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Capability Statement Aquenal Pty Ltd (2009)
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A Q U E N A L
PTY LTD CAPABILITY STATEMENT Company profile Aquenal Pty Ltd (Aquenal) was established in 1996 and comprises a dedicated team of marine
scientists and environmental specialists with expertise in marine, coastal and estuarine systems.
Our key capabilities are based around the knowledge, skills and experience of the people
employed by the company.
Aquenal has proven experience in managing both small and large-scale projects throughout
Australia and overseas. Our skills and expertise can be applied across a spectrum of marine
environmental subjects, including ecological and applied marine research (such as our work with
marine farming operations, marine invasive species, marine reserves and biodiversity monitoring)
to environmental impact assessment work for coastal zone and industrial developments (such as
marinas, ports, pipelines and onshore industrial processing plants).
More details on Aquenal’s people and work history are provided later in this statement.
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Table of Contents
Core Capabilities Portfolio ............................................................................................................3
Marine Field Surveys and Monitoring Programs ..........................................................................4
Environmental Impact and Risk Assessments .............................................................................4
Marine Pests and Biofouling.........................................................................................................6
Coastal and Marine GIS Mapping ................................................................................................6
Biodiversity and Threatened Species ...........................................................................................7
Underwater Filming and Analysis .................................................................................................8
Benthic Ecology Laboratory........................................................................................................10
Key Projects ..................................................................................................................................11
Environmental Impact Assessments ..........................................................................................11
Biodiversity and Threatened Species .........................................................................................12
Marine Pests and Biofouling.......................................................................................................13
Marine and Coastal GIS Mapping ..............................................................................................14
Marine Industry and Infrastructure Monitoring............................................................................15
Our People.....................................................................................................................................17
Quality Assurance ........................................................................................................................21
Insurance.......................................................................................................................................21
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Core capabilities portfolio Aquenal's services cover many study environments including estuaries, lagoons, embayments,
near-shore coastal zones and exposed offshore locations.
Our key capabilities fall into the following broad categories:
• Marine field surveys and monitoring programs
• Environmental impact and risk assessment
• Marine pests and biofouling
• Biodiversity and threatened species
• Coastal and marine GIS mapping
• Underwater filming and analysis
• Benthic ecology laboratory.
Aquenal offers a comprehensive marine environmental project management service, from the
initial needs assessment and sampling design through to field sampling and data collection,
review and analysis and ultimately the compilation of detailed scientific and management reports.
Aquenal also offers environmental project management services to coordinate studies across a
wide range of ecological and related environmental systems.
Our service capacities and project experience extend from temperate through to tropical
environments of Australia.
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Marine field surveys and monitoring programs Aquenal has extensive experience in field surveying and ecological monitoring techniques. Our
services include the following elements:
• Experimental design to appropriate statistical standards and requirements
• Field sampling of marine flora and fauna
• Identification and taxonomy of marine flora and fauna (including fishes, invertebrates,
macroalgae, benthic infauna, marine epifauna and epiflora)
• Water and sediment sampling and analysis
• Bathymetric mapping and mixing zone assessment
• Monitoring and assessment of ecological communities (including threatened species)
• Underwater inspections, searches, video filming and still photography
• Biofouling inspections of marine plant and equipment within Australia and overseas
• Identification, assessment and monitoring of marine invasive species
• Avian and marine mammal ecological assessments
• Marine coastal, intertidal and subtidal habitat mapping.
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Environmental impact and risk assessments We provide a comprehensive service for environmental impact and risk assessment, including an
understanding of legislative controls, background field and desktop studies, impact and risk
analyses and the formulation of appropriate management measures.
We consult widely with clients and relevant stakeholders and devise practical strategies and
environmental management plans for mitigating against impacts and risks to the environment.
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The services provided by Aquenal for environmental impact and risk assessment and
environmental management planning include the following components:
• Assessment of relevant State and Commonwealth legislative controls and international
agreements
• Database searches to identify sites, habitats and species of significance within a
particular study region
• Literature reviews and desktop studies to gather and present background information, or
performed as independent studies to identify environmental risks and historical impacts
• Field surveys and baseline monitoring programs to collect necessary environmental data
• Assessments of ecosystem health
• Identification of environmental values and areas of ecological and conservation
significance
• Conservation biology and threatened species management
• Invasion biology and pest management
• Oil spill and waste management
• Environmental risk and impact analysis for proposed coastal zone and industrial
processing plants adjacent to marine systems
• Mitigation strategies to address risks to aquatic environments and species
• Environmental management plans and strategies for sites, activities, habitats and species
management.
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Marine pest and biofouling Introduced marine pest and biofouling assessments are core components of Aquenal’s work and
we are now recognised as a leading Australian authority in these fields. Our services include
marine pest surveys, taxonomy, collection and database management, control plans, monitoring
guidelines and policy review as well as biofouling inspections and management solutions.
Our primary services in the fields of marine pest and biofouling assessments include:
• Marine pest survey designs consistent with national guidelines
• Marine pest baseline and monitoring surveys in ports and other at-risk environments
• Investigation of suspected marine pest outbreaks
• Marine pest taxonomy
• Management of marine pest laboratory collections and databases
• Biofouling risk assessments and inspections
• Development of biofouling protocols and technological solutions
• Marine pest control plans
• Assessments of eradication and control technologies
• Monitoring of the efficacy of pest control programs
• Review of policies and monitoring guidelines for marine pests and biofouling.
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Coastal and marine GIS mapping Aquenal offers a range of services for the accurate GIS mapping of marine, estuarine and coastal
habitats and environmental indicators. Our capabilities in mapping foreshore through to offshore
marine habitats enable us to bridge a gap between traditionally segregated mapping systems and
address the needs of multi-faceted environmental projects that incorporate both land and marine-
based components. Our capabilities include mapping of habitats, sediment types, tidal exposure
levels, biological communities, species distributions, population characteristics, and
environmental management indices.
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Aquenal’s services in the field of GIS mapping and marine and coastal habitats include:
• Use of a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) to produce maps accurate to 2 m
• Habitat mapping using digitised aerial photographs and other images, bathymetry and bottom
hardness sensing echo soundings
• Ground truthing surveys to confirm and fine tune habitat boundaries using Remotely Operated
Vehicle (ROV), drop camera or diver surveys, as well as benthic sampling to conduct detailed
characterisation of sediment and community types
• Mapping of biological communities such as mangroves, seagrass and algal beds, rocky reef
and coral communities, and wading bird populations
• Mapping of species distributions and population characteristics using standardised field data
• Detailed characterisation and mapping of a range of hard and soft sediment substrata
categories in intertidal and subtidal environments
• Tidal mapping using a pressure logger to investigate exposure times for intertidal habitats
• Integration of a diverse range of datasets for the development and mapping of indices of
natural and human use values, pressures, condition and vulnerability in the coastal
environment
• Generation of habitat maps using the software packages ®Mapinfo Professional and
®Manifold System
• Preparation of mapping layers for pre-existing regulatory and research GIS mapping systems
or in other required formats.
Biodiversity and threatened species Marine biodiversity and threatened species surveys represent core services provided by Aquenal.
Our studies encompass invertebrate, fish, aquatic flora and shorebird communities in offshore
through to coastal environments. These studies may be performed as independent research and
monitoring programs, or as components of environmental impact assessments and management
plans. Services include species and marine biodiversity field surveys; design and implementation
of threatened fauna relocation programs; and management plans for threatened species, sites
with special biodiversity features, and threatening processes.
Aquenal’s range of services for threatened species and biodiversity assessments include:
• Field surveys using sensitive techniques to assess the distribution, habitats, abundance
and population characteristics of threatened species
• Baseline and monitoring surveys of fish, invertebrate and macro-algal communities using
standardised techniques developed for marine park monitoring
• Statistical analysis of community data to identify biodiversity hotspots and values
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• Mapping of threatened species distributions and biodiversity values
• Impact and risk assessments, and management plans for threatened species, areas of
high biodiversity value and threatening processes
• Design and implementation of relocation programs for threatened species likely to be
affected by proposed anthropogenic activities or other conditions
• Biodiversity discovery through collections of representative samples for research on
medicinal compounds in marine species.
We also have the capacity to contribute to biodiversity monitoring networks such as Reef Life
Survey and to the development of marine guides such as “Australian Marine Life – The Plants
and Animals of Temperate Waters” through the research of our Scientific Director Dr Graham
Edgar.
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Underwater filming and analysis Aquenal utilises a range of underwater video filming and photographic equipment to complement
and enhance the field sampling and analytical components of our services. Our Remotely
Operated Vehicle (ROV) places Aquenal at the forefront of underwater filming technology, and is
supplemented by a range of diver operated underwater video equipment and digital cameras. We
have a fully contained dive unit with a team of commercially and scientifically trained personnel
who are highly skilled at underwater assessments. Aquenal operates primarily from a 7 m
aluminium twin hull work boat, although we charter other vessels as appropriate to conditions and
location, and use a Garmin/Omnistar™ Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) capable of
navigating to within 2 m of sampling points.
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The types of equipment we use for underwater filming and field analysis include:
• SeaBotix LBV150SE-52 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
• Diver operated underwater video equipment and digital cameras with still and video
capabilities
• Remote biological (e.g. Van Veen grab, benthic sleds) and sediment (e.g. Craib corer,
box corer) sampling devices
• Yeo-Kal YK-611 water quality analyser, equipped with a multi-parameter probe
• Aquatec AQUAlogger 520P pressure logger for tidal measurement work
• Deployment of Acoustic Dopler Current Profiler (ADCP) current meters
• A variety of additional biological, sediment and water sampling devices such as hand
corers, plankton nets, seine nets, niskin water samplers, transect lines, and quadrats.
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Benthic ecology laboratory One aspect that differentiates Aquenal from many other environmental consultancies is our
professional benthic analysis service. Aquenal has a fully equipped benthic laboratory for the
processing, sorting, identification, preservation, and archiving of benthic infauna and other
biological samples. Our benthic laboratory service includes:
• Support from an extensive reference collection exceeding 3000 species, and a well
established network with other taxonomic specialists throughout Australia and overseas
• An interactive distributional and photographic database
• Taxonomic expertise in all major marine animal and plant groups (including marine pest
species)
• Additional analysis of sediment samples for redox potential, sulphide concentration,
organic content and particle size distribution using appropriate meters, probes and
instrumentation.
For analysis of additional sediment and water quality parameters, we collaborate with NATA
accredited laboratories around Australia.
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Key projects Environmental impact and risk assessments Project: Lauderdale Quay
Client: Walker Corporation Pty Ltd
(2003-2008)
Marine ecological, avian ecological and water quality field surveys to provide baseline data as
input to the integrated impact assessment of the proposed Lauderdale Quay development.
Project: Gunns pulp mill
Client: Gunns Limited
(2002- ongoing)
Baseline marine and estuarine ecological surveys at outfall and wharf sites for input to the
integrated impact assessment for the proposed pulp mill. Aquenal also developed the monitoring
program for the marine and estuarine aspects of mill construction and a marine ecological
monitoring program for the outfall site. Surveys are carried out in spring and autumn each year.
Project: Basslink project
Client: NSR Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd
(2002)
Marine ecology survey and collection of sediment and current data as input to the impact
assessment for the Basslink project.
Project: Impacts in the South East Region of Australia
Client: National Oceans Office
(2002)
Desktop studies to compile available information on impacts from the land-ocean interface and
aquaculture activities in the South East Region of Australia.
Project: Tasmanian Natural Gas Project
Client: Hydro Tasmania and Duke Energy International Tasmania Holdings Pty Ltd
(2001)
Coastal, marine and estuarine surveys and impact assessments performed for Stages 1-3 of the
Tasmanian Natural Gas Project.
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Project: Boyer Mill environmental risk assessment
Client: NSR Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd and Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australia) Ltd
(2001)
Biological characterisation studies of the Derwent River main channel and wetlands between New
Norfolk and Bridgewater as input to the risk assessment.
Biodiversity and threatened species Project: Lord Howe Island Marine Park monitoring
Client: New South Wales Marine Parks Authority
(2006-2008)
Baseline and monitoring surveys of marine flora and fauna at the Lord Howe Island Marine Park,
New South Wales.
Project: Marine and estuarine ecosystems in the Port Davey-Bathurst Harbour region: biodiversity, threats and management options
Client: Department of Primary Industries and Water
(2007)
Collation and analysis of all known ecological, environmental, threat and management-related
data for the Port Davey region to identify best management options for conservation of World
Heritage values in the region.
Project: Assessment of broadscale effects of marine salmonid aquaculture and introduced pests on benthic communities around Tasmania between 1998 and 2003 (in collaboration with the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute)
Client: Department of Primary Industries and Water
(2007) Quantitative analysis of all ecological data generated within the statewide fish farm monitoring
program to assess impacts of salmonid aquaculture and introduced invertebrate species on
native benthic communities.
Project: Booderee National Park marine survey
Client: New South Wales Marine Parks Authority
(2004)
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Baseline survey and monitoring design for communities in the marine component of the Booderee
National Park, Jervis Bay, New South Wales.
Project: Development of outcome indicators for ongoing monitoring of conservation values in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, Ecuador
Client: Conservation International
(2004)
Ecological indicators were developed for monitoring and assessing conservation outcomes of
different management strategies applied in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, particularly with
respect to safeguarding populations of threatened marine species.
Marine pests and biofouling Projects: Marine pest surveys of Skardon River and Port Kennedy, QLD
Client: Australian Fisheries Management Authority (2008) Baseline surveys for introduced marine pests in the Port of Skardon River and Channel Rock at
Port Kennedy, Queensland.
Projects: Various projects initiated by the Australian Government
Client: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), Australian Government
(2007-ongoing)
− Assessment of the marine pest risks associated with biofouling; a project being conducted
in collaboration with the Australian Maritime College (2008 –ongoing).
− Review of the Marine Pest Monitoring Manual and guidelines being developed to provide
protocols for marine pest monitoring surveys in Australian ports (2008-ongoing).
− Draft national control plans for six agreed pests of concern in Australia (2008).
− Sampling and identifying biofouling on commercial fishing vessels (2007).
− Pre-developing technology for marine pest emergency eradication response (2007).
− Scientific advice and monitoring for Northern Pacific seastar trapping (2007).
Project: Marine pest survey of the Lord Howe Island Marine Park, NSW
Client: New South Wales Marine Parks Authority
(2004) Baseline survey of introduced marine pests at Lord Howe Island, New South Wales.
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Projects: Marine pest surveys of major ports in Tasmania
Client: Port Corporations (now combined as the Tasmanian Ports Corporation)
(2001-2004)
As separate projects, baseline introduced marine pest surveys of the Ports of Launceston,
Hobart, and Burnie.
Project: Marine pest surveys of minor ports in Tasmania
Client: Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania
(2003)
Baseline introduced marine pest survey of Tasmanian small ports including seven ports
distributed across the state.
Marine and coastal GIS mapping Project: Assessment and mapping of foreshore values, condition and pressures in the North and Cradle Coast Natural Resource Management Regions, Tasmania
Client: Australian Government
(Ongoing)
Mapping of baseline information on the values, pressures, uses and condition of foreshores in
north and northwest Tasmania. The mapping layers generated will complement existing maps of
the southern region to provide a complete picture of Tasmanian foreshores.
Project: Assessment and mapping of foreshore values, condition and pressures in the Southern Natural Resource Management Region, Tasmania
Client: NRM South
(2008)
Mapping of baseline information on the values, pressures, uses and condition of foreshores in
southern Tasmania. Mapping layers generated are available under the Natural Environment
(Coastal Values) category via the Land Information System Tasmania (LIST) website and bridge
a gap between existing mapping of coastal and marine habitats.
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Marine industry and infrastructure monitoring Project: Baseline Environmental Monitoring Program – D’Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon River Client: Tasmanian Salmonid Growers’ Association (Ongoing) Field sampling and analysis of water quality parameters (nutrients, dissolved oxygen,
phytoplankton), sediment chemistry (particle size, stable isotope, redox potential and sulphides)
and benthic infauna collected from 15 sites as part of a broadscale environmental monitoring
program of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon River.
Projects: Environmental monitoring surveys of marine farms in Tasmania
Client: Several marine farming companies
(1996-2008)
Aquenal has conducted the vast majority of government required marine farm environmental
baseline and monitoring surveys, including shellfish and finfish farms around Tasmania (this work
has involved hundreds of surveys and accompanying reports).
Project: Burnie Port dredge spoil disposal monitoring
Client: Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd
(2006-2007)
Baseline and monitoring surveys of marine communities and sediment contaminants at the Port
of Burnie and proposed offshore dredge disposal site to monitor the effects of dredging and
dredge disposal activities.
Projects: Environmental monitoring surveys of barramundi farms, NT
Client: Marine Harvest
(2003-2005)
Environmental baseline and monitoring surveys to assess the effects of nutrients released from
several barramundi aquaculture operations in the Northern Territory.
Projects: Baseline and monitoring surveys of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) Client: Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd (St Helens project); W.E. Enkelaar Pty Ltd Consulting Charted Engineers and Burnie City Council (Burnie project) (2003-2005) Surveys of marine communities and habitats at Sewage Treatment Plant outfall sites at St Helens
and Roundhill Pt, Burnie (separate projects) in Tasmania. Effects of outfall discharges were
assessed and environmental monitoring programs were designed. The Burnie project also
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involved collection of water quality data and hydrodynamic modelling in collaboration with the
Water Research Laboratory in NSW, and implementation of monitoring surveys.
Project: Bell Bay Power Station aquatic monitoring
Client: Hydro Tasmania and Bell Bay Power Pty Ltd
(2001-2004)
Baseline and monitoring surveys of Donovans Bay, Tamar Estuary, to monitor the effects of
thermal discharges from the Bell Bay Power Station.
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© Aquenal 2008
Our People
Dr Graham Edgar [B.Sc. Sydney University 1976; B.Sc Hons. 1st Class, University of Tasmania
1977; Ph.D. University of Tasmania, 1983]
Graham is a founding Director and Aquenal’s principal expert on marine ecosystems and benthic
ecology. He has written over 50 major publications, including two definitive books: ‘Australian
Marine Habitats’, which describes ecological processes and habitats; and ‘Australian Marine Life’,
which describes and illustrates over 1200 species of marine life found in Australia’s temperate
waters.
Graham provides input to the designs, statistical analyses and interpretive components of
Aquenal’s study programs and oversees taxonomic identification. His particular interest lies in
the study of marine biodiversity and conservation.
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Derek Shields [B.Sc. (Biology and Geology) Flinders University, 1975]
Derek is Aquenal’s other founding Director. His principal role is as Managing Director, however
Derek also has expertise with Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) surveys and other remote
sampling techniques and has extensive experience in designing survey programs to suit local
marine conditions. Derek’s prior experience in the petroleum industry has helped to shape
Aquenal’s ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with marine industries and other
organisations.
Sean Riley [B.Sc. (Zoology/Chemistry), University of Tasmania 1987; B.Sc Hons. (Zoology) 2nd
Class, University of Tasmania 1988; MBA, La Trobe University 2004.]
Sean is employed as Aquenal’s General Manager. His key skills lie in the areas of government
and industry cooperation, strategic and natural resource management, communications
management and project planning delivery.
Dr Karen Parsons [B.Sc. Hons. 1st Class, University of Tasmania 1991; Ph.D. (Marine Ecology)
University of Western Australia 1996]
Karen possesses significant expertise in the fields of marine ecology, marine environmental
management and introduced marine pests. Using her strong background in research, analysis and
report compilation Karen supervises and takes the role of principal author for many major projects
undertaken by the company. She also is involved in experimental design, management and delivery
of key outputs for clients.
Ashley Coutts [B.Ed. (Environmental Science) University of Melbourne 1999; Grad. Cert. App.
Sc. (Fisheries Management) Australian Maritime College 1996; M.Sc. (App. Sc. Fisheries
Management) Australian Maritime College 1999; Ph.D. (Marine Biology) University of Wellington
2003 - ongoing]
Ashley has extensive experience and skills relevant to invasive marine species. Much of Ashley’s
experience has focused on assessing the biosecurity risks associated with vessel biofouling and
in the development of management procedures and policies to prevent or mitigate impacts of
marine pest incursions. Ashley has well established links with the maritime industry and
government agencies and is employed by Aquenal to lead our marine pest research program.
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Dr Joe Valentine [B.Sc. Hons. 1st Class, University of Tasmania 1996; Ph.D. (Marine Ecology)
University of Tasmania 2003]
Joe has expertise in a wide range of marine research and environmental management research
fields, principally in the areas of marine pest research and rocky reef ecology. He is well versed
in experimental design, field sampling and project management. Joe’s role at Aquenal is to
enhance the linkages and understanding between the marine pest and biodiversity research
programs.
Dr Cindy Hull [B.Ed. (Environmental Studies), Deakin University 1985; B.Sc. (Honours) in
Zoology, Monash University 1989; Ph.D. in Avian Ecology, University of Tasmania 1998]
Cindy is an experienced scientific consultant in the fields of avian ecology and management.
Cindy’s previous employment has involved the design, implementation and analysis of avian
research programs. Her role at Aquenal is to supervise the avian component of integrated
environmental impact assessments and to expand our knowledge of avian ecology within coastal
and marine ecosystems.
Sasha Migus [B.Sc. (Marine Biology) James Cook University 1999, B.Ant.Stud. (Honours)
Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies, University of Tasmania 2000]
Sasha manages Aquenal’s coastal GIS mapping projects and currently is leading a program to
map Tasmania’s foreshore condition, values and pressures as part of a Caring for Country
Coastcare grant awarded by the Australian Government. She also has experience in assessing
shoreline ecology and in the conduct of marine pest and threatened species surveys.
Adam Davey [B.Sc. Hons. 1st Class (Marine Ecology) University of New England, 1998; Ph.D. in
Estuarine Ecology, University of New England 2005 – ongoing]
Adam is a Marine Ecologist with extensive experience in the sampling, sorting and identification
of macro-invertebrates and interpretation of human impacts on aquatic communities. Adam leads
Aquenal’s marine taxonomy team, does the bulk of our invertebrate identification and plays a
pivotal role in statistical analysis of impact and biodiversity assessments.
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Jeremy Dudding [B.Sc. (Zoology) University of Tasmania, 2002]
Jeremy is a Marine Scientist with a strong background in scientific diving, field logistics and the
operation and maintenance of work vessels and field equipment. Jeremy is Aquenal’s dive and
field officer and is responsible for coordinating and overseeing dive surveys and other field
operations. He is expert at generating GIS maps and GPS navigation. Jeremy is also Aquenal’s
Occupational Health and Safety officer.
Hanna Westmore [B.Env.Sc, Lund University, Sweden, 2002; M.Env.Sc. Lund University, 2004]
Hanna is a Marine Scientist with particular expertise in fisheries related environmental
management issues. Hanna possesses a broad cross section of skills in the field of marine
biology, from survey design to field sampling, analysis of data and compilation of reports. Hanna
brings a strong international focus to Aquenal and leads Aquenal’s internal quality management
program and website delivery.
James Melbourne-Thomas [B.Sc. Hons. (Immunology) University of Leicester, 2005]
James possesses a broad range of skills and experience in scientific diving, marine based field
work and laboratory analysis. He is a major contributor to Aquenal’s field operations and is
responsible for maintaining Aquenal’s technical and field capabilities.
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Quality Assurance Aquenal Pty Ltd is committed to providing quality environmental analysis services to all clients. To
achieve this, we have developed a comprehensive Quality Management System that complies with
the requirements of AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008.
Insurance Aquenal has the following insurance cover:
• Professional Indemnity $5 million
• Public Liability $20 million
• Workers Compensation Insurance.
© Aquenal 2008