Gulf Aquarium and Marine Station

The Gulf Aquarium and Marine Station Cooperative (GAMS) is a non-profit organization that operates a Marine Discovery Centre, open to the public in the summer, on the western shore of Cape Breton Island. GAMS also operates a Research Facility that is open year-round to facilitate scientific research being performed in the region. The combined Discovery Centre and Research Facility supports the three core missions of GAMS: Education for all ages about the bountiful marine environment the local waters contain; Community building, through public forums, events, and citizen-science; and Research on fisheries, resources, and ecosystems in the Gulf of St. Lawrence!