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View of the Pacific Biological Station from Departure Bay Beach (c. 2003)

The Pacific Biological Station (acronym: PBS) is a Research station in Departure Bay, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1908 (116 years ago) (1908),[1] with the Rev. George William Taylor as its first director and sole employee,[2] it is the oldest fisheries research centre on the Pacific coast. Operated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the station forms a network with eight other scientific facilities.[3]

Together with the St. Andrew's Biological Station in New Brunswick, the Pacific Biological Station was designated a National Historic Event in 2011.[4]

  1. ^ "Pacific Biological Station (PBS)". University of Guelph. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  2. ^ Sakaki, Greg (2016-11-22). "BCLocalNews.com - Timeless tales: Biological station was ahead of its time". Nanaimo News Bulletin. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  3. ^ "Pacific Biological Station". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Biological station gets national recognition - Nanaimo News Bulletin". Nanaimo News Bulletin. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2017-06-06.

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