CSA has provided support to port authorities, local municipalities, counties, state and federal agencies, dredging contractors, shipping companies, and private industry clients in preparing environmental assessment documents and mitigation plans, performing marine habitat mapping and data collection surveys, developing and conducting monitoring programs, and assessing impacts of marine activities.
GET IN TOUCH
WITH CSA
CSA’s scientific and technical staff conduct mitigation activities associated with port and harbor development, dredging, shipping and cruise ships, Liquified Natural Gas/Oil & Gas terminals, and beach restoration and nourishment programs. These activities include:
- Long-term biological monitoring programs of nearshore hardbottom, coral reef, and seagrass habitats;
- Habitat delineation and characterization;
- Photomodeling to produce 3D orthomosaic visualizations of the seafloor;
- Seagrass and coral colony relocation from impact footprints to adjacent locations;
- Artificial reef siting and monitoring; and
- Creation and monitoring of living shorelines.
Turnkey Solutions
CSA’s service groups are comprised of marine science professionals, hydrographic surveyors, and geospatial experts in addition to a cutting-edge equipment pool to provide turnkey services for supporting dredging projects in port, harbor, and coastal environments. Additional services include:
- Remote Sensing Surveys – Side-scan sonar, multibeam 3D imaging, magnetometer, sub-bottom profiling, bathymetric scanning sonar, including the deployment and use of our growing fleet of autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) for mapping and mosaicking;
- Habitat Equivalency Analysis and Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method;
- Marine Wildlife – Protected Species Observers and Marine Mammal Observers;
- Acoustic Monitoring – Noise profiling and assessment, advanced acoustic detection of marine mammals;
- Environmental Data and Geospatial Services (EDGS) – Web-based data and GIS applications, environmental risk management, full motion video; and
- Environmental Sensitivity Indices.
