Hydrobiology has teamed up with SEAS Offshore to conduct a marine survey for a large offshore oil and gas operator. The baseline survey was designed to gather environmental data prior to the decommissioning of an offshore floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The impact assessment survey was conducted on board the Skandi Hercules (DOF…
The Wet Season is over in the Northern Territory, and Hydrobiology is preparing to head to the waterways surrounding the former Rum Jungle uranium-copper mine as part of a major rehabilitation project. But this isn’t the first time Hydrobiology has visited Rum Jungle. In 2014 and 2015, Hydrobiology conducted detailed surveys of the aquatic ecosystems…
Hydrobiology is happy to announce that we have recently been accepted on to a number of panels. This includes LocalBuy, which provides us access to a number of local councils in Queensland, and the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads. This brings the number of panels that we are on to more than 20, and…
We have recently been enjoying getting back into the West African Mining scene by reviewing and updating our ESIA contributions for a port facility in the Republic of Congo. We did a substantial amount of work for the original ESIA, both in the coastal and inland areas back in 2011 and 2012. Project changes have…
Hydrobiology is seeking to employ an Aquatic Ecologist in the Ecology and Biodiversity Management Team in the Brisbane office. The role demands a high level of scientific expertise in quantitative ecology in aquatic systems (primarily freshwater), preferably in a consultancy role. Essential skills required for the position include: Advanced quantitative design and analysis skills Ability…
Hydrobiology is pleased to be a part of the greater Oxley Creek Transformation Project Team, which is being led by Lat27. Hydrobiology has provided expert inputs into the Oxley Creek Transformation Master Plan, including geomorphology, water/sediment quality and aquatic biology, using our long history of involvement in Oxley Creek Catchment to inform the Project. The Project…
Hydrobiology has been conducting multi-spectral imagery analysis to implement a range of recently developed tools available in the literature to mining projects across Australia and internationally. This has included assessing the rate of change of groundwater use indicators across the dry season, such as vegetation health (NDVI), landscape “wetness” (NDWI), actual Evapotranspiration (WIRADA/CMRSET data), groundwater…
Hydrobiology experts have been providing on-ground support to BHP on a regular basis since dam failure in late 2015. This has involved impact characterisation related to: aquatic ecology, marine and fresh water quality, and geomorphology. Support has involved regular site visits as well as remote data analysis in Australia. In conjunction with Brazilian scientists, Hydrobiology has…
Hydrobiology staff have recently been implementing a monthly marine monitoring program for ERM and Qantas on Moreton Bay and the Brisbane River. Our new commercial vessel, the Malolo (“relax” in Tok-Pisin), performed well providing a very smooth ride. While conditions were often glassy, it was not always smooth sailing!
There have been record flows across the south-western Australian river systems this summer, complicating the normal late summer refugia pool sampling program. Hydrobiology has a couple of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) discharge impact assessments ongoing in the region which are not experiencing the usual annual flow patterns. A key methodology we have been developing together…