Monitoring & Maintenance

These surveys establish the ecological baseline and track post-installation changes to provide a comprehensive assessment of reef site conditions. Each project benefits from a fully tailored Research Design Plan (RDP), developed by an in-house ecological survey team, ensuring that monitoring is aligned with project-specific research questions and regulatory requirements.

Through baseline and post-installation surveys, projects gain valuable insights into habitat development, species diversity, and ecological changes, ensuring that interventions deliver measurable environmental benefits.

Comprehensive Marine Monitoring for Measurable Impact

Ensuring long-term nature inclusive success

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Baseline Surveys

A baseline survey establishes a crucial reference point for assessing the impact of marine infrastructure before any intervention, providing pre-installation environmental data specific to the project location. By identifying impact areas where changes will occur and control areas for comparison, these surveys generate reliable, project-specific data that supports ongoing monitoring and long-term ecological assessments.

Post-Installation Surveys

Post-installation surveys evaluate the success of nature-inclusive design (NID) interventions by measuring biodiversity gains against designated ecological goals. These surveys compare post-deployment data with baseline results, ensuring a clear assessment of project impact through scientific, reliable methodologies. Where baseline data is unavailable, a tailored monitoring approach is applied to maintain data integrity and ecological accuracy.

Effective monitoring and maintenance

Essential for assessing the performance of nature-inclusive design (NID) solutions, effective monitoring and maintenance tracks biodiversity improvements, and ensures long-term structural integrity. We take a scientific, data-driven approach to evaluate the effectiveness of all our marine infrastructure projects.

With a rigorous scientific approach, each survey provides actionable insights that support ongoing habitat restoration, regulatory compliance, and long-term project success. Whether establishing a baseline dataset or conducting a post-installation performance evaluation, structured monitoring is essential for validating and optimising marine infrastructure

Start-to-finish Turn-Key Process

Working closely with our clients, we’re able to assist with each stage of the project, ensuring it’s carried out to the highest standards possible. Rest assured in knowing it will be driven by innovative technology, scientific expertise, and a commitment to sustainability and increasing biodiversity.

Backed by multiple industry awards and accreditations such as B-Corp, ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001 – to ensure this highest standard of delivery.

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Consultation
The first phase is to talk things through and gauge your situation, and which of our products is the best solution for it. We would establish the scale of the requirements, location, application and anything else bespoke that may be required for your project.
Design
We then work closely with our in-house science and engineering teams to create tailored designs based on the deployment location and project goals.

This enables us to deliver a nature-inclusive design to reflect the local marine environment and target the growth of specific species.
Manufacturing
At this stage, we ensure all our products are built as close to the deployment location as possible, using local labour and raw materials where possible.

Further carbon reductions and cost savings occur through manufacturing “in country” and utilising a combination of our globally transportable mobile production plant and using local raw material suppliers.
Permits & Licensing
We will assist with bid writing right from the tender stage & compliance through to conditions, obtaining permits and licensing for deposits onto the seabed with government bodies.

We can even take care of stakeholder management with fisheries, government, community groups and governing boards.
Transport & Logistics
Local deployment at your project location ensures that the entire process supports the local economy and follows industry-standard procedures with industry-standard hardware and vessels for added efficiency. We also have our own portfolio of deployment equipment that has been designed by our team from over 30 years of industry experience
Monitoring
Pre & post-deployment, we can deploy multiple monitoring techniques such as eDNA or ROV’s to assess the effectiveness of our subsea protection and artificial reef products. This allows us to track progress, monitor the development of marine life, compared to the baseline and fine tune our solutions for optimal results.

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