environmental consultancy, survey, monitoring and mapping services
Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine biological seabed survey and monitoring, remote camera surveys, diving surveys, underwater photography and video, remote video and stills, grab and core sampling.
We are an environmental consultancy based in Exeter, Devon, UK, specialists in Port, harbour and Marina Development, Pipeline corridor surveys, Marine Habitat mapping, intertidal and subtidal survey, sediment sampling, rocky shore survey and mapping.
Lyme Bay Monitoring. A short clip of Marine Bio-images divers collecting monitoring data
Marine bio-images scientific diver Dr Lin Baldock ascending after completeing biological monitoring working, Lyme Bay, Southwest England.
We are a small team of professional marine biologists with over 25 years experience in scientific diving, underwater imaging, marine species identification and designing and conducting seabed survey and monitoring programs.
Professional scientific diving services, diving and marine logisitics for underwater filming, grab and core sampling, underwater photography and video, species identification
Our lightweight drop camera system can be used as a drop video system, drop stills camera system or a combined video and stills camera system. Remote video is very useful for providing a rapid overview of marine habitats and structures and for mapping extensive features (e.g. seagrass beds, reefs and wrecks) however even HD video is poor for producing detailed species lists and counts. This is because most HD produces stills images less than 1 megapixel in size and, because of the nature of video capture, these often suffer from motion blur. By combining video with regular high resolution (10 megapixel) stills snapshots which are sharp and well lit we are able to conduct rapid mapping of underwater features and simultaneously produce high quality stills suitable for detailed analysis.
Our drop camera system is lightweight, small enough to be carried as personal luggage on airlines, does not require external power and the topside unti is fully waterproof so can be deployed from small open boats. It currently has a working depth of 0-45m. Deeper systems can be supplied with a little notice.
Marine bio-images drop stills and video camera system being deployed as part of the Lamlash Bay no-take zone monitoring programme.
Marine bio-images drop video camera system being deployed to map Posidiona seagrass meadows, Mediterranean, Southern Italy.
updated 13th Februuary 2013
All images Copyright Colin Munro
