The oceanography group at Rescan specializes in characterizing the physical, chemical and biological marine and coastal environment. Conceptual and numerical models are developed to provide insight into coastal processes, potential environmental impacts from project activities, and ultimately to implement design solutions for coastal developments.

Our services include:

• Coastal zone management
• Sediment geochemistry, sampling, and analysis
• Seabed morphological studies
• Water quality sampling and analysis
• Pelagic and benthic biological sampling
• Fisheries oceanography
• Bathymetric surveys
• Water column physical characterization
• Water level measurement and analysis
• Wind, wave and current measurement and analysis
• Coastal and hydraulic design
• Corrosion from seawater and material wear characteristics
• Dispersion and circulation modeling
• Coastal process studies
• Coastal erosion monitoring and management
• Sediment transport modeling
• Coastal sediment budgeting
• Shoreline management planning

Rescan’s capacity to quickly mobilize personnel and equipment to meet client needs, has allowed our team of professionals to become involved in wide-ranging marine projects throughout the world. We own, maintain, and operate much of the equipment required in oceanographic assignments. This includes wave and current meters (ADCP, RCMs, S4s), CTDs, flurometers, transmissometers, Teflon-coated GO-flo bottles, grab samplers, hydraulic winches, davits and related equipment for marine surveys.