| Company: | BioConsult SH GmbH & Co. KG |
| Products/Services: | Ecological Research & Consulting |
| Established in: | 1998 |
| Employees: | 60 permanent & 40 freelance |
| Offices/Sites: | Germany: Husum UK: Cleator Moor |
| Contact: | info@bioconsult-sh.de |
| Hompage: | www.bioconsult-sh.de |
BioConsult SH GmbH & Co. KG
Products/Services:
Ecological Research & Consulting
Established in:
1998
Employees:
60 permanent & 40 freelance
Offices/Sites::
Germany: Husum
UK: Cleator Moor
Contact:
info@bioconsult-sh.de
Homepage:
www.bioconsult-sh.de
Core Services, Competences and Expertise
Environmental Planning
- Environmental impact assessments and studies (EIA)
- Intervention regulation
- Statutory biotope protection
- Species protection assessments (sAP, AFB)
- Technical reports under the EU water legislation (WFD, MSFD)
- Marine & Landscape management plans (MMP& LBP)
- Faunistic expert reports
- Plan revision procedures
- Eco-accounts: Concept and application
Data acquisition and monitoring
- Ship transect surveys to record birds and marine mammals in the North and Baltic Sea
- Radar and visual surveys as well as night-time recording of flight calls on- and offshore
- Acoustical monitoring of harbour porpoises using different passive acoustic devices (C-PODs, WDS)
- Observer-based aerial surveys
- Digital aerial surveys of marine mammals and birds (HiDef)
- Aerial photographs and 3D terrain models using drones
- Visual surveys of birds and harbour porpoises
- Use of professional laser rangefinders to create 3D flight sequences
- Bat surveys using detectors, bat recording boxes and continuous detection systems
- Breeding and resting bird as well as bird migration surveys
- Telemetric monitoring
Environmental monitoring
- Support & advice of onshore/offshore projects to meet legally required protection regulations of species and habitats.
- Offshore: Environmental monitoring of harbour porpoises and birds (baseline surveys, monitoring of construction and operational phase and efficiency controls in accordance with StUK4 (BSH 2013))
- Onshore: Ecological supervision of construction projects for dike reinforcements, construction of wind turbines and other infrastructural construction or demolition projects.
Research & Development
- Fundamental or applied R&D projects also in cooperation with universities, authorities and industry partners
- Focus: Ornithology and marine mammals.
- Development and implementation of protection concepts
- Development of assessment systems as per Water Framework Directive in coastal waters and implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
- Development of monitoring concepts as per Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Program (TMAP)
Project Consulting
- Support & advice in infrastructure or research projects regarding nature conservation
- Development of study concepts, advice on required nature conservation surveys and assessments for infrastructure projects
- Support for authority appointments.
- Handling of objections, preparation of technical comments and participation in public hearings
- Advise for nature conservation organisations and foundations