Operations and Maintenance Support - Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

运营和维护支持 - 班菲尔德海洋科学中心

• 批准号: RTI-2017-00499
• 负责人: Anholt, Bradley
• 金额: $ 10.93万
• 依托单位: University of Victoria
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=616692
• 关键词: Operations; Maintenance; Support; Bamfield; Marine

The Bamfield Marine and Sciences Centre (BMSC) is a world-class research facility located in Barkley Sound adjacent to Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the outer west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. Five western research universities (Victoria, British Columbia, Simon Fraser,Calgary, and Alberta) established BMSC as a partnership in 1970 at the request of the National Research Council (NRC) to create a national facility capable of supporting coastal and marine research of the highest caliber. BMSC is internationally recognized as among the very best such facilities in the world. No other facility offers researchers such a diverse array of organisms and habitats alongside such an extensive and versatile infrastructure. External referees have described BMSC as a "jewel". A specialized seawater system supplies 3000L of seawater/min to 3000 m2 of lab space, and more than 100 additional outdoor holding facilities. Specialized research equipment includes: 1) A 12 m flume with Particle Imaging Velocimeter (PIV) 2) A confocal fluorescence microscope 3) A scintillation counter 4) An Atomic Absorption Spectrometer 5) A diverse fleet of vessels, including a ROV. 6) Standard lab equipment ranging from PCR to nets and rubber boots. 7) Incubators, freezers. The entire infrastructure is supported by backup power. The remote setting of this campus means that BMSC has to be self-sufficient. BMSC has a full-time Research Coordinator, IT administrator, Animal Care Coordinator, Dive Safety Officer, and 2 boat skippers to ensure that the facility is always in a state of readiness for arriving researchers. Additional staff are hired seasonally to meet peak demands. Staff ensure that researchers can carry out their projects safely while adhering to regulatory requirements that pertain to research activities. BMSC is the only university-based marine research facility on the Pacific coast and is available to researchers 365 days a year. BMSC hosts researchers from every province except PEI and will exceed 7000 researcher days during 2016 the equivalent of nearly 20 year-round researchers. Over the last 5 years, almost 100 different groups have conducted research at BMSC. Research use has increased in each of the last 5 years. In 2016, BMSC hosted 32 principal investigators from 15 Canadian universities and 5 international universities. These groups included 10 postdoctoral, 41 graduate, and 18 undergraduate researchers. BMSC supports research that ranges from the comparative biochemistry of fish, to the recruitment of rockfish on the Pacific Coast. Over the last 10 years research at BMSC has generated more than 700 peer-reviewed publications. BMSC will continue to expand our knowledge of coastal habitats and organisms which provides diverse economic and cultural values to Canadians. The 45 year history of BMSC allows it to be a window on global change because it has the before picture.

班菲尔德海洋和科学中心（BMSC）是一个世界级的研究机构，位于巴克利湾，毗邻加拿大温哥华岛西海岸外的环太平洋国家公园保护区。五个西方研究型大学（维多利亚，不列颠哥伦比亚省，西蒙弗雷泽，卡尔加里和阿尔伯塔）成立了BMSC作为一个合作伙伴关系在1970年的要求，国家研究理事会（NRC）创建一个国家设施能够支持沿海和海洋研究的最高水平。BMSC是国际公认的世界上最好的此类设施之一。没有其他设施为研究人员提供如此多样化的生物和栖息地以及如此广泛和通用的基础设施。外部裁判将BMSC描述为“宝石”。 一个专门的海水系统为3000平方米的实验室空间和100多个额外的室外储存设施提供3000升/分钟的海水。专门的研究设备包括：1）一个12米长的水槽，配有粒子成像测速仪（PIV）2）一个共焦荧光显微镜3）一个闪烁计数器4）一个原子吸收光谱仪5）一个不同的船队，包括一个潜水器。6)标准实验室设备，从PCR到网和橡胶靴。7)恒温箱，冷冻箱。整个基础设施由备用电源提供支持。这个校园的远程设置意味着BMSC必须自给自足。BMSC有一名全职研究协调员，IT管理员，动物护理协调员，潜水安全官和2名船长，以确保该设施始终处于准备就绪的状态，以迎接抵达的研究人员。季节性地增聘工作人员以满足高峰期的需求。工作人员确保研究人员能够安全地开展项目，同时遵守与研究活动有关的法规要求。 BMSC是太平洋沿岸唯一的大学海洋研究设施，每年365天都可供研究人员使用。BMSC接待来自除PEI外的每个省的研究人员，2016年将超过7000个研究人员日，相当于近20个全年研究人员。在过去的5年里，近100个不同的团体在BMSC进行了研究。在过去的五年中，研究用途每年都在增加。2016年，BMSC接待了来自15所加拿大大学和5所国际大学的32名首席研究员。这些小组包括10名博士后，41名研究生和18名本科生研究人员。BMSC支持的研究范围从鱼类的比较生物化学，到太平洋沿岸岩鱼的招募。在过去的10年里，BMSC的研究已经产生了700多篇同行评议的出版物。BMSC将继续扩大我们对沿海生境和生物的了解，为加拿大人提供多样化的经济和文化价值。BMSC 45年的历史使其成为全球变化的窗口，因为它有以前的照片。