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database, which holds a record of all specimens removed from fisheries for study. This system was later altered in 1991 to record trawl trips and other cruising information. GFCATCH has also added records of the station's cruising and trawling activities and shipping patterns since 1954. This data is
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Pacific fisheries. These studies also provided possible alternatives to existing fishery models and offer greater insight into the relationship between fishery activities and the Pacific environment.
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launched 652 research cruises from the station. These cruises allowed researchers direct access to the fisheries where they investigated various aquatic animals and their ecologies. One prominent species in the station's research has been the groundfish. These research cruises are all catalogued
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Scientists and researchers from many backgrounds worked at the station during its long tenure. These researchers included freshwater biologist Ferris Neave, who worked at the station from 1939 until he retired in 1966. Richard J. Beamish, a
Canadian fisheries scientist, served as a groundfish
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journal found early studies from the station neglected to account for chemical factors in the fisheries they were observing. The study included the oxygen content of a specimen's habitat and the materials that make up the ocean sediment where many roundworms live.
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and Rick Troll and attracted 20,000 visitors from multiple research fields. The celebration also included guided tours of the station's facilities, including a library and circulating sea water containers to store specimens.
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Rutherford, K.L. (1999). "Canadian
Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2299: A brief history of GFCATCH (1954-1995), the groundfish catch and effort database at the Pacific Biological Station".
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researcher and later director of the station from 1980 to 1993. Statisticians also collaborate with the researchers to measure stock assessments and fishery management. John T. Schnute, a mathematician from
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and first-hand accounts from the crews and fishery scientists that attended those voyages. The database also keeps a catalogue of the species that were studied on each expedition, ranging from
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393:. Federal Partners in Technology Transfer. 2007-09-19. Archived from
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