Operations and Maintenance Support - Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

班菲尔德海洋和科学中心(BMSC)是一家世界级的研究设施，位于加拿大温哥华岛外西海岸的巴克利海湾，毗邻环太平洋国家公园保护区。应国家研究委员会(NRC)的要求，五所西方研究型大学(维多利亚、不列颠哥伦比亚省、西蒙·弗雷泽、卡尔加里和艾伯塔)于1970年建立了BMSC合作伙伴关系，以创建能够支持最高水平的沿海和海洋研究的国家设施。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，以及如此广泛和多功能的基础设施。外部裁判将BMSC描述为一颗“明珠”。 专门的海水系统提供3000升/分钟的海水到3000平方米的实验室空间，以及100多个额外的室外容纳设施。专业研究设备包括：1)带有粒子成像测速仪(PIV)的12米水槽2)共焦荧光显微镜3)闪烁计数器4)原子吸收光谱仪5)各种船队，包括ROV。6)标准实验室设备，从聚合酶链式反应到蚊帐和胶靴。7)保温箱、冷冻箱。整个基础设施由备用电源提供支持。这个校园的偏远环境意味着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、潜水安全官和两名船长，以确保设施始终处于随时准备迎接到达的研究人员的状态。为了满足高峰期的需求，他们会季节性地雇佣更多的员工。工作人员确保研究人员可以安全地开展他们的项目，同时遵守与研究活动有关的监管要求。 BMSC是太平洋沿岸唯一的大学海洋研究设施，研究人员一年365天都可以使用。BMSC接待了除PEI以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名全年研究人员。在过去的5年里，近100个不同的组织在BMSC进行了研究。在过去的5年里，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名首席调查人员。这些研究小组包括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在太平洋海岸招募岩鱼。在过去的10年里，BMSC的研究产生了700多份同行评议的出版物。BMSC将继续扩大我们对沿海栖息地和生物的了解，这为加拿大人提供了不同的经济和文化价值。BMSC 45年的历史使其成为了解全球变化的窗口，因为它拥有以前的图景。

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.