2015 capability statement final email version
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AustralasianMarineAssociatesoffersexper2setosupport:
‣ Dredginganddredgematerialdisposalmonitoringandimpactassessments
‣ Dredgeabilityassessmentsanddredgematerialmanagement
‣ WatercolumnprofilingandmetoceandatacollecNon
‣ Waterchemistryandsedimentqualityanalyses
‣ Geochemical,geological,geotechnicalandgeophysicalcharacterisaNon
‣ Bathymetricandseabedmappingsurveys
‣ Ecotoxicologystudiesandecologicalriskassessment
‣ Environmentalmanagementandduediligenceassessmentsforcoastaldevelopmentanddredging
‣ Hydrodynamicmodelling/coastalprocesses
‣ OceanOuUallandplumedispersioninvesNgaNons
‣ DesignandimplementaNonofremediaNonstrategiesfornearshoreandoffshoreenvironments
Australasian Marine Associates provides specialist marine environmental engineering
consulNngservicesformarineinfrastructureprojects, includingaddressingthepermiYngand
licencecondiNonsatbothaStateandFederallevel.Coupledwithadvancedmarineenvironmental,coastalprocessesand
bathymetricmappingcapabiliNes,wesupplyafullyintegraNngserviceforprojectsthatinterfacewithmarineandcoastal
environments.
OurExper2se
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Australasian Marine Associates has theexperience and experNse in marineecological monitoring, to offer a varietyof services in a range of differentenvironmentsincluding:
• Tropical, sub-tropical and temperatereefecology
• EstuarinegillneYng,battrappingandseineneYng
• InvesNgaNons of incident light levelsandsedimentaNon
• So` sediment community studiesincluding infauna and epifaunainvesNgaNons, surveys of seagrassmeadowsandlowprofilereefs
• InterNdalsurveys,includingmangroveandsaltmarshstudies
• Fish surveys, including baited remoteunderwatervideo
• Marine mammal observaNons andothercharismaNcmegafaunastudies
• Bathymetry surveys and habitatmapping, including drop camera andtowedvideo
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Our specialists parNcipatewithinmulN-disciplinary teams, to help guide engineering project design and environmental
outcomes. We have specialist knowledge of marine ecology, ecosystem and coastal processes funcNoning, coastal
engineering, physical–chemical characterisNcs, impact assessment, riskmiNgaNon andmarine environmental approvals,
whichprovideourclientswithopportuniNestoimprovetheirenvironmentalandengineeringpracNcesinallphasesofa
project’slifecycle.
MARINEENVIRONMENTS WATER,SEDIMENTANDMETOCEAN MARINEINFRASTRUCTURE
Our team has developed survey andmonitoring techniques for bothmobilewater quality monitoring, as well asfixedsiteinstrumentaNon,including:
• Mobile water column profiling andwaterqualitysampling
• Fixed site water quality monitoring,usingbuoyandmooringsystemsandwhere, applicable telemetry forgatheringdatainrealNme
• MulNparameter systems includingCTD, AWAC, ADCP, Wave rider andNdegaugesystems
• Sediment sampling using sedimenttraps, diver coring, piston samplers,grabsamplersanddropcorers
Our specialists have been involved inthe monitoring and management ofboth small and large-scale projects,requir ing dredging , near shoreexcavaNoncoastalinfrastructuredesign,including:
• Monitoring of suspended solids andturbidity andmodelling of sedimenttransportprocesses
• Monitor ing and model l ing ofmetocean condiNons, includingdrogueandtracervalidaNonstudies
• Characterising the sedimentand soilground condiNons for informing thedesignofmarineinfrastructure
• SelecNon of marine plant fordredging , dredging and spoi ldisposal, feasibility studies, dredgingsuperintendency and contractmanagement
FieldsofExper2se
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Ourspecialistshaveexperienceworking inSouthAmerica,WestAfrica,Singapore, the
TorresStraitIslands,PapuaNewGuineaandtheSolomonIslands,aswellasthroughout
Australia. Our team consists of experNse in reef ecology, seagrass andestuarine ecology,marinemegafauna surveys,
waterqualityandsedimentchemistry,coastalengineering,oceanographyandecotoxicology.
OurdepthofexperienceisvastandourteamconsistsofpersonnelwhohavepreviouslysatontheDoECommonwealth
SeaDumpingIndependentReviewPanelandourprincipalsarerouNnelyaskedtolectureandpresentontheapplicaNon
ofNADGguidelinesanddredgeplumemodelling. InaddiNontoourtechnicalexperNse,AustralasianMarineAssociates
alsooffersCommercialDivers,whoaremarinescienNstscerNfiedtoAS2299.
ProjectExperience
ProjectsundertakenbyAustralasianMarineAssociatesinclude:
‣ MaintenanceDredgingStrategyforTheGreatBarrierMarineParkWorldHeritageArea,TransportMainRoads,QLD,2015
‣ WestBayDredgingFeasibilityStudyandMarineEcologyandSedimentInvesNgaNons,Shorelands,Kimberley,WA,2014-2015
‣ DarwinWharfBathymetrySurvey,ConceptandDetailedDesign,Shorelands,EastArmWharf,NT,2015
‣ EdenGeotechnical,GeophysicalandEnvironmentalStudies,EdenBreakwaterWharfExtension,CrownLands,Eden,NSW,2014-2015
‣ EdenReviewofEnvironmentalFactors,EPBCReferral,SeaDumpingPermitandDredgePermitApplicaNons,CrownLands,Eden,NSW,2015
‣ GladstoneMarinaandAucklandInletSedimentSamplingandAnalysisPlan,GladstonePortsCorporaNon,Gladstone,QLD,2015
‣ BarangarooExpertWitnessStatement,BarangarooDevelopmentAuthority,NSW,2015
‣ 1770MarinaConstrucNonandDredgeManagementPlan,1770,QLD,2015
‣ WaterQualityMonitoringforMaintenanceDredging,MermaidSupplyBase,Dampier,WA,2015
‣ ImplementaNonofSAPforMaintenanceDredgingofGladstoneMarina&AucklandInlet,GladstonePortCorporaNon,QLD,2015.
‣ AnketellPointConstrucNonandEnvironmentalManagementPlan,Pilbara,WA,2015
‣ PortofBundabergSedimentSamplingandAnalysisPlanandOffshoreInfaunaandSeagrassSurveys,GladstonePortCorporaNon,QLD,2014-2015.
‣ YambaandIlukaHarbour,ClarenceRiverReviewofEnvironmentalFactors,CrownLands,NSW,2014.
‣ SedimentSamplingandAnalysisandSeagrassStudy,MaintenanceDredging,GippslandLakes,GippslandPorts,VIC,2014.
DrAdamCohenPhDDirectorandPrincipalMarineSpecialistP:0413033500E:[email protected]
DrDanielSpoonerPhDDirectorandPrincipalMarineSpecialistP:0404834164E:[email protected]
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