The Pacific Biological Station (PBS) in Nanaimo is the oldest fisheries research center on the Pacific coast, established in 1908. It is part of a network of nine major scientific facilities operated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, focusing on research in coastal waters of British Columbia, the northeast Pacific Ocean, the western Arctic, and navigable waters east to the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border.
The station houses scientists, technicians, support staff, and ship crews dedicated to fisheries research, with facilities including wet labs, hazardous chemical storage, and research vessel berthing. Research priorities at PBS include stock assessment, aquaculture, marine environment, habitat, ocean science, and fish productivity, with a molecular genetics laboratory providing genetic advice for conservation and management of fish and shellfish.
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