Salt Ecology provides consulting and research services specialising in the ecological assessment and monitoring of freshwater, estuary, lake and marine habitats.
We deliver high quality services to a wide range of public and private sector clients, and pride ourselves on the provision of independent, objective and robust science to help sustainably manage our natural environment.
MONITORING & RESEARCH
Robust, cost effective and trusted delivery of expert science
State of the Environment (SOE) monitoring and reporting
GIS-based habitat mapping and monitoring programmes
Marine biosecurity and surveillance
National tool development, e.g. National Estuary Monitoring Protocol, NZ Estuary Trophic Index (ETI), MfE expert panel
Development of environmental guidelines and quality criteria
Collaborative research projects
ASSESSMENT & Management
Impact mitigation, habitat restoration, ecosystem rejuvenation
Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE)
Resource consents
Habitat restoration advice, planning and implementation
Biosecurity Management Plans
Integrated catchment-based policy and management advice
Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA)
Oil spill planning, response monitoring and advice
Application of quality criteria and standards
ENGAGEMENT & REPORTING
Provision of high level guidance and interpretation of science outputs
Expert science communication and witnessing
Training and peer reviews
Stakeholder engagement and community liaison
Data analysis and visualisation
Web-based reporting
Database and app development
Biostatistics
GIS-based geoprocessing
Click the following links for:
SPECIALIST AREAS
Coastal Ecology
Salt Ecology provides a wide range of environmental monitoring and ecological impact assessment services to support monitoring programmes and resource consent projects in wetland, freshwater, estuarine and coastal ecosystems.
Marine Biosecurity
Salt Ecology provides a one-stop shop for marine biosecurity, ranging from high end advice to on the ground operational services.
Data Science
Salt Ecology provides comprehensive services in data analysis, biostatistics, web-based reporting and GIS visualisation tools to help turn data into knowledge.
Oil spill Planning and response
Salt Ecology is recognised internationally for its oil spill planning, response and monitoring expertise and has worked extensively alongside oil companies and governmental bodies from local to national level - both in New Zealand and overseas.
RESTORATION and Enhancement
Salt Ecology provides specialist services for the restoration and enhancement of wetland, freshwater, estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Our focus is on using natural processes to increase resilience, enhance biodiversity and improve water quality. We have successfully used soft engineering techniques to reduce coastal erosion, to meet consent requirements for offset mitigation, reinstate lost habitat, and provide planning guidance on projects in Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough, Tasman and Southland.
Field-Based RESEARCH
Salt Ecology designs science programmes and undertakes a wide range of targeted field-based research to ensure technical advice is backed by robust, defensible science.