APEM offer the full range of marine ecology services to clients working in coastal, estuarine and offshore environments, supported by dedicated field teams and accredited laboratories.
Our diverse client base includes power, water and utility companies, marine renewable developers and aggregate extraction companies, alongside nature conservation bodies and regulators.
Our consultants have an in-depth understanding of the key environmental issues and legislation associated with the development and operation of marine and coastal industries.
We also have extensive technical knowledge of a wide variety of coastal and intertidal benthic habitats and species, ranging from shallow water seagrass beds to plankton, shellfish, fish spawning and migration, marine mammals and birds.
This understanding is used to inform assessments on the marine and estuarine environment for the purposes of environmental impact assessments (EIA), Water Framework Directive assessments, Marine Conservation Zone assessments (MCZ) and Habitats Regulations assessments (HRA) in support of Marine Licence and Development Consent Order applications.
We are experienced in providing advice on protected areas to developers, regulators and nature conservation bodies. This has included both assessing the effects of development on these areas, as well as conducting condition assessments.
APEM also have excellent relationships with regulatory bodies, statutory nature conservation bodies and stakeholders working in the marine environment.
These relationships have been developed over a large number of projects across many industries, with our consultants working to agree appropriate and proportionate mitigation strategies and bespoke monitoring plans for projects.
The team at APEM would be happy to answer any questions you have about marine consultancy services. Please use the form below to get in touch.
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Following APEM’s recent opening of an office in Cork, we have been awarded a further project by the Marine Institute Ireland
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