Catch up with recent news items from Eco Marine Consultants
Sharks in the Thames Estuary
The Thames River has come a long way since being declared as “biologically dead” in 1957, caused by severe pollution and exploitation. Through considerable effort by policy makers and environmental...
Macroalgal Identification in the Field and...
One of our Marine Consultants, Bethany Reed, recently completed the British Phycological Society’s “Collecting and Identifying Seaweeds” course at the University of Plymouth Marine Station. The course provided a great...
Introducing Eco Marine’s Newest Team Member
Eco Marine is glad to welcome Polly Mills, Temporary Assistant Marine Consultant, as the most recent addition to our consultancy and survey team. Polly started at Eco Marine Consultants in...
Thames Estuary Regional Seabed Monitoring Programme...
Eco Marine are currently preparing for a busy fieldwork season following the award of the Thames Estuary Regional Seabed Monitoring Programme (RSMP) by the Thames Estuary Dredging Association on behalf...
Seahorses found in Thames Estuary
During our fieldwork, Eco Marine staff regularly come across an array of interesting species. One species which is particularly exciting to find is the short snouted seahorse Hippocampus hippocampus. H....
Assisting with the Darwin Tree of...
In Autumn 2021 we were excited to assist in the collection of specimens for the Darwin Tree of Life Project. The Darwin Tree of Life project aims to sequence the...
South Coast Regional Seabed Monitoring Programme...
In 2022, Eco Marine was contracted by the South Coast Dredging Association (SCDA) to conduct the South Coast Regional Seabed Monitoring Programme (RSMP) on behalf of the marine aggregate companies...
Attending the 30th Annual Coastal Futures...
Eco Marine recently attended the 30th annual Coastal Futures conference which took place at the Royal Geographic Society in London in January 2023. The conference delivers a comprehensive annual review of...
Surveying Swanscombe
This spring, Eco Marine completed the final survey of a two-year project concerning the construction of an outfall pipe near Swanscombe, Kent. Working on behalf of Middlemarch Environmental, Eco Marine...