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SECTORS

Our sectors in the blue economy

Helping businesses and regulators operate sustainably and responsibly

our sectors

We have provided our specialist services to inform Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), monitoring programmes and applied research feeding into many of the UK’s most significant marine infrastructure projects.

We have provided our specialist services to inform Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), monitoring programmes and applied research feeding into many of the UK’s most significant marine infrastructure projects.

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Offshore Wind

Our expert survey, analysis and consultancy services have been utilised on some of the world’s largest windfarm projects
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oil & gas decommissioning

We provide habitat assessment and seabed environment surveys as oil and gas decommissioning gathers pace 

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subsea cables

Comprehensive ecological surveys and advice for projects up to and including intertidal zones  

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aquaculture

Services are offered at every stage of the fish farming cycle, focusing on compliance and preventative fish health and welfare

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aggregates & dredging

We specialise in monitoring surveys and advice on marine aggregate extraction and dredge disposal across the UK
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Ports, harbours & marinas

We provide environmental and ecological surveys for coastal construction projects throughout the UK and Europe

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nuclear

Our work is mainly focused on assessing the potential impact of thermal plumes from cooling water outfalls
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infrastructure projects

We provide specialist input into the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for large infrastructure projects 

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NGOs

We frequently work with marine Non-Governmental Organisations that are promoting ocean governance initiatives 

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tidal & wave

We have provided Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for major tidal lagoon and tidal stream projects 

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regulatory bodies

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explore our projects

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Oil & Gas
Marine mammal mitigation during seismic surveys close to western gray whale feeding grounds
Visit project page: Marine mammal mitigation during seismic surveys close to western gray whale feeding grounds
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Oil & Gas
Delivering full-service environmental survey for southern North Sea decommissioning
Visit project page: Delivering full-service environmental survey for southern North Sea decommissioning
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Offshore Wind
Spiorad na Mara Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Surveys
Visit project page: Spiorad na Mara Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Surveys
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Offshore Wind
Celtic Sea pre-consenting survey: marine mammal and seabird observations
Visit project page: Celtic Sea pre-consenting survey: marine mammal and seabird observations
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Regulatory Bodies
Fish survey helps understand the ecology of Allonby Bay HPMA
Visit project page: Fish survey helps understand the ecology of Allonby Bay HPMA
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Offshore Wind
Sofia Offshore Wind Farm: Pre-Construction Benthic Survey and Advisory Services
Visit project page: Sofia Offshore Wind Farm: Pre-Construction Benthic Survey and Advisory Services
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Oil & Gas
Marine mammal mitigation during seismic surveys close to western gray whale feeding grounds
Visit project page: Marine mammal mitigation during seismic surveys close to western gray whale feeding grounds
Picture of survey crew deploying a grab over the side of a vessel at sea
Oil & Gas
Delivering full-service environmental survey for southern North Sea decommissioning
Visit project page: Delivering full-service environmental survey for southern North Sea decommissioning
Aerial picture of the rocky shore in the survey area
Offshore Wind
Spiorad na Mara Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Surveys
Visit project page: Spiorad na Mara Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Surveys
Picture of dolphins in the Celtic Sea
Offshore Wind
Celtic Sea pre-consenting survey: marine mammal and seabird observations
Visit project page: Celtic Sea pre-consenting survey: marine mammal and seabird observations
Picture of two survey team holding a dogfish landed in the survey at Allonby Bay
Regulatory Bodies
Fish survey helps understand the ecology of Allonby Bay HPMA
Visit project page: Fish survey helps understand the ecology of Allonby Bay HPMA
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Offshore Wind
Sofia Offshore Wind Farm: Pre-Construction Benthic Survey and Advisory Services
Visit project page: Sofia Offshore Wind Farm: Pre-Construction Benthic Survey and Advisory Services

ocean ecology update

Aerial picture of a salmon farm in the sea close to the shore

Knowledge

21 Oct 2025
Sharing Scottish veterinarians' experiences in fish health with Iceland
Read article: Sharing Scottish veterinarians’ experiences in fish health with Iceland
Picture of two marine mammal observers looking out to sea through binoculars

News

9 Oct 2025
Secure OceanConnect portal streamlines sub-contractor management
Read article: Secure OceanConnect portal streamlines sub-contractor management
Picture of Ocean Ecology's Freshwater lens camera system ready to be deployed over the side of a boat

Knowledge

1 Sep 2025
Seeing through the murk: how freshwater housing camera systems can improve benthic surveys in low-visibility marine environments
Read article: Seeing through the murk: how freshwater housing camera systems can improve benthic surveys in low-visibility marine environments
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Knowledge

23 Aug 2025
The benefits of eDNA analysis
Read article: The benefits of eDNA analysis
Picture of exposed Sabellaria reef on a seashore

Knowledge

21 Aug 2025

Exploring the seafloor with acoustic cameras: a closer look at Sabellaria spinulosa reefs

Read article: Exploring the seafloor with acoustic cameras: a closer look at Sabellaria spinulosa reefs
Benthic pic for MRO news story

News

12 Aug 2025
First tranche of data migrated to Marine Recorder Online
Read article: First tranche of data migrated to Marine Recorder Online
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Knowledge

12 Aug 2025
Looking ahead to 2030: strengthening aquaculture for a sustainable blue economy
Read article: Looking ahead to 2030: strengthening aquaculture for a sustainable blue economy
Picture of a group of salmon in a fish farm

Knowledge

15 Jun 2025
Aquaculture, benthic compliance and the IQI
Read article: Aquaculture, benthic compliance and the IQI
Picture of Sabellaria spinulosa reef

Knowledge

14 Jun 2025

Sabellaria spinulosa reef: a geophysical review

Read article: Sabellaria spinulosa reef: a geophysical review
Aerial picture of a salmon farm in the sea close to the shore

Knowledge

21 Oct 2025
Sharing Scottish veterinarians' experiences in fish health with Iceland
Read article: Sharing Scottish veterinarians’ experiences in fish health with Iceland
Picture of two marine mammal observers looking out to sea through binoculars

News

9 Oct 2025
Secure OceanConnect portal streamlines sub-contractor management
Read article: Secure OceanConnect portal streamlines sub-contractor management
Picture of Ocean Ecology's Freshwater lens camera system ready to be deployed over the side of a boat

Knowledge

1 Sep 2025
Seeing through the murk: how freshwater housing camera systems can improve benthic surveys in low-visibility marine environments
Read article: Seeing through the murk: how freshwater housing camera systems can improve benthic surveys in low-visibility marine environments

Want to know more?

Do you want more information about our work in your sector? Or perhaps you have a project that doesn’t fit any of these sectors? We’d love to hear from you. Just contact us to find out more.

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