Polaris, Triox, ITOPF and Marittima would like to thank the attendees of the Environmental and Social Risk Management workshop held in London on June 21. The engaging…Read more

SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT FOR PRE-SPILL PLANNING, SPILL RESPONSE, NRDA AND GROUNDING INCIDENTS
SERVICES
Polaris offers a Full Range of Response, Restoration, and Training Services

Leadership for shoreline response operations encompassing shoreline assessment (SCAT), cleanup, inspections, and damage assessment

Unique combination of technical expertise, from pre-planning through restoration, supports critical operational decisions in the context of NRDA and restoration concerns.

Support for coral reef damages from ship casualties, anchor damage, oil and chemical spills and wreck removal alternatives among others.

Unique combination of technical expertise, from pre-planning through restoration, supports critical operational decisions in the context of NRDA and restoration concerns.

Polaris scientists helped develop the SCAT process in the 1980s and have performed SCAT leadership and management functions for many significant spill events.

Wide range of training courses that cover a variety of oil spill planning and response topics.

POLARIS scientists continue to pioneer the use of aerial video surveys for shore-zone mapping, coastal inventories, and oil spill countermeasures planning.

Technical representation for responsible parties on restoration projects including: trustee liaison, assessment of alternative restoration/ compensation, project design/coordination, and monitoring.

Initiative to quantify, report and collaborate with others in the response and research communities to understand spill impacts upon multiple components which make up an ecosystem.

Provide in-person and virtual support in the capacity of multiple Incident Command System (ICS) roles for small or large-scale drills and exercises.
SERVICES
Polaris Offers a Full Range of Response, Restoration, and Training Services

Leadership for shoreline response operations encompassing shoreline assessment (SCAT), cleanup, inspections, and damage assessment

Unique combination of technical expertise, from pre-planning through restoration, supports critical operational decisions in the context of NRDA and restoration concerns.

Support for coral reef damages from ship casualties, anchor damage, oil and chemical spills and wreck removal alternatives among others.

Spill response plans, tactical and strategy site plans, prevention and contingency plans including national planning initiatives, integrated response plans, fleet plans, spill and operations manuals, and practical guidelines for response personnel.

Provide in-person and virtual support in the capacity of multiple Incident Command System (ICS) roles for small or large-scale drills and exercises.

Polaris scientists helped develop the SCAT process in the 1980s and have performed SCAT leadership and management functions for many significant spill events.

Wide range of training courses that cover a variety of oil spill planning and response topics.

POLARIS scientists continue to pioneer the use of aerial video surveys for shore-zone mapping, coastal inventories, and oil spill countermeasures planning.

Technical representation for responsible parties on restoration projects including: trustee liaison, assessment of alternative restoration/ compensation, project design/coordination, and monitoring.

Initiative to quantify, report and collaborate with others in the response and research communities to understand spill impacts upon multiple components which make up an ecosystem.
Key Personnel

Greg Challenger, M.S.
President
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Dr. Elliott Taylor
Principal
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Andy Graham, M.S.
Principal/Marine Scientist
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Travis Scott, M.S.
Environmental Scientist
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Alison Craig, M.S., M.P.A.
Environmental Scientist

Gary Mauseth, M.S.
Founder
WA/OR Worst-Case Discharge Table-Top Exercise and Deployment Exercise
Polaris supported BNSF during their 2023 Joint WA/OR Worst-Case Discharge Table-Top Exercise and Deployment Exercise in The Dalles, OR. Polaris provided SCAT Program management and Environmental Unit…Read more
Environmental and Social Risk Management Seminar
Join us for a day of discussion on environmental and social risk management during a marine casualty.The event is organized jointly by Polaris Applied Sciences, Triox…Read more