Specialised Services

Marscco provides a series of specialised services in various areas of freshwater, estuarine and marine sciences, including reviews of final reports and assessments. Main services include:

• Baseline Surveys of freshwater, estuarine and marine fauna
• Evaluation of trace Metals and metalloids in invertebrates and fishes
• Characterisation of slope marine habitat to assess Deep-Sea Tailing Placement (DSTP) option (mining projects)
• Fish biology, Biodiversity and Ecology
• Assistance with preparation of EPBC Referrals, EIAs and EISs
• Applications of fish Eggs and Larvae data as biological and impact indicators
• Identification of zooplankton and Early Fish Stages 
• Biological oceanography, including plankton and micronekton ecology
• Demersal and seafloor benthic ecology
• Egg-based models for stock biomass estimation of commercial pelagic fishes for Fisheries stock assessments and management
• Aerial monitoring of pelagic fishes, seabirds and marine mammals
• Review of reports and environmental assessments
• Management logistics and HSSE of field-based projects