Marine Artificial Habitats are intended to provide a habitat for marine organisms, where their natural habitat may be missing or reduced by engineering port, harbor, seawall or other marine structures, or where such structures may be used to increase such habitat and associated species.
Marine Artificial Habitats
Existing rocky shore artificial habitats are designed to be fitted onto or into such man-made structures, and generally come in two main forms, artificial habitat attachments, and drilled/cored artificial habitat holes/pools.
Ocean Life Survey has experience of installing the main varieties of the rocky shore attachment types, and of working with three of the leading manufacturers, to deliver successful instillations, These main designs include pool retention and texture type attachments, for which we have designed and installed arrays for research studies, and for improved connected habitat connectivity, consisting of 120 artificial habitats at 4 sites in the UK.
Ocean Life Survey has also designed and installed drilled/cored habitat holes in the UK for a government agency, including 42 horizontal habitat holes in a vertical sea wall at a further site in the UK, At another site we have designed and installed 90 scar holes for grazing organisms on an angled slipway structure, in order to provide habitat for marine grazers, and provide a potential natural/biological cleaning function on the slipway, which could reduce the need for future chemical slipway treatments to remove slippery marine growth from the working slipway surface.
We also have experience of designing and commissioning larger artificial rock pools, for example on Rock Armor sea defenses, with our principle officer Martin Stanley, having commissioned and managed the instillation of 30 such habitats on behalf of a UK Government Agency.
In addition we are our developing our own new bespoke designs for further attachment and drilled/cored artificial habitats. These are being designed to provide multiple functionality, in the form of marine artificial habitat, public art work, and marine education.
We are also developing attached, anchored and floating artificial habitats designed to provide carbon capture, remove excess nutrient extraction and pollutants, and to boost marine productivity. A further deeper water hard artificial habitat for marine enhancement and protection purposes, is also in development.
Site and habitat assessment & selection
Prior to any installation, site assessment and selection, together with suitable AH type matching, is paramount and an essential first step to deliver successful instillations.
As well as artificial habitat design and instillation, Ocean Life Survey also offers site assessment for artificial habitats, together with an assessment of the most suitable artificial habitat type, for both site and client requirements.
Ocean Life Survey has already undertaken such work for UK government agencies, and Port and Harbor authorities. We can offer and provide our clients with this experience and expertise, together with any pre and post biological and ecological monitoring and reporting as desired ore required.
Marine Artificial Habitats
Existing rocky shore artificial habitats are designed to be fitted onto or into such man-made structures, and generally come in two main forms, artificial habitat attachments, and drilled/cored artificial habitat holes/pools.
Ocean Life Survey has experience of installing the main varieties of the rocky shore attachment types, and of working with three of the leading manufacturers, to deliver successful instillations, These main designs include pool retention and texture type attachments, for which we have designed and installed arrays for research studies, and for improved connected habitat connectivity, consisting of 120 artificial habitats at 4 sites in the UK.
Ocean Life Survey has also designed and installed drilled/cored habitat holes in the UK for a government agency, including 42 horizontal habitat holes in a vertical sea wall at a further site in the UK, At another site we have designed and installed 90 scar holes for grazing organisms on an angled slipway structure, in order to provide habitat for marine grazers, and provide a potential natural/biological cleaning function on the slipway, which could reduce the need for future chemical slipway treatments to remove slippery marine growth from the working slipway surface.
We also have experience of designing and commissioning larger artificial rock pools, for example on Rock Armor sea defenses, with our principle officer Martin Stanley, having commissioned and managed the instillation of 30 such habitats on behalf of a UK Government Agency.
In addition we are our developing our own new bespoke designs for further attachment and drilled/cored artificial habitats. These are being designed to provide multiple functionality, in the form of marine artificial habitat, public art work, and marine education.
We are also developing attached, anchored and floating artificial habitats designed to provide carbon capture, remove excess nutrient extraction and pollutants, and to boost marine productivity. A further deeper water hard artificial habitat for marine enhancement and protection purposes, is also in development.
Site and habitat assessment & selection
Prior to any installation, site assessment and selection, together with suitable AH type matching, is paramount and an essential first step to deliver successful instillations.
As well as artificial habitat design and instillation, Ocean Life Survey also offers site assessment for artificial habitats, together with an assessment of the most suitable artificial habitat type, for both site and client requirements.
Ocean Life Survey has already undertaken such work for UK government agencies, and Port and Harbor authorities. We can offer and provide our clients with this experience and expertise, together with any pre and post biological and ecological monitoring and reporting as desired ore required.
