Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI) provided endangered and threatened (E&T) species monitoring for the Terminal 3 Marine Works project in Port Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida from July through August 2019. Brevard County’s beaches stretch 72 miles and provide nesting sites for three main species of turtles:  greens, loggerheads, and leatherbacks. 

Brittiny Bennett, Protected Species Program Manager at Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI), will be attending the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Offshore WINDPOWER 2019 Conference from October 22-23, 2019 in Boston, MA.  AWEA is the national trade association for the U.S. wind industry and has thousands of wind industry members

Ratio Oil Exploration LTD (Ratio) engaged Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI) to develop two high-level policy documents that meet the international environmental, health, and safety standards required of oil and gas operators throughout the world.  The documents supported Ratio’s efforts to be formally recognized by the Israeli government as a

The work of a Protected Species Observer (PSO) is relatively unknown and often misunderstood, even within the marine industry. The romanticized image of an individual standing on the bow of a ship, the sun gently caressing their face while a salty breeze gently tussles their hair as they search the

Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI) provided shorebird monitoring services from May through June 2019 on behalf of Norfolk Dredging Company (NDC) for the Pinellas County Shore Protection Project in Pinellas County, Florida pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contract W912EP-13-D-0010. This year’s bird survey

Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI) conducted desktop studies to address the issue of the ecotoxicological effects of methanol discharged in produced water from two platforms in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.  Oil and gas operators sometimes inject methanol into pipelines to prevent methane hydrate formation and to dissolve hydrates in producing

During May through July 2019, Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI) provided protected species monitoring during the FY19 Canaveral Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project performed by Norfolk Dredging Company (NDC).  The purpose of the project was to dredge the port-channel entrance and harbor to depths of 41 through  46 feet. At completion, approximately

Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI) along with CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) and MSeis Ltd., will hold courses to qualify individuals as a Protected Species Observer (PSO) and/or Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) operators. PSOs and PAM operators are responsible for visual monitoring (PSO) acoustic monitoring (PAM), and protected species mitigation

The Ocean Cleanup project is a passive drift system that aims to collect larger marine plastics that have been accumulating in specific areas of the world’s oceans. When you consider the size of these accumulations, you’ll begin to understand why this is viewed as a crisis that is on the

Stuart, FL, USA. February 5, 2019 – Marine Ventures International, (MVI), a provider of marine environmental, technical personnel and equipment for coastal and offshore field operations and data acquisition, announced today they are collaborating with MSEIS to store passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) kits at their office in Stuart, FL. “Having the MSEIS