marine biodiversity and ecology
Understanding how marine ecosystems work
Marine biodiversity plays a vital role in the balance and proper functioning of marine ecosystems. Given the growth in activities at sea and along the coast, a thorough understanding of species, marine habitats and their interactions is essential for incorporating ecological concerns into projects and marine spatial management strategies.
Transform knowledge into decision-making support
Identifying and prioritising environmental issues helps to inform development choices, guide conservation measures and anticipate risks to natural habitats. Our work contributes to a better understanding of the condition of marine ecosystems, to improving the reliability of environmental studies and to defining actions tailored to the challenges of biodiversity conservation.
Scientific expertise supporting projects and local areas
We use recognised scientific methods, naturalist surveys, ecological monitoring and spatial analysis tools to characterise habitats, species and their dynamics. Our teams support project owners, managers and public sector stakeholders in generating knowledge, defining ERC measures (Avoid, Reduce, Compensate) and implementing ecological restoration or ecological monitoring programmes.
What this knowledge enables
- To better understand marine ecosystems
- Identify and prioritise high-risk areas
- Make impact studies and environmental assessments more reliable
- Define appropriate preservation measures
- Contribute to the conservation and restoration of habitats
our mission
Our areas of expertise
phyto- and zooplankton, ichthyoplankton – diurnal and nocturnal surveys, analysis of the results, and correlation with water quality.
moblie and rocky substrates – inventories, mapping, assessment of ecological status, description of new species.
inventories on various fishing vessels, automated measurement tools at sea, detection with echosounder, analysis of results.
surveys in coastal and offshore environments, innovative monitoring technique using a balloon.
birds, cetaceans, pinnipeds, marine turtles, sharks – aerial and boat surveys, naturalist assessments, development and use of artificial intelligence detection tools, analyses and predictions.
process and valorize the environmental data through adapted statistical analyses, in order to make the scientific results understandable and directly usable by the project teams.
phyto- and zooplankton, ichthyoplankton – diurnal and nocturnal surveys, analysis of the results, and correlation with water quality.
moblie and rocky substrates – inventories, mapping, assessment of ecological status, description of new species.
inventories on various fishing vessels, automated measurement tools at sea, detection with echosounder, analysis of results.
surveys in coastal and offshore environments, innovative monitoring technique using a balloon.
birds, cetaceans, pinnipeds, marine turtles, sharks – aerial and boat surveys, naturalist assessments, development and use of artificial intelligence detection tools, analyses and predictions.
process and valorize the environmental data through adapted statistical analyses, in order to make the scientific results understandable and directly usable by the project teams.
Focus: ocean-i, innovation in the service of marine biodiversity
Developed by experts at the brand setecinvivo, this aerial observation solution, combined with artificial intelligence, enables the collection, analysis and utilisation of large volumes of data on marine megafauna and marine ecosystems.
Through the acquisition of a very high-resolution aerial imagery, automated species identification and multi-scale analysis of observations, ocean-i helps to improve our understanding of habitats, monitor protected species and objectively assess ecological issues in the context of maritime and coastal projects.
This approach enables the production of reliable, comparable and traceable data to support the conservation of marine biodiversity, environmental studies and ecological monitoring programmes.
Discover the ocean-i video :
An in-depth exploration of technology and its applications for understanding and protecting marine ecosystems.
Our clients
- Developers of marine renewable energy projects
- Port authorities and maritime infrastructure managers, coastal developments, dredging, port expansion or submarine cable laying.
- Government authorities, water agencies, Marine Protected Area managers, coastal local authorities
