Monitoring & resource status assessments
We assist clients in assessing the status of natural resources, sustainability of existing use, and the design of optimal harvesting strategies which take the socio-economic context into account. We have also managed long term fisheries monitoring programmes
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LONG-TERM WATER, SEDIMENT, CORAL, REEF FISH, TURTLES AND FISHERIES MONITORING AT THE KENMARE MOMA MINE, MOZAMBIQUE
Anchor were appointed to design and implement a long-term marine environmental monitoring programme for the Kenmare Moma heavy mineral sands mine in northern Mozambique. The primary aim was to…
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“State of the Bay” 2025 monitoring programme for Saldanha Bay & Langebaan Lagoon
Monitoring of important ecosystem indicators was initiated by the Saldanha Bay Water Quality Forum Trust in 1999 and cumulated in the “State of the Bay” (SOB) report series, that began in 2006, and…
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Debmarine Namibia Benthic Environmental Monitoring Programme
Debmarine Namibia conduct the world’s largest offshore diamond mining operation. Understanding the impacts of mining-related disturbance to the seabed is key in meeting the company's environmental…
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Marine resource use assessment within the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area (TMNP MPA)
Anchor were appointed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to assist in collecting data on the current status of economically and ecologically important marine invertebrates within the Table Mountain…
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Assessment of Port Owen dredging activities on the Berg Estuary fish and macrobenthos communities: 2023 monitoring report
Anchor were appointed by Port Owen Marina Authority (POMA) to undertake an assessment of POMA marine dredging activities on the Berg estuary fish and macrobenthos communities.
POMA was granted…
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Bauxite mining in West Africa: A marine and estuarine baseline assessment of the Nunez River, Guinea
Anchor undertook ecological surveys of the marine and estuarine ecosystem of the Nunez River (Guinea). Surveys focused on a proposed port development area, the wider estuary and a transhipment zone…
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An assessment of the inshore trawl fishery of South Africa
South Africa’s 22 recognised commercial fisheries are largely managed independently, despite the resources they exploit, and the space they operate in, supporting multiple sectors. Increasingly, an…
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Namdeb Midwater Benthic Monitoring
Namdeb's Midwater Benthic Monitoring Study is designed to assess the impacts of marine offshore diamond extraction on both unconsolidated and hard-bottom benthic habitats. We aim to understand these…
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Potential impacts of the proposed Addo MPA on commercial fisheries
Investigation into the potential impacts of the proposed Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area (MPA) on commercial fisheries and their value.
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Sierra Leone estuarine specialist study: baseline & impact assessment
Anchor is currently undertaking a multi-year specialist study, including a baseline report and impact assessment report on marine and estuarine habitats and associated flora and fauna, and delivery of…
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Assessment of the impacts of the Elandsfontein Phosphate Mine on Langebaan Lagoon
Anchor conducts the monitoring of various biological and physico-chemical variables (such as salinity) to establish an appropriate baseline against which any potential future changes in and impacts on…