slr_marine_ecology_services

MAIN SLR OFFERING

• Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessments and WFD monitoring. Environmental impact assessment, fisheriessurveys,habitatsregulationsassessmentand appropriate assessment.

• Large and experienced team of skilled specialists covering thefullrangeofecologicaldisciplines.

• Manyyears’experienceinconsultationandnegotiation withcompetentmonitoringauthoritiesandnon-statutory bodies.

• Provenexpertwitnessonecologicalissueswiththeability todrawonexpertisefromotherSLRservicesincluding seascape/landscape,CAD/GIS,geology,planning, ecosystemservicesandbiodiversityoffsetting.

MarineEcologyServices

HOW SLR CAN HELP

• Renewables projects includingsmalltolargescalewave,tidal arraysandlagoons,windandpowerstationenergy developments.Wealsoprovideassessmentofunderwater noiseincludingpotentialimpactsonfishandmarinemammals.

• Marine bird surveysincludinglandvantagepoint,boat-based andaerialsurveys.Environmentalimpactassessmentof intertidal,subtidal,nearshoreandoffshoreseabedhabitat includingbenthicandbiotopeassessments.Marinemammal observation,passiveacousticmonitoring,fishentrainment/ impingementandscreening,Fishsurveysandstock assessments.Inter-tidalandsub-tidalsurveys(including scuba)fromarangeofsurveyvesselsandhovercraft,including underwatervideo,monitoringbuoysandwaterquality assessment.

• Assessment of a wide range of marine habitatsincluding saltmarsh,managedrealignments,docks,marinelakes, estuariesandcoastalwaters.Completereportingandanalysis serviceincludingunivariate/multivariatestatistics, scientificreportproductionandexpertinterpretationofdata.

• Habitats regulations assessment and appropriate assessment, marine planning and biodiversity offsetting ecosystem services and managed realignments support. SLRcanalsoprovidetaxonomictrainingforbirds,fishand marine mammals.

SLR’smarineecologicalcapabilityisprovidedbyanationwideteamofexperiencedstaffwithasuccessfultrackrecordonprojectsforclientsacrossallsectorsofmarinedevelopment.Ourteamscanprovidecost-effectivetimelysolutionsforanysizeofprojectfromscopingsurveysthroughtofullprotectedspeciessurveysandexpertwitnessatPublicInquiry.Ourhighlyskilledin-houseteamdeliverawiderangeofecological,physical,andwaterqualitybasedstudiesforwindfarms,powerstations,ports,infrastructureandassociatedinter-tidalandsub-tidalplanninganddevelopment.

Wehaveextensiveexperienceonfullenvironmentalimpactassessmentsandonappropriateassessments,WaterFrameworkDirective(WFD)andMarineStrategyFrameworkDirective(MSFD).

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Steve CoatesSLRConsultingLtd

T: +44 (0)141 353 5037 scoates@slrconsulting.com www.slrconsulting.com