We are excited to be hosting WCMS2026 with WAMS during this Ocean Decade @unoceandecade.bsky.social. This meeting promises to be impactful and productive, with speakers and attendees from around the globe joining us here on Canada’s West Coast. Learn more here: event.fourwaves.com/wcms2026/pages

🎧 Hear the ocean differently 🌊 Join Biophonic Worlds, a two-week workshop at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre + University of Victoria exploring acoustic ecology, soundscape research, data sonification, & creative storytelling. 📅 Aug. 17–28, 2026 Apply by June 8 🔗 bit.ly/49EO0h9 #KnowTheOcean

BMSC presents "Science Communication for an Ever-Changing World" with Niki Wilson @nikiwilson.bsky.social In this dynamic, hands-on workshop, discover how to pitch, shape, and deliver compelling science stories for the page, the screen, and live audiences. Info: bamfieldmsc.com/education/pr...

1/2 🌊 This year Ocean Hack Week is going to be held @bamfieldmsc.bsky.social on the beautiful west coast of Vancouver Island. Applications are due by June 5. Develop or apply your coding and data analysis skills to problems in ocean science oceanhackweek.org/ohw26/index....

Come #SciComm with us and Niki Wilson this fall!

BMSC, Nova Harvest, @hakai.org, & the BC Shellfish Growers Association have received one of the CRBS Grants! The partners are using various ocean observing instrument, to monitor parameters in sea water, allowing for both research on how shellfish respond to changes and as a daily monitoring tool.

This work was made possible by an NSF grant to Amanda Hund and colleagues. The experiments were conducted at @bamfieldmsc.bsky.social in our excellent stickleback lab (and available for use by others)

For years I've explained in seminars that fibrosis is strictly induced by S.solidus exposure. But when we raised stickleback in the lab at @bamfieldmsc.bsky.social we were in for a surprise: There is constitutive variation in fibrosis, and it explains most of the variation in fibrosis in nature!

The call for abstracts is open for IMCC8! We welcome global, interdisciplinary, and student-led contributions. Help shape the future of ocean conservation. 🔗 Submit your abstract: conbio.org/mini-sites/i... ⏰ Deadline: 15 May #IMCC8 #OceanConservation #MarineScience #SCBMarine

Call for Abstracts for the 3rd Biennial World Congress of Marine Stations, organised by the World Association of Marine Stations (WAMS) and held at the BMSC this Sept. 1-4th, 2026. More information: event.fourwaves.com/wcms2026/pages The abstract deadline is Friday, May 22nd.

When you gaze out at the ocean, you might not usually be thinking about mathematical equations... but, for a group of international researchers on Canada’s West Coast, something incredible is in the works after spending a few days doing just that. pacificmsa.ca/when-math-me...

Applications for the 2026 Fall program in Marine Sciences are now open! Learn research, field, and data skills that will set you apart in your journey as a scientist-in-training. bamfieldmsc.com/education/fa... #marinescience #oceanscience #fieldwork #marinebiologist #immerseyourself

The summer course line-up this year will give an incredible array of tools to scientists in training! (Especially if you take more than one 👀)

Restoration efforts require interdisciplinary approaches, and genomics can fill in gaps in understanding kelp biodiversity and resilience. As Dr. Jasmin Schuster puts it, “Restoration isn’t just about replacing what’s lost. We need to rebuild kelp forests that can thrive in tomorrow’s oceans.”

BMSC hosts many interdisciplinary courses offering #experientiallearning to students from science, to art, law, and more. Check out this feature from @ualbertalaw.bsky.social that highlights their Ocean Law and Policy course that happens at our station! www.ualberta.ca/en/law/about...

The dolphins were scouting out the salmon, Dr. Andrew Trites said. “They were sort of spread out and pinging through the water in a much broader area than what the whales can search — and the whale was listening.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canada + Chile = a new era of Pacific Rim #ocean #science! The PMSA and the Océanos Institute signed an agreement to expand joint research + training across the #Pacific, #Arctic, and #Antarctic. The partnership is supported by PRISMS (@ubcprisms.bsky.social), a PMSA–MEOPAR collab. bit.ly/48EEwkC

The PMSA, previously WCUMSS, is a not-for-profit, registered Canadian charity representing UCalgary, UofA, UVic, UBC, & SFU. PMSA fosters national and international collaboration to advance marine and coastal #research, #education, and #sustainability. BMSC is PMSA’s Marine Station!

Each #kelp population carries its own genetic mix shaped by local conditions. When forests shrink or become isolated they can lose diversity, slowing recovery. Our research shows mixing individuals from different regions may support resilience. Dive deeper: kelprescue.org/publications

Even though BMSC has operated for more than 50 years, this is our very first Bluesky post! We are excited to say hello to the #science #ocean #education #conservation and #research communities here and can not wait to connect with all of you! This view was from our main building deck yesterday!