Marine Ecology

We are Marine Ecology Experts!

Our aquatic services include:

❖ Aquatic surveys and management plans
    ➢ Freshwater fish surveys (netting and electrofishing)
    ➢ Fish salvage and translocation
    ➢ Turtle surveys using opera traps and snorkeling
    ➢ Freshwater habitat condition assessment (e.g. AUSRIVAS, SIGNAL)
    ➢ Dam dewatering and fauna relocation
    ➢ Freshwater macroinvertebrate sampling (eg, sweep net, kick sampling)
    ➢ Estuarine and intertidal habitat assessment
    ➢ Seagrass and Algal surveys and mapping
    ➢ Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem (GDE) assessments
    ➢ Stream and Riparian condition monitoring
    ➢ Water quality sampling and analysis (with comparison to ANZECC (2000) and other guidelines)

❖ Aquatic ecology impact assessments for freshwater and marine habitats
❖ Freshwater and estuarine monitoring and management programs
❖ Vegetation Management Plans for Controlled Activity Approvals
❖ Wetland classification and mapping
❖ Expert testimony for aquatic ecology issues (Land and Environment Court and Federal Court)
❖ Consultation with Commonwealth, State and Local Government agencies