The Hydrobiology Group is extremely proud of the achievements of the Singapore Regional Office which celebrates its 5 year anniversary this month, delivering environmental solutions in Singapore, Southeast Asia and beyond! There are too many highlights to list, many large and small challenges (projects) to talk about, excellent interactions with clients and other colleagues, and…
Hydrobiology is building on previous experience in the environmental risk assessment of repurposing decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure, with a series of exciting new projects in this field. The safe use of underwater infrastructure as artificial reefs and habitat can literally bring new life to these structures. Assessing the risk to marine life associated…
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Hydrobiology’s Justin Cutajar and Ross Smith, together with invasive species specialist Ron Thresher, have recently published a journal article concerning tilapia control in one of the most iconic perched lakes of PNG. The control of tilapia in Lake Kutubu is paramount to the survival of 13 endemic threatened fish species and continual provision of protein…
Hydrobiology’s Dr Andy Markham traveled to Bangladesh with Dr Trang Huynh and Dr Frances Alexander to present the outcomes of the first stage of an Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded renewable energy project to Bangladesh’s Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA). Representatives from the Ministries of Fisheries and Livestock, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources attended the…
Hydrobiology is excited to be working with Asian Development Bank (ADB) on a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for a renewable energy floating solar project in Bangladesh. The SEA will assist the Government of Bangladesh to understand the potential impacts and risks associated with floating solar projects on waterbodies, their habitat and the species that rely on…
Hydrobiology is excited to be working with Logan City Council (LCC) on the ‘Waterbody Risk Profile Project’. The project aims to identify the risk of a waterbody becoming eutrophic and being susceptible to harmful algae blooms, fish kills, bird deaths and human health risks. The multi-criteria eutrophication assessment tool, will be designed using a weight-of-evidence…
Hydrobiology contributed to the NiPERA Workshop on Advances in Risk Assessment Tools with Relevance to Tropical Southeast Asia and Melanesia (SEAM), held in Singapore this week. The workshop was a wrap up of a 5 year research program into nickel bioavailability and ecotoxicity in the SEAM region. Hydrobiology was responsible for collating water, sediment and soil…
Hydrobiology is thrilled to be recognised as one of four finalists in the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2018! This recognition from the Queensland Government is on the back of substantial growth in our export sales, particularly the establishment of our Singapore office to better service the Southeast Asian region. We continue to grow and…
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…