Today is World Ocean Day, a day intrinsically important to Hydrobiology. It is a time to reflect on the significance of our oceans, the challenges ahead, and the global quest to respect, protect and conserve our oceans. With decades of cumulative experience in marine science, Hydrobiology scientists apply a pragmatic, multi-disciplinary approach to solving those…
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Hydrobiology is excited to announce that our Director, Dr Andy Markham, is one of the first Geomorphologists in Australia to be accredited under the new ‘CEnvP Geomorphology Specialisation’. It’s an excellent initiative encouraged by the Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group (ANZGG) and Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) to demonstrate the capabilities of the Australian and…
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Do you want to work on challenging, thought-provoking and truly interesting projects? An exciting role exists in Brisbane for someone to join our organisation in a senior role. Hydrobiology is one of the world’s leading aquatic professional services companies, delivering iconic projects across the globe. This is an opportunity for you to consolidate and expand…
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Hydrobiology recently attended the Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA) Snapchat event hosted by Murdoch University. This was a fantastic format with speakers delivering 1 minute “Snapchats” about their work. Longer key-note talks were given about an extensive sea-dragon identification project and a fascinating insight into coral spawning connectivity in the Kimberley. Hydrobiology spoke (briefly) about…
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Hydrobiology attended a morning briefing and snorkel on the ‘Coogee Maritime Trail’ which was organised by The PIANC WA Chapter, Subcon and the City of Cockburn. The trail applies Subcon’s Integrated Artificial Reef concept to Coastal Developments. It demonstrates how owners of coastal infrastructure can create facilities that promote community wellbeing and cohesion, integrate into the natural environment and promote fisheries…
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A New Zealand Geomorphology first! Hydrobiology, together with AerialSmiths Surveying New Zealand and the University of Auckland, have published a River Styles Assessment for the Waikato Regional Council. The report assesses the unique geomorphological character and behaviour found within the Waipā River Catchment and presents a catchment-scale geomorphic sensitivity analysis. Authored by Will Marson, Hydrobiology’s…
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Happy ‘International Day of Women and Girls in Science’! Hydrobiology is proud to have a 50% female workforce of women from a diversity of backgrounds including Singapore, France, Brazil, Mauritius, Vietnam, Philippines, New Zealand, UK and Australia. We are Ecologists, Geomorphologists, Ecotoxicologists and Environmental Chemists, just to name a few, and have contributed to cutting-edge…
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Hydrobiology are pleased to support the Western Australian Inland Waters Symposium to be held on the 17th of February in Perth, Western Australia. This event is being organised by the Environmental Consultants Association of Western Australia (ECA-WA), the Australian Water Association (AWA) and the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) to focus on…
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Hydrobiology is pleased to announce that the Pilot Ocean Accounting Project for Western Australia’s Geographe Marine Park has now been published by the Commonwealth Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment. We were proud to have contributed to this ground-breaking project, spearheaded by IDEEA Group and their colleagues in Parks Australia. Our role was to provide a comprehensive knowledge review of…
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On November 20th, Hydrobiology joined hubs across the Oceania region (from Perth in the west to Rarotonga in the east) for a special edition of the FOSS4G conference. FOSS4G stands for Free and Open Source for Geospatial, and if you’ve used QGIS, R, GRASS, Python or many of the other open-source applications, chances are some…
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