AQUATONICS LTD CONTRACTS AWARDED SINCE
1987
(a list of contracts from 1982 - 1986 is
available)
2010
Hill
Dickinson & Andrew Jackson (solicitors)
Assessment of potential impacts of dredging on the
Thames cockle fishery (continuing).
Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF) and Defra
Development of practical and meaningful welfare indices
for cod.
2009
AECOM (formerly Faber Maunsell)
Ecological
survey of an intertidal site near a proposed marina on the Torridge estuary,
Devon.
Buro Happold
Surveys
of intertidal and subtidal habitats at Mill Bay, Plymouth.
Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF) and Defra
Development of behavioural,
physical and physiological welfare indices for cod (continued in
2010).
EAD & Dart Harbour & Navigation
Authority
Ecological
survey of an intertidal site at Hoo Down, near Kingswear on the Dart estuary.
IMG Ltd
Assessment
of possible impacts of perchlorate from fireworks display on nearby lakes at
Hampstead Heath, London.
Buro Happold
Preparation
of section on aquatic ecology (seaweeds, invertebrates, fish and marine
mammals) of the Environmental Statement for the Hayle Harbour Revision Order
(HRO).
Commercial Client
Site
visit and analysis of data relating to suspected water pollution incident due
to run-off from a composting site.
Falmouth Boat Construction
Ecological
survey of a proposed pontoon development, Fal estuary.
Commercial Client
Ecological
and chemical survey of a river in NW England. Survey repeated in autumn 2009.
2008
Steeles Law and Landa Conserven
Assessment
of causes of mortality of farmed mussels in Poole Harbour and assistance with
calculating the financial loss (continued in 2009).
Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF) and Defra
Development
of welfare indices for farmed cod, Shetland (continued).
ING Real Estate and Buro Happold
Aquatonics
Ltd provided advice on the aquatic aspects of the proposed development of Hayle
Harbour. This included biotope mapping of the Hayle estuary complex.
Natural England
Mapping
of rocky biotopes around Lundy Island, Bristol Channel.
Hill Dickinson & Andrew Jackson
(solicitors)
Advice
on assessing impacts of dredging on cockle ecology and landings (Continued in
2009).
The Marine Hotel, Salcombe
Ecological
impact assessment of a proposed hotel and pontoon development, with special
reference to eelgrass (Zostera marina)
and seahorses (Hippocampus hippocampus
and H. guttulatus).
Heidra Ltd
Assistance
with scoping the environmental assessment of a small hydroelectric power scheme
on the River Mardle, Dartmoor.
Devon and Cornwall Police
Estimation
of time skull had been in seawater from an analysis of the growth of marine
life on it.
Medina Valley Centre
Analysis
of core samples from the Medina estuary, Isle of Wight.
2007
Enfusion
Ecological input for Habitat Regulations Appropriate
Assessment of Local Development Framework Core Strategies for Dartford and
Gravesham Borough Councils (Thames Estuary and Marshes and Medway Estuary and
Marshes SPAs).
Marine Bio-Images
Statistical analysis of data from diver surveys of Modiolus
(horse mussel) populations for Scottish Natural Heritage.
Enfusion
Ecological input for Habitat Regulations Appropriate
Assessment of Minerals and Waste Core Strategies for Wiltshire County Council
and Swindon Borough Council (River Avon and North Meadow and Clattinger Farm
SACs).
NoCatch Ltd (funded by Scottish
Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF) and Defra)
Development of practical and meaningful welfare indices
for farmed cod by on-farm assessments and laboratory analyses of blood samples.
URS Corporation Ltd/BioLab Ltd
Repeat
ecological survey of an English river following a fire and chemical spill.
Environmental Perspectives
Ecological
assessment of freshwater tidal habitat at Brentford, Thames.
Natural England
Mapping
sedimentary biotopes around the Lundy Marine Nature Reserve.
Faber Maunsell Ltd
Intertidal
surveys of a lagoon near a proposed marina development on the Dart estuary.
The Environment Practice and ING Real
Estate
Intertidal surveys of Carnsew Pool and Hayle
Harbour, Cornwall. Preparation of text on aquatic ecology and impacts for the
Environmental Statement.
First Steps Ltd
Provision of a Workshop on Environmental Impact
Assessment, BRE Watford.
South West Water & Pell Frischmann
Mitigation of impacts of a new intertidal and
shallow subtidal pipeline at South Town, Dartmouth. Involved moving samples of
rocks, sediment and associated flora and fauna from the pipeline route to a
safe haven nearby and replacing them at the end of trenching and back-filling.
2006
Johnson’s Seafarms (funded by Scottish
Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF) and Defra)
Pilot studies to assess viable behavioural, physical and
physiological parameters as welfare indices for cod farmed in Shetland.
The Environment Practice and ING Real
Estate
Intertidal surveys of Carnsew Pool and Penpol,
Hayle, Cornwall.
Ecological Planning and Research
Intertidal
ecological survey and analysis of chemical contaminants at a site on the Itchen
estuary, Southampton.
URS Corporation Ltd
Ecological
survey of an English river following a fire and chemical spill.
First Steps Ltd
Provision of a Workshop on Environmental Impact
Assessment, BRE Watford.
Pell-Frischmann Ltd
Intertidal
ecological survey and biotope mapping prior to a first time sewerage scheme,
Helford estuary, Cornwall.
Faber Maunsell Ltd
Intertidal
and subtidal surveys for a proposed marina development on the Dart estuary.
Ecological Planning and Research
Biotope
mapping of intertidal habitats at Lyme Regis, as part of the ecological impact
assessment of Phase IV of the sea defence programme.
IMG Ltd
Ecological
assessment of possible impacts of music concerts held on a floating stage on a
lake at Hampstead Heath, London.
South West Water Ltd
Ecological
survey at Starcross, Exe estuary, to assess impacts of an accidental discharge
of sewage.
Environmental Resources Management
Repeat
ecological survey of a stream and river affected by a diesel spill. Appearance
in court as an Expert Witness.
The Environment Practice/ ING Real
Estate
Continuation
with ecological and fishery inputs into the EIA for the Hayle Harbour
development, Cornwall.
Environmental Perspectives
Ecological
and sediment contamination survey of intertidal sediments at a proposed
development site on the Thames at Battersea.
Marine Bio-Images
Analysis
of sediment contamination data in Portland Harbour.
Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum
(SARF)
The
biodiversity implications of farming novel marine species.
2005
Devon Wildlife Trust
Ecological
survey of Lyme Bay, English Channel. Mapping of sediment biotopes.
The Environment Practice/ ING Real
Estate
Continuation
with ecological and fishery inputs into the EIA for the Hayle Harbour
development, Cornwall.
Aseda Environmental Consultancy
Assistance
with survey of brackish water habitats near Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey.
Identification of invertebrates from saline waters.
Fugro Survey Ltd
Assessment
of environmental impacts of effluent from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
(AUV).
South West Water
Ecological
surveys and EIA of a proposed pipeline route, Dartmouth, UK.
ERM Ltd
Assessment
of the ecological impact of a spill of red diesel on a stream and the River
Ray, Swindon.
WSP Environmental
Survey
of intertidal habitats near Swansea Docks, Wales. Part of the EIA of the SA1
development.
Crawford & Co
Assessment of
cause of fish deaths at a trout farm, linked to an insurance claim.
CWA International/West of England P
& I Hong Kong
Examination
of suspected contaminated tuna from the Marshall Islands. Visit to Thailand to
inspect reefer vessel and cannery and take samples for chemical analysis.
2004
Cascade Consulting Ltd / Plymouth Yacht
Marina
Survey
of intertidal and subtidal habitats prior to dredging.
South West Water Ltd
Ecological
impacts of an accidental release of sewage in the Teign estuary, Devon.
The Environment Practice/ ING Real
Estate
Ecological
surveys and inputs into EIA of Hayle Harbour development, Cornwall.
South West Water Ltd
Ecological
assessment of seepage from a sewage pipeline in Boscastle Harbour, Cornwall.
WSP Environmental
EIA
of a proposed berth development on the Thames at Battersea. Advice on
monitoring benthic invertebrates and fish habitat.
RPS Ltd
Survey
for Desmoulin’s Whorl Snail (Vertigo
moulinsiana) near route of proposed Harnham Relief Road, Salisbury.
Anglian Water
Advice
regarding a pollution incident.
RPS Ltd
River
Corridor Surveys and pond surveys for Westbury bypass, Wiltshire.
Posford Haskoning Ltd
Management
of aquatic ecology and fishery aspects of a Scoping Study for Thanet offshore
windfarm.
CH2M HILL/Shell International E & P
Survey
of invertebrates and fish in a mangrove area in Qatar, Middle East
Black and Veatch Consulting/Essex and
Suffolk Water
Results
of a 5 year monitoring programme on the ecology and fisheries of the Wash
embayment, UK.
CH2M HILL/Shell International E & P
Quality
Assurance of benthic samples from marine surveys in Qatar.
2003
Nicholas Pearson Associates
Impact
of redevelopment of Battersea Power Station on estuarine invertebrates and fish
in the Thames estuary.
Marcus Hodges/Wessex Water
Advice regarding
Wimbleball Reservoir, Devon, including sensitivity
of salmon and sea trout to river flows.
Babtie Group/Kent County Council
Surveys
of freshwater and estuarine aquatic invertebrates near Sittingbourne, Kent.
Cascade Consulting Ltd
Survey
of intertidal habitats and biotopes at Plymouth Yacht Haven.
Ecological Planning & Research
Survey
of intertidal habitats at The Camber, Portsmouth.
Babtie Group/Oxfordshire County Council
Surveys
of freshwater aquatic invertebrates, Witney-Cogges Link, Oxfordshire.
South West Water
Impact
of an accidental discharge of sewage on the ecology of the River Allen,
Cornwall.
2002
Adelphi Environmental/Qatar Petroleum
Advice
on water quality, sediment quality and tissue guidelines for a marine survey
for Qatar Petroleum.
WSP Environmental
Conservation
assessment of an intertidal area at Minoco Wharf, Thames estuary, London.
Gabb & Co, Solicitors
Advice
on groundwater contamination in relation to a water supply for an organic farm.
South West Water
Ecological
survey of pipeline route at Warfleet, Dart Estuary.
Haswell Consulting Engineers/Pirelli
Cables
Repeat
biological and chemical surveys at Erith, Thames estuary.
Hydrosearch Associates Ltd and GE Wind
Power
Various ecological aspects of EIA and ES for a
proposed offshore wind farm in Essex (Gunfleet sands). Advice regarding
terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecology and impacts.
2001
Metoc PLC and Scottish Power
Scoping Study for an offshore wind farm (Shell
Flat). Advice regarding benthic invertebrates, fish and contamination in
sediments.
Associated British Ports Research &
Consultancy
Surveys
of benthic invertebrates and contaminants at intertidal sites in Southampton
Water.
Hayle Harbour Company
Surveys of fish in Carnsew Pool and other parts
of the Hayle estuary complex Cornwall.
South West Water Ltd
Conservation assessment and biotope mapping of
intertidal habitats in Dartmouth and Old Mill Creek; part of an EIA of the
Dartmouth and Kingswear sewage treatment scheme.
Industrial client
Predicted impacts of
a high pH discharge on stream ecology.
EDAW Ltd
Ecological survey of
intertidal habitats at Rochester, Kent; part of an EIA of a large housing and
commercial sector development.
Binnie Black & Veatch
Continuation
with a study on the impacts of reduced freshwater flow on the ecology and
fisheries of the Wash embayment, UK.
Ecological Planning & Research /
Associated British Ports
Continuation of
predictions of impact of a proposed container terminal on estuarine
invertebrate communities in Southampton Water.
2000
Department of Trade and Industry
(2000-2003)
SMART
award to examine the beneficial use of marine clays (from dredging) for
removing metals from acid mine discharges and industrial effluents. A research
project involving laboratory and field trials.
Adams Loxton Partnership
Advice
on environmental protection of water courses for contractors bidding for
dualling of the A43.
The Environment Practice/Hayle Harbour
Company (2000 – 2001)
Ecological surveys
and ecological impact assessment of harbour, marina, housing, leisure and light
industrial development at Hayle, Cornwall.
Haswell Consulting Engineers/BICC Cables
Intertidal and
subtidal benthic surveys in the Thames estuary. EIA of a proposed jetty and
associated dredging at Erith.
1999
Nicholas Pearson Associates/Persimmon
Homes
Conservation
assessment of intertidal habitats at Wandsworth, London as part of the EIA of a
housing and berth development.
Ecological Planning
and Research
Review of
colonisation rates of artificial intertidal habitats and a survey of
colonisation of an artificial mudflat at Shotley Point, created using sediments
from dredging.
Wyvern Waste Services Ltd
Survey of freshwater
habitats and inputs into the EIA and mitigation measures for a landfill site on
the Somerset Levels, UK.
Aerolaminates /Ecological Planning & Research
Analysis
of benthic invertebrates in the Medina estuary, Isle of Wight. Part of an
environmental assessment of a wind turbine blade loading facility.
Ashdown Environmental
Ltd
Survey
of macroinvertebrates in a UK stream affected by a pollution incident.
Comparison of the aquatic toxicity of two turbine blade cleaning agents.
Ecological Planning & Research
Conservation
assessment of benthic invertebrate communities at Hythe, Southampton Water.
Continuation of a long-term EIA of a proposed container port development in
Southampton Water.
Binnie Black &
Veatch
Continuation
with study on the impacts on ecology and fisheries of reduced freshwater flows
into the Wash embayment, UK. Reviews of the ecology and fisheries of cockles,
mussels and brown shrimps.
1998
South West Water plc
Ecological survey of
benthic biotopes for a sewage pumping main crossing of the Kingsbridge estuary.
Ecological Planning
& Research
Benthic
invertebrates of Dibden and Weston Shelf intertidal and subtidal habitats.
CH2MHILL/Phillips
Petroleum
Ecological
and marine inputs to an EIA of a petrochemical complex in Qatar.
Newsome Vaughan Solicitors
Advice relating to a
fish kill in the Lake District.
ENSR International
Survey of freshwater
invertebrates at a development site.
Sansbury Hill (Solicitors)
Advice relating to a
pollution incident at a building site in Somerset.
The Environment Practice
Impact of short-term
changes in salinity and tides on intertidal invertebrates, Hayle Harbour,
Cornwall.
MacAlister Elliott & Partners /
World Bank
Global
Environment Facility Project - Red Sea, Egypt. Public Awareness of the Red Sea
Project.
1997
Environmental
Impact Studies of two seismic surveys, for coastal waters off Madagascar.
Management of fisheries consultations and liaison.
Hydrosearch / Premier Oil
Dumbar
Field, Pakistan. Providing Premier Oil with examples of oil and gas industry
best practice in environmentally sensitive areas.
MacAlister Elliott & Partners /
World Bank
Global
Environment Facility Project - Red Sea, Egypt. Advice on oil and gas
exploration and oil spills.
Contributed
towards the proposed monitoring programme for removal of debris from the
disused submarine base at Holy Loch, Scotland.
Impact
of capital dredging incident on intertidal invertebrates.
Water
quality and invertebrates of saline pools. Surveys of intertidal invertebrates
at Dibden Bay, Southampton prior to proposed port development.
Impact
of increased water abstraction from the Great Ouse on shellfisheries and
ecology of the Wash.
1996
Assessment
of the impacts of a sewage discharge on the benthic invertebrates of the Truro
River, Cornwall.
Water
quality in the Axe catchment and potential impacts on salmon.
Advice
on financial damages resulting from a salmon kill on the River Wye.
Environmental
legislation relating to seismic surveys in Omani coastal waters.
Assessment
of likely impact of noise and vibration from a coastal quarry on marine life.
Nicholas Pearson Associates
Assistance
with preliminary assessment of an offshore pipeline route.
Assistance
with scoping an EA for a port development in Oman.
Report
on the impacts of the West Bay sewage discharge on benthos and sediment
quality, Lyme Bay.
Investigations
into biofouling of a pumping main with a saline intrusion, Fowey, Cornwall.
Scientific
advice relating to a Judicial Review of aggregate dredging for the Lincshore
scheme.
Survey
of benthic invertebrates in Goldcliff Pill and the Severn estuary in relation
to constructed saline lagoons for waders. Advice on construction &
operation of the lagoons.
1995
Assessment
of the likely environmental impact of the Castle Harbour Resort proposal,
Bermuda. Impact of the development on the underlying caves (which contain many
endemic invertebrate species) and on terrestrial ecology including native and
endemic woodland.
Report
on the likely environmental impact of aggregate dredging near the mouth of the
Wash on commercial shrimp fishing.
Pre-
and post-drilling surveys of benthic invertebrates and contaminants in Lyme
Bay.
Bristol Water plc
Environmental
assessment of disposal of sludge from a drinking water treatment works. Effects
of a change from aluminium sulphate to iron sulphate treatment of the water.
Ecological
assessment of an intertidal site on the Thames, London and predicted
environmental impacts of a proposed housing development.
Review
of the marine biological resources for a North Sea Licence Block application to
the DTI.
1993 - 1996
Kerr-McGee
Oil (UK) and Partners
Baseline
surveys of ecology & contaminants in Lyme Bay, prior to exploratory
drilling.
1994
Microtox
survey of water quality near the Body Shop discharge at Littlehampton, English
Channel.
1993
Assessment
of impacts of proposed high-speed rail link on freshwater invertebrates, London
to Channel Tunnel.
Kerr-McGee Oil UK / Ambios Ltd
Management of inputs for a scoping document on
the marine resources, including fish and fisheries, of an oil licence
exploration block off the west coast of Ireland.
Assessment
of impacts of road upgrading on freshwater invertebrates, west coast of
Scotland.
The Body Shop
Advice
on effluent ecotoxicology.
1992
Nalder and Son (solicitors)
Survey
of invertebrates in a stream affected by pollution. Expert witness.
Pollutants
and benthic invertebrates in mudflats proposed for reclamation. Impacts of
metals and PCBs on mudflat invertebrates and algae.
Management
of baseline and post-drilling surveys of hydrocarbons and metals in two oil
exploration blocks.
Preparation
of an environmental programme for their application for an oil exploration
licence block in the English Channel.
Freshwater
invertebrate sampling of sites near Redwick, Gwent. Suitability of sites for
creation of bird habitats.
Assessment
of invertebrate and plant habitats in the Kingsbridge estuary, Devon.
EIA
of the Wimbleball Pumped Storage Scheme; especially the predicted impacts on
freshwater invertebrates.
Designing
intertidal and subtidal survey programmes at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, including
diving surveys. Assessing impacts of a new sewage discharge.
BPEO
(Best Practicable Environmental Option) study of sewage sludge treatment and
disposal in Strathclyde. Assessment of the impact of the sea disposal route.
1991
Assessment
of the causes of microbiological contamination of mussel beds in the Wash, UK.
Advice
on an insurance claim following a fish kill.
Environmental Management Ltd / Donegal
County Council
EIA
of a proposed water supply reservoir in County Donegal (Ireland). Impacts on
fisheries, water quality and aquatic ecology.
EIA
of a proposed visitor centre for Stonehenge. Impacts on aquatic ecology and
water quality.
Expert
witness on aquatic ecology at a Public Inquiry into a proposed incinerator for
sewage sludge and industrial waste at Portrack. Appeared on behalf of TDC who
objected to the proposal.
Water
quality in the Thames and Kennet.
EIA
of a dam supplying water to a zinc smelter, Rajasthan, India.
1990
Water
quality and ecological impacts of a proposed new town on the R. Dever chalk
stream.
EIA
of proposed harbour works at Burry Port Docks, South Wales.
1990
Highland Regional Council/Environmental Management Ltd
Assessment
of salmonid physiology and behaviour for EIA of proposed Inverness Main
Drainage Scheme.
1989
EIA
of a proposed long sea outfall at Inverness.
EIA
of proposed harbour and housing developments at Folkestone, UK.
Advice
on water quality in the rivers Lambourn and Winterbourne, UK.
Report
on water quality in the rivers Tame, Goyt and Mersey. UK.
Effects
of a proposed long sea outfall on marine ecology on the Fylde coast and
Morecambe Bay, UK.
1988
EIA
of the proposed Tees Barrage, UK. Effects on aquatic ecology.
Initial
environmental assessment of colliery spoil and tailings water disposal to the
intertidal zone, NE England.
Assistance
with sampling soils and sediments contaminated with arsenic, copper, zinc &
cyanide.
Impact
of a proposed harbour, housing and leisure development on invertebrates and
water quality.
Water
quality implications of a proposed reclamation near Green Island, Hong Kong.
Environmental
assessment of a proposed weir, reclamations and marina in SW England.
Sampling
and analysis of macroinvertebrates from freshwater lagoons, East Sussex, UK.
Analysis
and interpretation of chemical & biological data from the summer 1987
baseline survey of the proposed marine disposal site for sewage sludge, Hong
Kong.
Report
on the effects of the trout farm on ecology and water quality in the West Beck,
UK.
1987
3
month secondment to the Environmental Impact Section of Oman's Ministry of
Environment and Water Resources. Reviewed EISs submitted to the Ministry, e.g.
industrial and aquaculture projects, flood control dams and aquifer recharge
dams. Advised on environmental aspects of offshore oil.