Environmental Services

EPI Group’s industry-recognised environmental consulting team ensures offshore energy projects meet regulatory requirements while minimising environmental impacts.

We provide geoscience survey permitting, EIA support, stakeholder engagement, and project management, alongside expert MMOs, PSOs, wildlife observers, and acoustic specialists for mitigation and monitoring services. Utilising cutting-edge PAM technology, exposure modelling, and sound source verification, we help energy developers balance operational success with sustainability, compliance, and stakeholder trust.

Environmental Consulting Services

  1. General marine environmental or regulatory consulting and advising
  2. Desktop studies and literature reviews
  3. Environmental Permitting/Consenting & Consultation
  4. Environmental & Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs)
  5. EIA sections for large scale infrastructure projects – marine mammals, sea turtles, sensitive habitats, fisheries, fish, benthos, protected species, coral reefs
  6. Development of Environmental Compliance Plans & Documentation
    • Environmental Management Plans (EMPs)
    • Alternative Monitoring Plans
    • Mitigation and Monitoring Plans
    • Data Management Plans
  7. Community and Tribal Engagement
  8. Site feasibility studies
  9. Marine mammal & sea turtle impact modelling
  10. Environmental and regulatory risk assessment
  11. Regulatory roadmaps
  12. MMPA permitting and take estimation (US)
  13. Design of Environmental Baseline Surveys
    • Water quality, sediment, and benthic delineation, benthos
    • Marine mammal & sea turtle baseline and monitoring surveys

Acoustic Consulting Services

  1. Acoustic Propagation & Sound Exposure Modelling
  2. Design of bespoke acoustic project requirements

Mitigation & Monitoring Offshore Services

  1. Visual Observers (PSOs/MMOs) qualified to relevant standards (BOEM, JNCC, and equivalent)
  2. PAM Operators
  3. Fisheries Liaison Officers (FLOs)
  4. Acoustic Technicians
  5. Training of Local Content  (PSO/MMO)
  6. BOEM PSO Training
  7. Training for Vessel Crew Environmental Compliance
  8. Survey personnel for Environmental Surveys
  9. Regulatory Reporting
  10. QA/QC of PSO/MMO Data for accuracy & compliance

Acoustic Services

  1. Sound Source Verification (SSV)
  2. Baseline & project acoustic monitoring

Equipment

Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM):

  • Towed arrays
  • Static arrays/buoys

Visual Monitoring:

  • Night Vision, including Thermal & Infrared
  • Big Eye Binoculars

The EPI Environmental Team are Industry Published & Recognised

Over 100+ years of combined Tier 1 Project Experience

Key Benefits of using EPI

  • Industry recognised and leading environmental team, exclusively working with EPI Group
  • Clinical research publishers and Doctorates
  • Over 100+ years of combined tier 1 worldwide project experience
  • Highly specialist in marine mammals and endangered species, and getting very specific and difficult permits under the MMPA and ESA (Marine Mammal Protection Act & Endangered Species Act).
  • Tailored expertise on a project by project basis, with customised approaches, using the best of available science to address complex environmental problems.
  • Adaptive global workforce, with key regional scientists available on a per project basis.

By choosing EPI’s Environmental services, you’re not just meeting regulatory requirements; you are investing in an expert industry leading team, ensuring the optimum success of your projects, and your sustainability and preservation goals.

Contact Us

Please get in touch to discuss your project needs, our expertise, and services.

Our Environmental team are available for as needed consulting and advising. Please get in touch with questions or problems that you may need some expert advice on, alongside your larger project requirements.

 

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