CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a leader in Marine Environmental Sciences and Services, has completed a record number of coral reef mitigation projects worldwide, including vessel grounding and nearshore construction projects that require the use of coral reef restoration techniques to alleviate or minimize impacts to coral reef systems. Project-related impacts include both the direct destruction of habitats that support coral colonies and the indirect degradation of adjacent coral reefs. To mitigate these impacts, CSA has successfully transplanted and reattached approximately 40,000 living coral colonies domestically and internationally. Notably, on a recent project CSA removed 4,500 coral colonies from a construction corridor, transported them 45 kilometers to a designated donor site, and reattached the colonies. CSA is currently monitoring the transplanted corals, which to date have achieved a survival rate of over 99%. Other mitigation projects have included the installation of artificial reefs, topographic reconstruction of damaged coral reef framework, and the stabilization and/or removal of loose rubble caused by the disruption of substrate from vessel groundings.

CSA provides Mitigation and Restoration Services to Government, Oil & Gas, Telecom, Commercial, and Industrial customers on a worldwide basis, comprising ecological site assessments, restoration planning, monitoring design, and the implementation of turnkey projects.