Capability Statement Aquatic EcologyConsultingandResearch Marine andFreshwater EcologySurveys Scientific DivingandVessel Operations Remote SensingandHabitatMapping Environmental ImpactAssessment Oceanography andWater Quality E. [email protected] Ecological RiskAssessment Remote Area Specialists Fathom PacificPty Ltd W. www.fathompacific.com Deep-Sea Specialists Victoria AUSTRALIA P. +61(0)421693 120 5 Tertullian Court Biomonitoring Frankston 3199 Research Our mission is to deliver excellent environmental solutions for our clients, to support the sustainable use of aquatic ecosystems and to explore the oceans and waterways of our planet.
Fathom Pacific provides aquatic scientific services for industry, government and research providers. We are committed to tailoring state-of-the-art techniques to our client’s needs and delivering high quality environmental outcomes. Fathom Pacific bridges the gap between research and applied consulting. Fathom Pacific employs highly qualified scientists and collaborates with a professional network of consultants, researchers and laboratories to achieve these goals. Fathom Pacific Pty Ltd Country Experience ACN: 158 508 279 ABN: 80 158 508 279 Australia Papua New Guinea Indonesia New Caledonia 5 Tertullian Court Suriname East Timor Frankston 3199 Laos Tanzania Victoria AUSTRALIA Greenland Mexico P. +61 (0) 421 693 120 E. [email protected] Solomon Islands W. www.fathompacific.com
Fathom Pacific applies an in-depth knowledge of the interactions between biological systems and project-related stressors (e.g., metals, hydrocarbons & sediment) to assess impacts on ecological communities, ecosystem function and resource use. We develop best-practice monitoring and management programs that are backed by over a decade of first-hand field experience in a range of environments. Company Profile Fathom Pacific has developed productive collaborations with consultants, researchers and laboratories. We assemble the best team of specialists for the job and provide standard operating procedures and quality/OHS systems to manage projects from inception to product delivery.
Adrian Flynn (PhD), director and principal scientist at Fathom Pacific, is a specialist in aquatic ecology, environmental impact assessment and biomonitoring. He has been an environmental consultant for over 13 years and has completed studies and impact assessments for some of the highest-profile resource and development projects in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Adrian is skilled in biostatistics and modelling. He is a qualified ADAS commercial diver and a Member of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand. Mining Monitoring & Impact Assessment [email protected] Core Principles Clients Services environmental management totheiroperations. stakeholders tohelpclientsachievebestpractice engagement ofregulators, landownersandother extensive experienceintheminingsectorwith impact assessmentandmonitoring.We coupleour Fathom Pacificappliesqualitysciencetomining rainfall regions, thesechallengesare heightened. For projects indevelopingcountriesandhigh face arangeofenvironmental andsocialchallenges. Mining explorationanddevelopmentprojects assessments; Biodiversity andrare/threatened/protected species Marine andfreshwater habitatmapping; Remote area anddeep-seaspecialists; Bioaccumulation andotherbiomarkerassessments; monitoring programs; Design andexecutionofbiologicalwaterquality Environmental Impact Assessment; Ecological Risk Assessment; Marine andfreshwater ecologysurveys; PT Inco:Soroako NickelMine(Indonesia) PT Weda Bay Nickel: Weda BayNickel Project (Indonesia) BHP Billiton: Bakhuis BauxiteProject (Suriname) Falconbridge: Koniambo NickelProject (NewCaledonia) Morobe Mining:HiddenValley GoldProject (PapuaNewGuinea) Highlands Pacific:Kainantu GoldProject (Papua New Guinea) Highlands Pacific:Ramu NickelProject (PapuaNewGuinea) Allied Gold:SimberiOxideGoldProject (PapuaNewGuinea) Newcrest Mining:LihirGoldProject (PapuaNewGuinea) Nautilus Minerals:SolwaraProject (PapuaNewGuinea) Neptune Minerals:DeepSeaMiningProject (SolomonIslands) www.fathompacific.com Dredging, Ports and Harbours [email protected] Core Principles Falconbridge: KoniamboNickelProject Port(NewCaledonia) Port ofGeelong: CorioBay(Australia) Beaumauris Motor Yacht Squadron (Australia) Port ofBrisbane(Australia) Gippsland Ports:LakesEntrance (Australia) Port ofTownsville (Australia) Clients ROV and AUV; techniques ncludingside-scan,bioacoustic, Deployment andanalysisofsensing water qualityandsedimentationloggers; Deployment andanalysisofoceanographic, Habitat andbiodiversitymapping; Ecotoxicological assessments; Dredged materialassessments; international guidelines; ANZECC/ARMCANZ (2000),NAGD(2009)and Sediment andwaterqualityassessmentsunder Services to portprojects. best industrypracticeenvironmental management laboratories, researchers andconsultantstodeploy port activites.We collaboratewithcommercial monitoring associatedwithdredging andother guidelines, assessrisksandundertakecompliance studies tohelpclientsimplementenvironmental Fathom Pacificconductsbiologicalandchemical recreational andcommercial value. centres orareas withsignificantnatural, developments incloseproximity topopulation and remote area miningincreasingly placesport critical transporthubs.Growth ofcoastalcities in thecapacityofportsandmaintenancethese Growth inindustryandpopulationrequires growth www.fathompacific.com Biodiversity Assessment Example Publications [email protected] Services Parks Victoria Technical Series. Australian Marine EcologyPtyLtdto ParksVictoria. Biota atPort PhillipBayMarineSanctuaries, 2011. Reportby Flynn, A,Edmunds,M,Davis,S & Pritchard, K(2012).The Reef 69: 259-267. re-examination ofP. achirus.MemoirsoftheMuseum ofVictoria, Photonectes (Teleostei: Stomiidae)from theIndo-Pacific,anda Flynn, AJ&Klepadlo,C(2012).Two newspeciesof Water Resources. CSIRO,Cleveland,136p. Planning Region.ReporttoDepartmentofEnvironment and Pearson, B&Young, J(2007).EcosystemsoftheEast Marine Brewer, DT, Flynn,AJ,Skewes,TD,Corfield,J, Alawo, J,Shelley, J, International, Arlington, VA, USA. RAP BulletinofBiological Assessment 43.Conservation (with additionalinformationontheBrownsberg Plateau). assessment oftheLelyandNassau plateaus,Suriname In, Alonso, LEandJHMol(eds.).2007. A rapidbiological Lugt, F(2007).FishesofLely andNassauMountains,Suriname. Mol, J,Wan Tong You, K,Vrede, I,Flynn,A,Ouboter, P &vander Core Principles Rare andthreatened speciesassessments; Habitat andbiodiversitymapping; Deep-sea specialists; Remote area specialists; Scientific diving(AS2299.2)andvesseloperations; (AUV, ROV, baited/towedvideo,bioacoustics); Remote videoandothersensingtechnologies Protected area monitoringandevaluation; Design andexecutionofbiodiversitymonitoring; Marine andfreshwater biodiversity surveys; management andmonitoring. science andtechniquestobiodiversityassesssment, and appliedconsulting.We deploystate-of-the-art Fathom Pacificbridgesthegapbetweenresearch development projects. 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