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Monitoring and mapping

At Cefas, we use our considerable skills and experience to meet the demands of UK, EU and global legislation in monitoring our seas - both for their biodiversity and environmental quality.

This means ensuring that the impact of marine climate change is better understood so that everyone is well prepared for adapting to potential changes.

As leading advisers on marine-licensing decisions, we help develop frameworks for marine planning. Our monitoring data provides decision-makers with a clearer understanding of the nature, distribution and value of marine resources.

Our IT systems and autonomous platforms, acoustic mapping devices and data-sharing initiatives mean that we can give authoritative support to decision-makers weighing up marine planning and licensing.

Our service to customers includes the latest habitat maps and techniques, seabed characterisation and a wide range of hydrographic models:

Contact us to find out more.

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