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About Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (@bamfieldmsc) is an Educational Research Center creator on Instagram, also filed under Education & Career. The account has 5,503 followers and 859 published posts. Recent posts average 102 likes and 1 comment, an engagement rate of 1.8%.
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre belongs to the nano tier, the band usually drawn between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre follows 585 accounts, so the audience is roughly 9.4 times the size of the list followed. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre under Educational Research Center, with Education & Career as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre runs to 11 words across 2 lines. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre dates from December 2025.
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859 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, 4 are single images, 3 are carousels and 3 are videos. No single format accounts for most of them. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre has built a substantial archive of 859 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 6.4 followers for each post published. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre also keeps 7 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 167 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include science, ocean, bmsc, learn and through. The captions tag #oceanscience, #research, #marinescience, #bioblitz and #inaturalist.
#OceanWeekCanada runs from June 1-8th and is a public celebration of the ocean from coast to coast to coast!
For us, ocean week is about taking time to reflect on our core pillars of what we do at our marine station: Research, Education, and Outreach - which includes stewardship, conservation, and restoration; and then share that with our amazing community!
Check out our Ocean week events here at the the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre! All are welcome!
Tuesday June 2nd, Ocean and Coastal Science Talk, Rix A, 7pm
The perfect time to kick off our first summer seminar series talk of the year! Join us in the Rix, room A for a seminar talk by John Reynolds - Marine-fuelled Ecosystems in the Great Bear Rainforest.
We are also going to live stream the talk. Check it out on our YouTube at.
Wednesday June 3rd, Pachena Bay Beach, 5pm
Coastline Stewardship & Conservation AKA beach clean up and mini bioblitz!
Join us at Pachena Bay from 5pm-7pm for a beach clean up and mini bioblitz!
We will bring gloves and garbage bags, you bring the enthusiasm (and possibly a device to take pictures of critters)! Meet up at the Pachena Bay Campground parking lot, and/or find us on the beach! A great event for the whole family!
Thursday June 4th, Rix A, 7pm
Deep Sea Exploration Interactive Talk. Fun for learners of all ages!
In this interactive talk, a highlight of our field trip program, Grace Nelles of BMSC takes us through an incredible exploration of the deep sea, which actually makes up for 90% of our ocean! Learn about deep sea habitat, exploration, and the fascinating inhabitants within the layers of the deep sea!
We are going to try to live stream the talk! Check it out on our YouTube at.
Want to know how you can support our mission? Go to
#owc #marinescience #oceanscience
Ocean Hack Week is a unique collaborative learning experience that helps participants gain new skills in different coding languages while working with large oceanographic datasets and real-world #oceanscience problems.
Come for the coding and skill building, stay for the networking, community, and chance to connect with the marine science Industry!
Interested in joining? Hurry! Applications close on June 5th!
When: August 24-28, 2026 (5 days!)
Where: BMSC
Cost: $1200 CAD (scholarships may be available - see website for more details)
Who: You!
Get more information and apply through the link in our bio or at
*The workshop is also looking for industry partners and sponsors for this event! Please get in touch with Julek Chawarski at ASL Environmental Sciences for more information
Underwater Kelp Clip: Em Lim
Drone video of BMSC: Andrew Hendry
#oceanhackweek #coding
Apply thought the link in our bio or ger more information under EDUCATION in the link in our BIO!
#experientiallearning #youroceansidecampus
(The workshop will take place for one week at BMSC and one week at The University of Victoria)
Through this workshop, professors Dr. Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier, Dr. Tommy Happynook, and Dr. Dave Riddell invite students to engage with sound not only as a sensory experience, but also as a powerful medium for research, storytelling, and creative expression.
Learn skills from science communication to quantitative analysis of ecological soundscapes, sound art or electroacoustic composition, and more.
Learn all about the course at
(Link in bio under Workshops)
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Take photos of local organisms that are considered species at risk from Friday May 1st to Friday May 8th! Upload your photos to iNaturalist by the end of May 8th.
Observations taken within the time period, in this area, will automatically be added to the Bioblitz project. Whoever observes the highest number of species at risk species wins BMSC merch!
What is a bioblitz? Well, check out this explanation right from the iNaturalist site:
“A bioblitz is a communal effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible.
Bioblitzes are great ways to engage the public to connect to their environment while generating useful data for science and conservation. They are also an excuse for naturalists, scientists, and curious members of the public to meet in person in the great outdoors, and they’re a lot of fun!”
And if you had never heard about #iNaturalist before,
it is kind of like a social media app for nature lovers and researchers alike! In short, it is a platform designed to
-Record and organize observations of organisms
-Encourage users to learn about the natural world-
-Aid in real scientific #research about locations and distribution of species! (for example it has even helped to re-discover species thought to be extinct!)
We hope you join us for this bioblitz... and keep an eye out for more to come!
PS here are some handy iNaturalist Tutorials:
How to upload an observation uing the website:
How to mke an observation using the app:
His work uses genomics to understand how species adapt and, in kelp, how populations are structured across the BC coast. These insights help inform restoration decisions, particularly around genetic diversity and resilience.
This kind of research can make a meaningful difference in the long-term outcomes of kelp restoration.
Congratulations, Dr. Greg Owens, and thank you for the insight and dedication you bring to this work.
If you’d like to explore his kelp research, visit to read: “Population genomics reveals strong impacts of genetic drift without purging and guides conservation of bull and giant kelp”
Can you guess this species based on our clues?
Swipe to learn about this adorable lemony ocean friend that deters predation through some intriguing methods!
#marinescience #marineinvertebrates #sendnudibranchs
The 3rd Biennial World Congress of Marine Stations organised by the World Association of Marine Stations (WAMS) will be held at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre this September 1-4th, 2026.
Abstracts can fall under one of the five congress themes:
Oceans and Human Health
Ocean Innovation and Bioeconomies
Community, Education, and Culture
Marine Stations as Distributed Research Platforms
Ocean Policy
We are looking for submissions that demonstrate innovative and interdisciplinary research, cross-institutional and international collaboration, integration of science with policy, community engagement, societal impact, and the evolving role of marine stations within global observing and knowledge networks.
There is more information on the website: (link in bio)
Given the unique congress program for the WCMS 2026, where talks in thematic groups will be followed by strategic working sessions, the call for abstracts is the first step before registration. The abstract deadline is Friday, May 22nd.
Pending abstract acceptance by the organizing committee, registration will open.
Please see the website for more details and direct any questions to Sean Rogers at
Take photos of local algae from Monday, April 20th to Monday, April 27th.
Upload your photos to iNaturalist by the end of April 27th. Observations taken within the time period, in this area, will automatically be added to the Bioblitz project. Whoever observes the highest number of algae species wins BMSC merch!
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What is a bioblitz? Well, check out this explanation right from the iNaturalist site:
“A bioblitz is a communal effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible.
Bioblitzes are great ways to engage the public to connect to their environment while generating useful data for science and conservation. They are also an excuse for naturalists, scientists, and curious members of the public to meet in person in the great outdoors, and they’re a lot of fun!”
And if you had never heard about #iNaturalist before,
it is kind of like a social media app for nature lovers and researchers alike! In short, it is a platform designed to
-Record and organize observations of organisms
-Encourage users to learn about the natural world-
-Aid in real scientific #research about locations and distribution of species! (for example it has even helped to re-discover species thought to be extinct!)
We hope you join us for this bioblitz... and keep an eye out for more to come!
PS here are some handy iNaturalist Tutorials:
How to upload an observation uing the website:
How to mke an observation using the app:
The Pacific Marine Science Alliance (PMSA), previously known as the Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences Society (WCUMSS), is a not-for-profit, registered Canadian charity representing five leading universities: UCalgary, UofA, UVic, UBC, & SFU.
This alliance works to foster collaboration and bring together world-class expertise – nationally and internationally -- to advance marine and coastal #research, #education, and #sustainability. Plenty of #oceanscience and #coastalscience!
The Bamfield Marine Science Centre is PMSA’s Marine Station!
PMSA’s vision? Inspiring transformational relationships with the Ocean through science
The PMSA is the governing body of BMSC and
has various national and international initiatives focused on advancing marine science, improving ocean sustainability, and cultivating the ocean leaders of tomorrow.
Want to learn more? Go to
Photos: Underwater seaweed photos: Sebastian Velasquez, various field photos courtesy of Dr. Stephanie Green, various Kirstynn Joseph.
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre's engagement
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.8%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 56 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 102 to 1, with 102 likes and 1 comment on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
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Who is Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre?
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (@bamfieldmsc) is an Educational Research Center creator on Instagram, also filed under Education & Career. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre runs to 11 words across 2 lines.
How many followers does Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre have?
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre has 5,503 followers on Instagram (5.5K). Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre follows 585 accounts, so the audience is roughly 9.4 times the size of the list followed. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre has built a substantial archive of 859 posts.
What is Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre's engagement rate?
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.8%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 56 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 102 to 1, with 102 likes and 1 comment on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
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Flinque files Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre under Educational Research Center, with Education & Career as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, 4 are single images, 3 are carousels and 3 are videos. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre repeatedly use the words science, ocean, bmsc, learn and through. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre's captions carry hashtags such as #oceanscience, #research and #marinescience. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre writes those captions mainly in English. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre keeps 7 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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