase a new Cope and enable us to provide life-changing exploration and discovery for students in these coastal environments.
Fall Program Alumni collaborate on undergraduate publication
The publication arises from a Directed studies project examining the effects of perceived competition and water temperature on the functional responses of the invasive European green crab, Carcinus maenas, and the native graceful rock crab Metacarcinus gracilis.