Science is the consistent thread to everything we do at APEM Group. It’s the foundation of our company and what binds us together as people.

As we face the global existential threats of biodiversity collapse, climate change and the scarcity of water, science provides the framework to deliver the change necessary for all our tomorrows. By understanding the intricate relationships between organisms and their environment, we are informed about the consequences of our actions and guided in mitigating the impacts. This knowledge is essential for conserving ecological balance and resilience.

Our scientific endeavours not only deliver real world impacts, but lead to world firsts, influence regulation and provide our people with a platform to deliver change for the better.

Our commitment to scientific integrity means at APEM Group, we don’t just work to the standards – we set them. We hold not just ourselves, but our industry, to the highest standards.

The quality of the scientific data we collect and analyse provides us with insights that our clients use to make big decisions. The precision, accuracy and reliability of our data are the tenets of the trust our clients put in us.

Every day, the people at APEM Group make a difference. For our clients. For our shared natural environment. For all our futures.

Read more about how we do it below.

A male Japanese skeleton shrimp, Caprella mutica. This species can form dense colonies on submerged structures, seaweeds and other organisms. Males have an elongated ‘neck’ and are more hairy than females. Specimen from Orkney

Water

Non-native and cryptogenic species in the Orwell and Stour estuaries

In their updated paper on the Orwell and Stour estuaries, Chris Ashelby and Tim Worsfold from the APEM Group Marine BioLabs and Surveys team documented two new non-native species (Eteone lighti and Melita nitida) and formally documented four cryptogenic1 species (Protocirrineris purgamentorum, Tharyx robustus, Tharyx maryae and Tubificoides galiciensis) in British waters for the first time.

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Updated review of non-native and cryptogenic species from around the Stour and Orwell estuaries

Date published: March 2024

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Renewables

WILDetect: using Machine Learning to identify marine species

Using Machine Learning and Reinforcement Learning techniques, WILDetect aims to develop a methodology for detecting maritime bio ecosystems. The platform employs several hybrid techniques to perform bio census automatically.

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WILDetect: An intelligent platform to perform airborne wildlife census automatically in the marine ecosystem using an ensemble of learning techniques and computer vision

Date published: November 2023

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Water

Macroinvertebrates may be tiny but they tell a compelling tale

Macroinvertebrate analysis shows that freshwater biodiversity recovery in Europe has come to a halt. But why this has happened, and what can we do about it?

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The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt

Date published: August 2023

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Renewables

English Seabird Conservation and Recovery Plan

APEM experts participate in Natural England’s English Seabird Conservation and Recovery Plan – Seabird Sensitivity Evidence

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English Seabird Conservation and Recovery Plan – Seabird Sensitivity Evidence Review

Date published: November 2022

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Water

APEM set the standard with draft Taxonomic Discrimination Protocol (TDP)

APEM have issued draft standard recording policies for northeast Atlantic macrobenthic samples, including a Taxonomic Discrimination Protocol (TDP).

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Quality Assurance in marine biological monitoring

Date published: February 2022

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