Port of Dampier Marine Environmental Quality Sampling and Analysis Plan (MEQSAP)

O2Marine was engaged to prepare a MEQMP for the Port of Dampier. This project involved working collaboratively with PPA and key stakeholders to define environmental values, objectives and criteria, spatially define levels of ecological protection, and develop monitoring and management in accordance with EPA guidance and green port principles. The monitoring programs designed included water and sediment quality, benthic habitats, bio-contaminants and marine fauna.

Outcome 

The project represented the second major Port in Western Australia to adopt a consolidated and consistent approach to marine environmental quality management. O2Marine is now implementing the monitoring program on a quarterly basis on behalf of PPA.