Marine Environmental Consultancy Services

Name: Carcinus Ltd
Price range: $$$

The marine environmental consultancy team at Carcinus Ltd are highly experienced in the project management and delivery of a suite of marine consultancy services, including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitat Regulations Appraisal (HRA)s, for developers in marine and estuarine environments. Our team of expert marine ecologists and marine environmental consultants are engaged early in the planning and development process to support in identification, assessment, and management of potential impacts to marine and estuarine habitats.

What Do Our Marine Environmental Consultants Offer?

Carcinus’ tailored marine consultancy solutions are at the heart of what we offer. You can expect continuous correspondence throughout the entire project whilst we ensure our input meets your needs both from a technical environmental consultancy, environmental regulation and financial perspective.

As part of our processes, Carcinus’ marine environmental consultants deliver all aspects of consent and planning advice, project management, data reviews, environmental survey specification and ecological survey delivery, sample collection, sample analysis, and environmental assessment services. Carcinus produce a detailed fee proposal ahead of engagement which details a comprehensive scope of works and costings. You can expect full transparency from the outset

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Offshore wind turbine towers – Our specialist marine ecologists and consultants undertake environmental impact assessments, marine licence support and ecological surveys for the offshore wind industry.

Our Marine Consultancy Services

Our marine consultancy team provide the following services:

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Scoping;
Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA);
Water Framework Directive (WFD) baseline characterization and assessments;
Environmental management and monitoring plans;
Planning, licensing and consent support;
Post-consent support including discharge of marine licence conditions and ecological surveys;
Site selection and feasibility studies;
Stakeholder and regulator engagement;
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and Marine Net Gain (MNG);
Survey design, specification and delivery; and
Pre-dredge sampling planning, analysis and disposal options advice.

Recent Marine Consultancy Projects

Thames Estuary Temporary Berth Installation

Carcinus recently completed an Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) and Water Framework Directive Assessment in support of a Marine Management Organisation Marine Licence application for planned installation of a temporary berth for building improvement works in the Thames Estuary. Site constraints related to the large-scale refurbishment and construction at a property adjacent to the river would require all plant, materials and debris to moved using river barges. Our marine environmental consultants produced a report describing the existing marine ecological conditions at, and adjacent to, the site, as well as the wider ecological context of the site and its Zone of Influence. Carcinus’ consultants presented an appraisal of the site’s ecological importance, and a detailed assessment of likely impacts resulting from all stages of the Proposed works.

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Working Platform Installation on the Thames Estuary

Carcinus’ marine consultants were contracted to deliver a marine EcIA relating to potential impacts on relevant marine ecological receptors for the installation of a working platform in the Thames Estuary. Carcinus also drafted a WFD Assessment for the installation to demonstrate compliance and supported the client in obtaining a Marine Licence. The desk-based study collated existing data about the site and zone of influence, considering benthic ecology, fish, marine mammal, and estuarine bird receptors. Species of Conservation Importance, Invasive or Non-Native species, and Sensitive Receptors were also fully considered. Any potential impacts and the significance of these on marine ecological receptors for all stages of the proposed works were assessed.

This EcIA and WFD assessment is one of two completed for this client in a similar area.

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More Information

If you would like to learn more about our Environmental Consultancy services, please read and download our Capability Statement, or read about our recent projects below. Alternatively, you can contact us directly.

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Recent Projects

Accurate Positioning of Intertidal Quadrat

Intertidal Ecology Surveys for the Port of Dover

Carcinus Ltd was contracted by the Port of Dover to complete biannual intertidal ecology surveys of the littoral zones of several sites in Dover.

Hovercraft marine ecology survey of wharf infrastructure on banks of the Thames Estuary

Working Platform Installations – Thames Estuary

Carcinus’ marine consultants contracted to support working platform installations on the Thames Estuary, including Ecological Impact (EcIA) and Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessments.

Hovercraft undertaking marine ecological survey

Thames Temporary Berth Installation

Carcinus was contracted to complete an Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) to assess the potential impacts of a temporary berth installation in the river Thames. Building works are scheduled on a riverside property, and the nature of the site requires a barge to facilitate the movement of construction materials and provide additional working space.

East Tipner Environmental Impact Assessment

We were recently contracted to conduct an ecological survey of the intertidal mudflat at East Tipner, Portsmouth. Our client was applying for planning permission to redevelop the brownfield land adjacent to the area, and our survey results have since been used to inform an Environmental Statement in support of the application.

Southport Marine Lake

Carcinus were recently contracted to complete Marine Ecology Surveys and input to the EIA for a new Marine Lake Events Centre in Southport. This survey took the form of a Phase I Habitat Survey, followed by a Secondary Extended Phase I and Fish Ecology survey to characterise the intertidal communities, sediments, and habitats in the area. The surveys were used to inform an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed development, for which Carcinus provided support in the form of scoping and delivery of an Environmental Statement chapter.

Everton Football Clubs brand new stadium

Everton Football Club’s brand new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock has been shortlisted as a host stadium as part of the UK & Ireland’s bid to host the #UEFAEuro2028 Championships. Carcinus Ltd are proud to have supported the preparation of an Environmental Statement for the project and look forward to seeing the construction of the stadium progress!

Josh Baker Carcinus Marine Scientist - taking water quality samples

Shoreline Surveys at Southend-On-Sea and Swansea Bay

As part of Carcinus’ ongoing relationship with the Food Standards Agency (FSA), we have recently paid visits to Southend-On-Sea and Swansea Bay to survey the shorelines. Carcinus are contracted to help the FSA fulfil their obligations under retained EU law Regulation (EU) 2019/627.

Marine Ecology Survey at Morden Wharf

Carcinus Ltd deliver marine ecology survey and environmental statement for Morden Wharf, Greenwich Peninsula development.