Baseline Surveys
Surveys designed and carried out by Marscco comprise assessments of freshwater, estuarine and inshore/offshore marine habitats, including capture, identification and biological examination of deep-sea (slope) fishes, and use standard active and passive fishing techniques. Services also include scoping and management of underwater visual census (UVC) of fishes, line intercept method for habitat delineation, underwater video footage and mosaic photography to identify flora/fauna, and baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS) to examine species composition of habitats inaccessible to research divers. Estuarine and marine inshore and offshore coastal surveys are conducted on board Marscco's Working Vessel.
Other services:
- Bathymetric profiling
- Intertidal and subtidal habitat mapping and assessment
- Meio and macrobenthos diversity assessment
- Identification of fish spawning areas
- Coral reef biodiversity and distribution
- Metals in fish and invertebrate fauna - baseline and monitoring studies
- In-depth desktop literature reviews