PROJECTS
Port of Alaska Modernization Program - Petroleum and Cement Terminal - 2020 and 2021
Sub-contracted by Pacific Pile and Marine (PPM)
Seward Marine Industrial Center Dock Repair - 2013
Sub-contracted by Orion Marine Group to provide protected species monitoring and mitigation
Marine Mammal Baseline Study - Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) - Fire Island 2011 - 2013
Working with Jay Brueggeman of Canyon Creek Consulting, and contracted by Perkins Coie on behalf of CIRI, we conducted a baseline study of marine mammal occurrence in upper Cook Inlet between Point Campbell and Fire Island.
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Port of Anchorage Marine Terminal Redevelopment Project – North Expansion (March 2009 – October 2011)
Sub-contracted by prime contractors Quality Asphalt Paving in 2009 and West Construction Company Inc. (now Orion Marine) in 2010 and 2011.
- Employed and trained twenty-one full and part time marine mammal observers (MMOs) for a total of over 16,000 field hours
- Provided equipment and logistical support for five observation stations monitoring approximately 25 square kilometers near POA expansion
- Prepared and revised marine mammal protection plan for client, management team, and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- Updated NMFS-approved marine mammal sighting forms
- Documented locations and behaviors of beluga whales, stellar sea lions, harbor seals, and harbor porpoises per NMFS requirements
- Communicated sightings of animals via radio with construction crew to meet mitigation requirements
- Documented “takes” of marine mammals that entered ensonified zones during in-water work as defined by the IHA/LOA
- Produced a MMO handbook for responsibilities in the field
- Produced figures with ArcGIS for training and field use
Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority - HDR Alaska - Proof of Concept Study (Sept. 2011)
- Contracted by HDR Alaska, Inc. to assist with the execution of a "proof of concept" marine mammal study
- Study compared detection rates of visual observations of belugas with detection rates of simultaneous hydro-acoustic monitoring
- Provided 3 PSOs to the project and assisted with logistics and observation platform construction
- Staffed a four-person observation station with 25 X 150 mm binoculars, 7 X 50 mm binoculars, naked eye/theodolite, and data entry
- Developed tool to convert theodolite measurements to latitude/longitude coordinates for mapping of marine mammal movements
Apache Alaska Corporation - Cook Inlet 2D Seismic Test - (March 2011 - April 2011)
- Contracted by Fairweather Science LLC the lead contractor for the seismic testing logistics and vessel support
- Assisted in the development of training materials, field manual, and sighting forms for Protected Species Observers (PSO)
- Assisted in the training of PSOs for project
- Provided 4 qualified vessel-based PSOs to observe for marine mammals and threatened/endangered bird species in the project area, communicate sightings for shut-downs, record sighting data, and record environmental data