Marine Science
SLR offers comprehensive project support for marine environmental projects across a broad range of sectors and service areas.
Our Ecology and Marine Science team provides high quality, tailored yet cost effective marine environmental scientific consulting and advisory solutions.
Overview
Whether it be temperate offshore waters, tropical seas, or coastal estuaries, our team have the necessary expertise in scientific design, impact assessment, regulatory requirements, stakeholder engagement, monitoring, and management to offer our clients quality service from project inception through to the final report.
Our approach to delivery is designed to ensure project success by mitigating the significant risks inherent with working in the marine environment. Most importantly, we work with our clients and genuinely believe effective relationships are the cornerstone of successful projects.
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Marine Science Services
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Our services include
- Environmental and regulatory advice
- Environmental and social impact assessments
- Ecological risk assessments
- Marine consent/resource consent applications
- Oceanographic/water column monitoring
- Baseline marine ecological data collection
- Benthic habitat surveys and mapping
- Water and sediment quality monitoring
- Macroinvertebrate taxonomy
- Environmental management plans
- Offshore Environmental Plans (EPs)
- Oil spill response planning
- Marine fauna surveys
- Dredging and dredged material management plans
- Marine mammal observations
- Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) support services for siting infrastructure
- Approval / consent facilitation
- Stakeholder engagement
- Underwater noise modelling and monitoring
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Industries we support
- Renewable energy (offshore wind)
- Ports and harbours
- Aquaculture and fisheries
- Oil and gas (exploration, production and decommissioning)
- Government (policy and regulatory)
- Pipeline and seabed cable operators
Marine Science Projects
Our Team Includes
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Dan Govier
Technical Director, Ecology and Marine Science – Asia Pacific
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Dr. Lachlan Barnes
Technical Director, Marine Science – Asia Pacific
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Dr. Andrew Storey
Technical Director, Ecology and Biodiversity – Asia Pacific
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Dr. Pete Wilson
Principal Consultant, Ecology and Marine Science – Asia Pacific
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Alysia Woodward
Principal Consultant, Marine Science – Asia Pacific
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Dr. Robyn Dunmore
Principal Consultant, Ecology and Marine Science – Asia Pacific
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Brendan Alderson
Principal Consultant, Marine Science – Asia Pacific
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Reid Forrest
Principal Consultant, Ecology and Marine Science – Asia Pacific
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Further Reading
Recent articles
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Proposed Accepted Development Requirement updates for constructing or raising waterway barrier works: what you need to know
by Dr. Ben Cook, Dr. Lachlan Barnes, Dr. Andrew Bentley
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The role of Suitably Qualified Fish Biologists in your Waterway Barrier Works Project
by Dr. Ben Cook
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Aquatic Fauna Management Plan: Keeping our aquatic habitat out of harm’s way throughout the project development phase
by Dr. Ben Cook
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