Surveying and Monitoring

Marscco's assessment services in coastal systems include:

• Oceanographic conditions and water columm features (salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence)
• Zooplankton dynamics, with particular emphasis to ichthyoplankton (fish Eggs and Larvae)
• Identification of zooplankton and early-stage fishes (eggs and larvae) in ballast water
• Usage and importance of bays and estuaries to fishes, including migration and spawning
• Diversity, biology and ecology of larval, juvenile and adult fishes
• Tidal transport of fish eggs and larvae
• Sampling design and rapid fauna surveys
• Intertidal and subtidal ecology
• Concentration of Heavy Metals in fishes and shellfishes
• Commercial and recreational fisheries
• Biological indicators and environmental impact assessment
• Monitoring and management advice