We specialize in developing and implementing benthic monitoring plans that assess construction and operation impacts on seafloor habitats, ensuring sustainable practices, informing cumulative effects studies, and fueling adaptive management strategies to avoid adverse impacts on benthic ecosystems.
Benthic monitoring of offshore wind and other marine infrastructure projects involves assessing seafloor habitats to quantify any adverse effects resulting from installation and operations. Benthic monitoring tracks ecosystem changes resulting from the habitat conversion, ensures installation practices minimize adverse effects, and guides adaptive management strategies to protect and restore benthic environments.
Benthic monitoring of dredged material disposal and contaminated sediment site management involves assessing seafloor conditions and tracking changes in benthic function. It ensures proper management of sediment impacts, evaluates contamination levels, and guides remediation efforts to protect and restore affected marine environments.
We developed specialized monitoring guidance in partnership with USACE New England District on evaluating beneficial-use of coarse grained (cobbles, boulders) dredged material through its placement at offshore disposal sites.
Delivering superior results at similar or lower cost, SPI/PV offers and ideal solution for offshore energy siting, permitting, and ecological monitoring.
Benthic surveys are often bundled into larger geophysical or geotechnical campaigns and treated as minor procurement decisions. But these “minor” choices can carry hidden consequences.
Learn more about our South Fork Wind benthic monitoring program.
