Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 3, 2007
• Invested on: April 11, 2008

Zbigniew Kabata is an internationally renowned authority on the biology of marine parasites, and was the long-standing head of parasitology research at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo. His groundbreaking research, spanning over five decades, has greatly improved our understanding of marine ecology and has had a significant worldwide impact on the management of commercial fisheries. Undeterred by retirement, he actively pursues his research and remains an eminent authority in this important field of biological study.