Project Completion: Ponce Inlet Jetty Repairs
MVI was pleased to provide endangered and protected species monitoring subcontracted through Cyriacks Environmental Consulting Services Incorporated (CECOS), for the recently completed jetty rehabilitation project contracted by the United States Army Corp of Engineers to Kiewit Infrastructure South Corporation. The project aimed to restore the hurricane-damaged Ponce Inlet Jetty in Volusia County, Florida. Approximately 2,000 […]
MVI Provides Protected Species Observers for The Ocean Cleanup’s Campaigns
Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI) provides Protected Species Observers (PSOs) for the non-profit organization The Ocean Cleanup. The Ocean Cleanup aims to clean up 90% of floating plastic pollution by developing and scaling technologies to remove plastics (The Ocean Cleanup 2022). The Ocean Cleanup launched their most recent System 002, also known as Jenny, in […]
MVI Assists Florida Powerboat Racing Event Safeguard Local Marine Wildlife
Courtney Friday, Protected Species Observer Services Manager at Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI), recently attended the Bradenton Area River Regatta, an event for Formula-2 and SST-45 powerboat racing. Aerial, land, and boat based protected species observers (PSO) surveyed the waters for marine mammals and sea turtles during an exciting boat race in the Manatee River in Manatee […]
Marine Ventures International Appoints New PSO/MMO Services Manager
Marine Ventures International Inc (MVI) recently appointed Mrs. Courtney Friday as PSO/MMO Services Manager, effective September 27, 2021. Friday will be responsible for coordinating the firm’s personnel for marine protected species in support of seismic operations, offshore wind, and marine construction projects. Mrs. Friday brings extensive training and in-field experience to MVI, having worked on a wide […]
CSA and MVI Jointly Launch PSO Training in Israel
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc (CSA) and Marine Ventures International Inc (MVI), both marine environmental consulting firms specializing in spatial data collection, analysis, and management, launched an initiative in Israel to certify a pool of Protected Species Observers (PSOs). This course is the first initiative of its kind in Israel and will certify 20 PSOs to […]
So, you want to be a Protected Species Observer (PSO)?
As job titles go, Protected Species Observer (PSO) carries a certain emotional gravitas. For those wishing to embark on a career in marine biology, it might seem like the ultimate calling: a pledge to watch over the planet’s endangered sea mammals. The day-to-day work is somewhat less romantic and seldom fully understood. A PSO’s role can be […]
A Common Goal of Reducing Ocean Pollution
Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI) recently completed a 6-month protected species mitigation project aboard the offshore survey vessel Deep Helder navigated by MMT. MMT performed geotechnical and geophysical surveying for the development of two offshore wind farms located several miles south of Rhode Island, a state located in the northeastern section of the United States of America. […]
Endurance: An Admirable Quality of the Seafarer
If endurance had a face, it would look like protected species observer (PSO) Chris Woolridge. Chris worked six rotations aboard MMT’s offshore survey vessel Deep Helder from May to November 2020 in support of surveys for offshore wind projects in the Northeast US. He described working aboard the vessel as a “special treat.” Chris spent several years […]
This Agile Marine Consulting Small Business is Lean and Mean
Whether you need submarine cables run, have a big or small environmental marine construction project in mind, or need simple or complex marine technical and engineering support, the advantages of working with an agile small business in the marine consulting industry, like Marine Ventures International (MVI), are numerous. One advantage is that we source general marine or […]
Protected Species Observer Course – 25 May 2020
The Protected Species Program Manager for Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI), Brittiny Bennett, will be instructing a Protected Species Observer (PSO) course on behalf of CSA Ocean Sciences via webinar on May 25, 2020. The PSO course is compliant with the BOEM NTL 2016-G02 according to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)/Bureau of Safety […]