CSA Conducts Benthic Habitat Surveys for the U.S. Navy
The firm was contracted to perform benthic habitat characterizations around Key West.
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) was contracted by HDR Engineering Inc. (HDR) to conduct a benthic habitat characterization assessment for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic to evaluate through field surveys the benthic habitat and federally protected marine biota that may occur in the nearshore waters around Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West. Such data could also be used during interagency consultations related to federal actions at the NAS Key West and its operating areas.
GeoPortal Aids Oil Spill Response & Damage Assessments
The cutting-edge application provides real-time data and enhances the efficiency of incident responders.
A secure, login-based GeoPortal built and hosted by the CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) GeoSpatial Services business line has been used for tasks associated with planning, science, and operations for oil spill response. The GeoPortal serves as a tool for streamlining the planning, visualization, and coordination efforts of multiple contractors working on a cooperative damage assessment.
CSA Continues Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring Projects
The project requires CSA to work in multiple Florida counties through summer 2014.
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) is currently conducting six nearshore hardbottom monitoring projects in Brevard, Broward, Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie Counties in Florida. These projects, which typically include several years of annual environmental monitoring, are conducted under subcontract to engineering firms or directly with the Counties. Nearshore hardbottom monitoring programs typically comprise four primary tasks: 1) surveys of permanent cross-shore monitoring transects, including in situ quadrat surveys and qualitative and quantitative video collection; 2) sediment depth and hardbottom relief measurements; 3) diver-mapping of the landward edge of hardbottom; and 4) aerial imagery interpretation, ground-truthing, and hardbottom habitat mapping. Additional tasks may include pre- and post-construction pipeline corridor surveys, pre- and post-construction surveys of artificial mitigation reefs, and estimation of the extent of mitigation required via the Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method.
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. Project Wins Prestigious U.S. Department of Interior Award
The honor recognizes the firm’s extensive contributions to research conducted among mid-Atlantic canyons. CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.’s (CSA’s) project Atlantic Canyons – Pathways to the Abyss won the Department of Interior’s Partners in Conservation Award for work performed in conjunction with 16 other institutions to study mid-Atlantic deepwater canyons over the last 4 years. Presented […]
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. Awarded Gulf of Mexico BOEM Contract
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) through their Ocean Sound & Marine Life service line has been awarded a contract from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for conducting measurements and modeling of the underwater pressure waves produced during explosive well decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Idle Iron policy keeps inactive facilities and structures from littering the Gulf of Mexico by requiring companies to dismantle and responsibly dispose of infrastructure after they plug non-producing wells. According to BSEE’s June 2013 data, there are 356 platforms that fit the criteria for Idle Iron removal.
CSA GeoSpatial Services Maps Shorelines – Eastern Mediterranean Sea
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. GeoSpatial Services (GS) business line is using remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to map shoreline sensitivity to oil spills in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) is a widely used system for ranking and classifying shoreline sensitivity based on characteristics such as degree of wave energy, potential penetration of oil into the substrate, and natural oil retention times of the shore type. This type of information is crucial to mitigate the potential impact of an oil spill.
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. Launches GeoSpatial Services Business Line
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) has formally launched its GeoSpatial Services Business Line to serve a rapidly increasing need for geospatial services and applications. CSA GeoSpatial Services provides comprehensive solutions in spatial planning, field data collection, GIS and remote sensing analysis, 2D and 3D visualization, data management, and web-delivered mapping applications. CSA’s GeoSpatial Services Business Line is built on the capabilities of CSA’s long-standing GIS team, which has a proven track record of exceeding the unique GIS, GeoScience, spatial analysis, and data management needs of a broad spectrum of public and private entities.
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. Mobilizes for EPA 316(b) Support
When a ruling on Section 316(b) of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Water Act rolls out in 2013, CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. is prepared to support those facilities expected to bear the brunt of the regulation’s impact. Intended to reduce the entrainment and impingement of marine life as well as other adverse environmental effects, the EPA’s 316(b) regulation will impact industries that withdraw at least 2 million gallons of water per day for cooling purposes. Expected to be released on 4 November 2013, Section 316(b) will affect approximately 1,260 facilities across the country by requiring the installation and utilization of the best technology available for minimizing the negative effects of cooling water intake. When the new rule takes effect, existing facilities must implement impingement requirements as quickly as possible, but may be allowed up to 8 years to comply and provide additional studies to their permitting authority. However, new facilities must have the technology in place when they initially come online.
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. Unveils New USV During Live Field Tests
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) recently introduced its new Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) to select audiences during two live field demonstrations, with the first staged at Harney Park, Tampa and the second at Demens Landing Park, St. Petersburg. During these live demonstrations, CSA staff put the USV through its paces, demonstrating a few of the unique interactive and autonomous operation capabilities of the USV to staff representatives of the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission, private consulting firms, and the University of South Florida College of Marine Science and Center for Ocean Technology. The USV was also put on display for a static demonstration in front of a few select staff representatives of the Tampa Port Authority and another private consulting firm at the Port of Tampa in downtown Tampa.
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. Demos Advanced Diver Navigation System
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) recently deployed its Advanced Diver Navigation System to conduct numerous projects with differing purposes. The CSA system includes the Shark Navigator, a self-contained, highly portable, diver-operated mapping system with high accuracy positioning.
