Canada's Marine Biological Stations National Historic Event
Multiple plaques, N/A
Pacific Biological Station
(© Johnstone, The Aquatic Explorers, 256)
Address :
Multiple plaques, N/A
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2011-07-19
Event, Person, Organization:
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William E. Ricker
(Person)
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A.G. Huntsman
(Person)
Other Name(s):
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Canada's Marine Biological Stations
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2009-078, 2009-044
Importance:
Contributed to fishery and aquatic research have been essential to Canada's effective management of its marine and fisheries resources on both coasts
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Saint Andrews Biological Station, Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
Existing plaque: Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Established in 1908, the Pacific Biological Station and its counterpart at St. Andrews, New Brunswick, were Canada’s first permanent fisheries research centres. Their contributions to marine science have been essential to the effective management of aquatic and fishery resources, and to Canada’s participation in international conservation efforts. At this station, William E. Ricker and other scientists made advances in fields such as population dynamics and spawning characteristics of commercial fish, and the distribution of salmon stocks, establishing Canada as a world leader in fisheries science.