OceanLink - dedicated to ocean education

Throughout these pages, you will find all kinds of interesting information about things like the effects of climate change, marine biology education and careers, answers to questions about the ocean and marine organisms, and much more!

Visit Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
  - custom programs for your age group and interests

NEW! Science on the Leading Edge Explore current discoveries in Deep Sea Science REAL TIME data of tectonic plate movement Includes Lesson Plans for Teachers

What's coming up at BMSC?
check out the BMSC events calendar

BMSC Summer and Fall 2009 Courses announced
- 3rd and 4th year university field courses in the marine sciences

"Marine Terrestrial Interactions" Youth Forum
March 14 - 19, 2009
-Opportunity for grade 11 and 12 students who are interested in learning about the interactions between the marine and terrestrial organisms that live in environments such as temperate rainforests, eelgrass beds, kelp forests and sandy beaches. (download PDF)

Dr. Sally Leys (University of Alberta and BMSC) and her students boarded the CCGS J.P. Tully for a three day research cruise. Click here to learn about deep sea sponge reefs.

Dr. Louis Gosselin, Dr. Liz Boulding, and Dr. Chris Harley receive funding from NSERC for abalone conservation research, in partnership with the Bamfield Huu-ay-aht Community Abalone Project (BHCAP)

 Can't make it to Bamfield?
Live internet marine labs by video conference

OceanLink Coordinator: Anne Stewart.
Direct questions or Comments about the OceanLink Project to the Coordinator:Anne Stewart
This page was created April 1996, with subsequent contributions from many employees and students of BMSC.
OceanLink was last updated April 2008 by Heather Alexander.
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