Desktop Studies/Commercial Fisheries Assessments
DSML have the industry expertise and historical knowledge to complete detailed fisheries desktop studies for any type of offshore project or development area.
Commercial fisheries assessments can contain the following information:
- Fishing areas
- Methods of fishing with detailed descriptions
- Risk assessment and seabed penetration assessment
- GIS mapping techniques
- Density of fishing vessels and activity in an individual area or route are identified
- Descriptions of local fishing vessels
- Catch statistics and value
- Local contacts identified
- Socio- economic impact assessments
- Fisheries management assessments
- Navigation assessments of marine traffic
DSML undertake commercial fisheries assessments for renewable energy development zones.
