Specialist Expertise

Marine Ecological Surveys Limited specialises in the following main areas of Environmental Management:

Laboratory

MESL’s laboratories provide identification of all major groups of marine and estuarine benthic invertebrates. This includes infaunal (living within the sediment), epifaunal (living on top of the sediment)  and  intertidal species .

GIS

Specialist Expertise and Services

MESLs dedicated GIS team provides a full breadth of services ranging from routine thematic mapping to high-end GIS modelling of the marine environment. Our services and skills include:

Energy

Specialist Expertise

Ports

Specialist Expertise

  • Preparation of full Terms of Reference (TOR) and Scoping documents
  • Complete Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of fisheries and wildlife resources
  • Development of benthic and epibenthic monitoring programmes

Case Studies

London Gateway Port Development.

Client: DP World

Aggregates

Specialist Expertise

Fisheries

Specialist Expertise

Intertidal

Specialist Expertise

  • Experienced staff in marine biology and coastal ecology field studies 
  • Survey of all intertidal & subtidal habitats: saltmarshes, mudflats, rocky shore, sandy beaches & mangroves
  • Specialists in GIS, including dGPS mapping accurate to 1m
  • MNCR classification and GIS mapping of marine biotopes

Case Studies

Consultancy

Specialist Expertise

Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd has an excellent understanding of regulatory processes and conservation issues and how they can impact upon industrial activities in the marine environment. Our expertise in this field has developed throughout our 35 year history and has been enhanced during the course of the last 18 months with the appointment of new staff who have previously worked for Cefas, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Environment Agency. MESL can offer advice on:

Habitat Mapping

Specialist Expertise

Capabilitity

Specialist Expertise

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