Monitoring and compliance

We provide comprehensive monitoring and compliance services to a wide range of marine sectors, including offshore wind, oil and gas decommissioning, aquaculture and dredging.

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Our services cover traditional sampling and analysis techniques as well as innovative, cutting-edge solutions. These include observational services, such as marine mammal mitigation. Learn more about the scope of our laboratory services.

Our survey teams are all fully trained and qualified in their specific areas of deployment and are supported by our lab staff who are skilled marine and data scientists.

In addition, our consultants bring extensive experience in their fields, combined with expertise in technical reporting and marine legislation, ensuring excellent stewardship and regulatory compliance.

This combination of expertise and advanced techniques enables us to deliver high-quality monitoring and compliance services that keep clients’ projects fully aligned with marine licences and regulations.

What we offer

Monitoring and compliance services

Pre- & post-construction monitoring
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Marine mammal mitigation
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Aquaculture compliance
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Monitoring and compliance 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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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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Offshore Wind
Bellrock and Broadshore Offshore Wind Farms, environmental surveys
Visit project page: Bellrock and Broadshore Offshore Wind Farms, environmental surveys
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Research
M199 Sicily Research Cruise, marine mammal mitigation
Visit project page: M199 Sicily Research Cruise, marine mammal mitigation
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Aquaculture
Visual baseline survey and ongoing partnership
Visit project page: Visual baseline survey and ongoing partnership
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NGOs
SO292 Queensland Plateau Research Cruise, marine mammal mitigation
Visit project page: SO292 Queensland Plateau Research Cruise, marine mammal mitigation
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Offshore Wind
Marine mammal monitoring and benthic characterisation for an OWF in the Baltic Sea
Visit project page: Marine mammal monitoring and benthic characterisation for an OWF in the Baltic Sea
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Subsea Cables
Assessing vulnerable marine ecosystems: cold-water coral reefs, sponge aggregations, and sea pen communities
Visit project page: Assessing vulnerable marine ecosystems: cold-water coral reefs, sponge aggregations, and sea pen communities
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Offshore Wind
Rampion and Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farms
Visit project page: Rampion and Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farms
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Ports, Harbours & Marinas
Thames marine mammal mitigation
Visit project page: Thames marine mammal mitigation
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Subsea Cables
Assessing vulnerable marine ecosystems: cold-water coral reefs, sponge aggregations, and sea pen communities
Visit project page: Assessing vulnerable marine ecosystems: cold-water coral reefs, sponge aggregations, and sea pen communities
Picture of the seabed at Sodra Midsjobanken OWF
Offshore Wind
Marine mammal monitoring and benthic characterisation for an OWF in the Baltic Sea
Visit project page: Marine mammal monitoring and benthic characterisation for an OWF in the Baltic Sea
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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

ocean ecology update

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Knowledge

Sharing Scottish veterinarians' experiences in fish health with Iceland
Read article: Sharing Scottish veterinarians’ experiences in fish health with Iceland
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News

Secure OceanConnect portal streamlines sub-contractor management
Read article: Secure OceanConnect portal streamlines sub-contractor management
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Knowledge

Aquaculture, benthic compliance and the IQI
Read article: Aquaculture, benthic compliance and the IQI
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Knowledge

Sabellaria spinulosa reef: a geophysical review

Read article: Sabellaria spinulosa reef: a geophysical review
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Knowledge

State-of-the-art seabed habitat mapping
Read article: State-of-the-art seabed habitat mapping
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News

Ocean Ecology expands into Australia and the APAC region under DNV
Read article: Ocean Ecology expands into Australia and the APAC region under DNV
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News

OE acquires innovation focused Tritonia Scientific
Read article: OE acquires innovation focused Tritonia Scientific
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News

Richard Hopewell joins Ocean Ecology’s new fish health unit
Read article: Richard Hopewell joins Ocean Ecology’s new fish health unit
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News

Ocean Ecology joins the Workboat Association
Read article: Ocean Ecology joins the Workboat Association
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News

Sara Pflaum joins Ocean Ecology
Read article: Sara Pflaum joins Ocean Ecology
Aerial picture of a salmon farm in the sea close to the shore

Knowledge

Sharing Scottish veterinarians' experiences in fish health with Iceland
Read article: Sharing Scottish veterinarians’ experiences in fish health with Iceland
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News

Secure OceanConnect portal streamlines sub-contractor management
Read article: Secure OceanConnect portal streamlines sub-contractor management
Picture of a group of salmon in a fish farm

Knowledge

Aquaculture, benthic compliance and the IQI
Read article: Aquaculture, benthic compliance and the IQI