Ecofact services in the marine environment encompass habitat and biotope surveys of the coastal zone, the intertidal zone and the subtidal zone. All survey, sampling and impact assessment methodologies are according to current Irish and international protocol and are carried out by Ecofact staff.
Projects that may require marine survey
- Offshore wind farms and associated infrastructure
- Harbours, jetties and slipways
- Waste water treatment plants and discharge licences
- Coastal zone management, coastal realignment and erosion protection projects
- Scientific surveys and monitoring
- Coastal and offshore wind and renewable energy developments
- Aquaculture licensing
- Dredging operations
- Land reclamation
Our company has a long established reputation of being experts in the provision of fisheries and aquatic ecology assessments for the freshwater environment in particular. No other company in Ireland has the range of fisheries and aquatic ecology expertise that we have inhouse.
We work extensively for state agencies including the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Inland Fisheries Ireland, and the Environmental Protection Agency in this field. We also work extensively in the private sector, and our skills are particularly sought after in relation to the design, assessment and development of small hydroelectric power schemes in both Ireland and the UK.
Key Ecofact marine services
- Transitional waters and estuarine ecological assessments including fisheries and protected species assessments, botanical surveys and aquatic biological communities assessments
- Intertidal surveys including shoreline transects, quadrat surveys, core sampling (including the processing, identification and interpretation of biological communities encountered)
- Benthic subtidal surveys including faunal identification, enumeration, infaunal grab and core sampling
- Coastal habitats and biological assessments, coastal zone management including erosion and storm protection, engineering and infrastructural developments, discharge monitoring
- Chemical water quality assessments including the sampling and interpretation of results
- Coastal habitat assessments and habitat mapping
- Marine and coastal bird surveys
- Sediment sampling (grabs, cores) from freshwater or marine environments can be carried out by Ecofact and analysis for particle size, microbiological/bacteriological counts, heavy metals and other contaminants carried out
If you are interested in finding out more about our marine ecology consultancy services, please contact info@ecofact.ie.
