Aquatic ecology

“Working with our team at AMEC, you’ll be surrounded by smart, motivated, talented people. Our specialists around the world are involved with anything from flood hazard identification to protecting threatened species at any one time. It’s an exciting and rewarding market to be in.”

Roger Jinks, President, Earth & Environmental


Aquatic ecology

Fulfilling client expectations with a complete range of services and innovative solutions.

AMEC offers a very deep pool of capabilities and experience in the aquatic sciences from offices coast to coast in North America.

Our marine and freshwater biologists, toxicologists, environmental engineers and other professionals serve varied public and private sector clients in the United States and Canada including:

  • Agricultural
  • Forestry
  • Harbors and Ports
  • Military
  • Mining
  • Municipal Planning and Infrastructure
  • Oil and Gas Pipelines
  • Transportation

Environmental Impact Assessment 

  • Design and Implementation of Benthic Invertebrate, Periphyton, Fish,Kelp and Other Types of Aquatic Vegetation and Water/ Sediment Quality Survey Programs 
  • Assessment of Industrial, Commercial, Municipal, Resource and Coastal Development Related Impacts · Environmental Impact Assessments, Sceenings and Reports
  • Mitigation Strategy Development and Design 
  • Compliance Monitoring of Environmental Protection Programs and Effluent Discharges

Wetlands

  • Delineation, Evaluation/Classification and Monitoring 
  • Biophysical and Hydrological Assessment 
  • Protection, Restoration and Enhancement Planning 
  • Assessment, Siting and Design for Water Quality Improvement, Surface Runoff Retention and Habitat Function

Aquatic Habitat Protection Planning and Restoration 

  • Description of Aquatic Habitats and Fisheries 
  • Assessment of Habitat Limitations and Potential Disruption/Destruction 
  • Liaison with Regulatory Agencies for Permits and Approvals 
  • Design of Mitigation Measures and Habitat Compensation Programs 
  • Contracting and Oversight of Project Construction 
  • Design and Implementation of Monitoring Programs

Fisheries Resource and Watershed Management 

  • Watershed Assessment Programs 
  • Inventory and Assessment of Upland, Riparian, Stream and Lake Habitats 
  • Fisheries Population Assessment 
  • Analysis of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 
  • Fish Spawning,Migration and Life-History Studies 
  • Creel Census and Angler Harvest Surveys 
  • Fish Population Management Strategies

Water Quality 

  • Review and Development of Criteria and Guidelines 
  • Priority Pollutant and Agri-chemical Fate-and- Effect Studies 
  • Computer Modeling 
  • Data Collection, Interpretation, Management
  • Effluent Discharge Analysis and Mixed Zone Delineation 
  • Chlorinated Organics Studies and Nutrient Budget Analysis and Bio-evaluation

Sediment Studies 

  • Sediment Sampling and Analysis Plan Preparation 
  • Dredged Material Testing 
  • Risk-Based Sediment Characterization Studies 
  • Dredging and Disposal Site Assessment, Modeling and Monitoring

Marine Ecology 

  • Diving Surveys 
  • Coastal Processes and Impact on Sensitive Marine Resources 
  • Habitat Mapping and Conservation Planning 
  • Biological Oceanography

US Based Programs 

  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA/ Superfund) 
  • Clean Water Act 
  • Endangered Species Act 
  • Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act

Canadian Based Programs 

  • Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) 
  • Federal Fisheries Act 
  • Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM)for Metal Mining and Pulp and Paper