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AustralasianMarineAssociatesoffersexper2setosupport:

‣ Dredginganddredgematerialdisposalmonitoringandimpactassessments

‣ Dredgeabilityassessmentsanddredgematerialmanagement

‣ WatercolumnprofilingandmetoceandatacollecNon

‣ Waterchemistryandsedimentqualityanalyses

‣ Geochemical,geological,geotechnicalandgeophysicalcharacterisaNon

‣ Bathymetricandseabedmappingsurveys

‣ Ecotoxicologystudiesandecologicalriskassessment

‣ Environmentalmanagementandduediligenceassessmentsforcoastaldevelopmentanddredging

‣ Hydrodynamicmodelling/coastalprocesses

‣ OceanOuUallandplumedispersioninvesNgaNons

‣ DesignandimplementaNonofremediaNonstrategiesfornearshoreandoffshoreenvironments

Australasian Marine Associates provides specialist marine environmental engineering

consulNngservicesformarineinfrastructureprojects, includingaddressingthepermiYngand

licencecondiNonsatbothaStateandFederallevel.Coupledwithadvancedmarineenvironmental,coastalprocessesand

bathymetricmappingcapabiliNes,wesupplyafullyintegraNngserviceforprojectsthatinterfacewithmarineandcoastal

environments.

OurExper2se

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Australasian Marine Associates has theexperience and experNse in marineecological monitoring, to offer a varietyof services in a range of differentenvironmentsincluding:

• Tropical, sub-tropical and temperatereefecology

• EstuarinegillneYng,battrappingandseineneYng

• InvesNgaNons of incident light levelsandsedimentaNon

• So` sediment community studiesincluding infauna and epifaunainvesNgaNons, surveys of seagrassmeadowsandlowprofilereefs

• InterNdalsurveys,includingmangroveandsaltmarshstudies

• Fish surveys, including baited remoteunderwatervideo

• Marine mammal observaNons andothercharismaNcmegafaunastudies

• Bathymetry surveys and habitatmapping, including drop camera andtowedvideo

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Our specialists parNcipatewithinmulN-disciplinary teams, to help guide engineering project design and environmental

outcomes. We have specialist knowledge of marine ecology, ecosystem and coastal processes funcNoning, coastal

engineering, physical–chemical characterisNcs, impact assessment, riskmiNgaNon andmarine environmental approvals,

whichprovideourclientswithopportuniNestoimprovetheirenvironmentalandengineeringpracNcesinallphasesofa

project’slifecycle.

MARINEENVIRONMENTS WATER,SEDIMENTANDMETOCEAN MARINEINFRASTRUCTURE

Our team has developed survey andmonitoring techniques for bothmobilewater quality monitoring, as well asfixedsiteinstrumentaNon,including:

• Mobile water column profiling andwaterqualitysampling

• Fixed site water quality monitoring,usingbuoyandmooringsystemsandwhere, applicable telemetry forgatheringdatainrealNme

• MulNparameter systems includingCTD, AWAC, ADCP, Wave rider andNdegaugesystems

• Sediment sampling using sedimenttraps, diver coring, piston samplers,grabsamplersanddropcorers

Our specialists have been involved inthe monitoring and management ofboth small and large-scale projects,requir ing dredging , near shoreexcavaNoncoastalinfrastructuredesign,including:

• Monitoring of suspended solids andturbidity andmodelling of sedimenttransportprocesses

• Monitor ing and model l ing ofmetocean condiNons, includingdrogueandtracervalidaNonstudies

• Characterising the sedimentand soilground condiNons for informing thedesignofmarineinfrastructure

• SelecNon of marine plant fordredging , dredging and spoi ldisposal, feasibility studies, dredgingsuperintendency and contractmanagement

FieldsofExper2se

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Ourspecialistshaveexperienceworking inSouthAmerica,WestAfrica,Singapore, the

TorresStraitIslands,PapuaNewGuineaandtheSolomonIslands,aswellasthroughout

Australia. Our team consists of experNse in reef ecology, seagrass andestuarine ecology,marinemegafauna surveys,

waterqualityandsedimentchemistry,coastalengineering,oceanographyandecotoxicology.

OurdepthofexperienceisvastandourteamconsistsofpersonnelwhohavepreviouslysatontheDoECommonwealth

SeaDumpingIndependentReviewPanelandourprincipalsarerouNnelyaskedtolectureandpresentontheapplicaNon

ofNADGguidelinesanddredgeplumemodelling. InaddiNontoourtechnicalexperNse,AustralasianMarineAssociates

alsooffersCommercialDivers,whoaremarinescienNstscerNfiedtoAS2299.

ProjectExperience

ProjectsundertakenbyAustralasianMarineAssociatesinclude:

‣ MaintenanceDredgingStrategyforTheGreatBarrierMarineParkWorldHeritageArea,TransportMainRoads,QLD,2015

‣ WestBayDredgingFeasibilityStudyandMarineEcologyandSedimentInvesNgaNons,Shorelands,Kimberley,WA,2014-2015

‣ DarwinWharfBathymetrySurvey,ConceptandDetailedDesign,Shorelands,EastArmWharf,NT,2015

‣ EdenGeotechnical,GeophysicalandEnvironmentalStudies,EdenBreakwaterWharfExtension,CrownLands,Eden,NSW,2014-2015

‣ EdenReviewofEnvironmentalFactors,EPBCReferral,SeaDumpingPermitandDredgePermitApplicaNons,CrownLands,Eden,NSW,2015

‣ GladstoneMarinaandAucklandInletSedimentSamplingandAnalysisPlan,GladstonePortsCorporaNon,Gladstone,QLD,2015

‣ BarangarooExpertWitnessStatement,BarangarooDevelopmentAuthority,NSW,2015

‣ 1770MarinaConstrucNonandDredgeManagementPlan,1770,QLD,2015

‣ WaterQualityMonitoringforMaintenanceDredging,MermaidSupplyBase,Dampier,WA,2015

‣ ImplementaNonofSAPforMaintenanceDredgingofGladstoneMarina&AucklandInlet,GladstonePortCorporaNon,QLD,2015.

‣ AnketellPointConstrucNonandEnvironmentalManagementPlan,Pilbara,WA,2015

‣ PortofBundabergSedimentSamplingandAnalysisPlanandOffshoreInfaunaandSeagrassSurveys,GladstonePortCorporaNon,QLD,2014-2015.

‣ YambaandIlukaHarbour,ClarenceRiverReviewofEnvironmentalFactors,CrownLands,NSW,2014.

‣ SedimentSamplingandAnalysisandSeagrassStudy,MaintenanceDredging,GippslandLakes,GippslandPorts,VIC,2014.

DrAdamCohenPhDDirectorandPrincipalMarineSpecialistP:0413033500E:adam@marineassociates.com.au

DrDanielSpoonerPhDDirectorandPrincipalMarineSpecialistP:0404834164E:daniel@marineassociates.com.au

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