LGL scientists have expertise and experience providing services to both land-based and off-shore oil and gas developments. Our staff has experience in the following areas:

• Fisheries
• Wildlife
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Environmental Monitoring
• Acid Rock Drainage
• First Nations Consultation
• Environmental Restoration

The objectives of our assessment, research and permitting support commonly include:

• Fisheries inventories and stream crossing management
• Wildlife inventories and disturbance mitigation
• Environmental assessment to satisfy the regulatory requirements of the applicable country, province, or state
• Environmental management and route selection of linear developments including roads, pipelines, electric transmission lines, and flight paths
• Environmental research in support of development applications
• Marine mammal research in support of impact avoidance and mitigation

Specialized methodologies and products include:

• Electrofishing, radio telemetry, remote camera monitoring and DNA tracking
• Marine mammal tracking and population monitoring
• Marine mammal acoustic disturbance modeling
• Integrated resource management plans
• Aerial surveys, including development of RPV (remotely piloted vehicle) methodologies
• Ecological modeling
• Customized habitat restoration techniques
• Oil spill response planning and sensitivity mapping
• Underwater and under-ice biological surveys, mapping and ecological classification
• Measurement of underwater and in-air noise
• Passive acoustic monitoring (towed and fixed)
• Customized GIS applications for integrated resource management