Services

Scientific Support of Oil Spill Response

• Emergency technical/scientific support for oil and chemical spills
• Oil spill technical training courses

Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)

• Scientific support for damage claims
• Restorative and compensation programs

Coral Grounding Assessment and Restoration

• Emergency technical/scientific support for grounding incidents
• Coral grounding damage assessments
• Coral and habitat restoration

Spill Prevention and Contingency Planning

• Vessel, facility and site objectives and strategies
• Training for plan implementation
• Spill response exercises
• Site hazards, environmental assessments, and audits

Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique (SCAT)

• SCAT Program management
• Trained personnel for field teams, data management, logistics
• SCAT training courses

Aerial Video Surveys and Mapping

• Shoreline sensitivity mapping
• Coastal inventories
• Oil spill countermeasure planning

Restoration

• Development and assessment of alternative restoration/ compensation options
• Trustee liaison
• Monitoring of construction and performance criteria

Oil Spill Research and Development

• Experimental design and assessments
• Manual/software development

Oil Spill Response Exercises

• Design, preparation and control teams
• Participation in Environmental Unit, NRDA and other roles

Marine Habitat Assessment Studies

• Biological and environmental assessments
• Baseline and mitigation studies
• Project impact studies