Brevard County Mid-Reach Monitoring Survey
Brevard County, Florida is conducting a beach nourishment project that may affect sensitive nearshore hardbottom habitats. As part of a potential impacts monitoring program CSA scientists sampled epibiota and fishes in replicate plots (sampling units) on hardbottom within each of the four fill areas and one reference area along the Mid-Reach coast of Brevard County […]
Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring for Martin County
CSA conducted a baseline pre-construction survey in 2010 an immediate post-construction survey in 2013, and is currently conducting a one year post-construction survey to characterize, monitor, and map nearshore hardbottom habitats offshore Martin County, Florida in relation to beach renourishment associated with the Martin County Shore Protection Project. Surveys were conducted in accordance with a […]
Marine Resources Assessment to Apra Harbor, Guam
This marine resource assessment consisted of a series of extensive diver surveys over a two-year period to collect data regarding marine resources within and adjacent to Apra Harbor, Guam. Data were used to assess the potential impacts of a proposed dredging project on marine resources and were to be evaluated for input into a Compensatory […]
Imagery Interpretation for Benthic Mapping & Characterization
CSA provided GeoSpatial services for benthic mapping and characterization in support of Indian River County’s beach re-nourishment program. Using aerial imagery in conjunction with ground verification surveys, CSA produced accurate benthic maps for inventory of hardbottom habitats to assess potential project-related impacts within the project area. CSA coordinated aerial imagery acquisition efforts by conducting visibility […]
Remote Sensing for Costa Concordia Salvage Operations
The CSA GeoSpatial Services (GSS) business line provided consulting services for imagery acquisition to support TITAN Salvage’s Costa Concordia salvage operation. High-resolution Quickbird, WorldView, and Ikonos images were accessed to support planning of salvage operations. Historical images were utilized to determine high and low wind and wave energy periods. This information was utilized by TITAN’s […]
Water Current Study for Marina Expansion Project
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) conducted a water current study in the vicinity of the proposed Viking Marina expansion project. The survey area was located in the Intracoastal Waterway, west of Peanut Island, West Palm Beach, Florida. Water current and water level data were collected and correlated with wind speed and direction measurements. Current speed […]
Baseline Data Collection of Potential Dredging Projects
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) conducted surveys to collect baseline information regarding potential dredging project sites in association with the Canaveral Harbor Air Force Base Area 103 evaluation. The 103 evaluation of the Canaveral Harbor maintenance dredging project considered potential dredged material from the Middle Turning Basin Air Force Base area (Poseidon Wharf area), Canaveral […]
Environmental Permitting for Gulf Landing Deepwater Port
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. developed a monitoring plan to establish baseline information on fish eggs and larvae in the area in and around Gulf Landing’s permitted deepwater port site. In addition, macroinfaunal populations were studied. This monitoring program was a requirement to obtain the permit for the liquefied natural gas regasification facility in West Cameron […]
California Department of Water Resources
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. was contracted by EcoAnalysts, Inc. to identify fish eggs and larvae from the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta in support of a California Department of Water Resources (DWR) study to identify meroplankton, holoplankton, and drift invertebrates. The DWR Aquatic Ecology Section collects zooplankton, drift invertebrate, and fish eggs and larval samples to […]
North GOM Deepwater Hard Bottom Community Characterization
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS) contracted CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) to conduct a characterization of the northern Gulf of Mexico deepwater hard bottom communities, with emphasis on Lophelia pertusa coral. Objectives of the study were threefold: 1) select study sites on the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope consisting […]