FORWARD SCOUTING

Class [042]
Measuring physical disturbances to seafloors; conducting sediment profile imaging using underwater camera configured to collect optical cores of seafloor sediments to monitor the environmental impacts of human activities, to characterize sediment quality, to monitor the impact of construction activity on the seafloor and to search for pollution; collecting and interpreting geophysical, biological, acoustic and optical data of seafloors for scientific research, relating to underwater construction assessments, telecommunications equipment placement recommendations, fisheries habitat evaluations, lobster population determinations, off-shore oil and natural gas drilling location assessments, shipping and cruising anchoring surveying and clean energy technology positioning; providing scientific research assessments relating to benthic habitats; surveying benthic habitat recovery progress and underwater construction and drilling disposal and discharge impacts; conducting scientific studies and assessments in the field of marine habitats for characterizing environmental baseline and ecological conditions and seafloor habitats before and after installation of sub-surface infrastructure, wells, pipelines and anchors; preparing environmental and natural resource assessment studies; technical consultancy in the field of environmental science on siting suitability; scientific assessments for optimizing export cable routes; conducting fish and fisheries impact surveys; marine surveying services for the purpose of supporting underwater construction and operation plans; conducting scientific studies in the field of marine habitats for characterizing ecological conditions and seafloor habitats prior to and after installation of turbine foundations, anchor points, transmission cables and cable landing locations; providing rapid ground scientific research assessments of multibeam echo sounder imaging; scientific research for optimizing in-field sampling of seafloors; assessing water quality, hydrodynamics, hard and soft bottom habitats and fisheries for scientific research purposes; scientific research services, namely, providing plan view images for scientific research evaluations, namely a drop camera which uses a technique that deploys an underwater camera and light system to collect downward images of seafloor; scientific research services, namely, classifying dominant biotic groupings for scientific research evaluations; marine surveying services for the purpose of supporting benthic habitat classifications; computer services, namely, providing an online interactive web site featuring technology that allows users to access visualizations of seafloor topography; developing baseline site characterizations for designing and implementing commercial maritime studies, namely, seafloor imaging, baseline surveys, site suitability consulting, finfish and lobster trawl surveys and cable route optimization for scientific research purposes; imaging the seafloor before, during and after oil drilling; mapping the footprint of drilling muds and remnant oil deposits; conducting scientific studies in the field of environmental science for the purpose of identifying gradients in benthic community structure and areas of low density and high benthic productivity; monitoring and assessing dredged material disposal sites, namely, measuring sediment caps and tracing biological recovery; scientific research services, namely, interpreting the effects of contaminated sediments on marine environments images for the purpose of decommissioning submerged oil and gas facilities; marine surveying services, namely, topographical surveys; underwater structural inspection services.