Freshwater Ecologists
Environmental Impact Assessments Limited is a niche environmental consultancy specialising in:
- freshwater quality
- data analysis
- environmental impact assessments
- resource consent advice
- wetland delineations
- vegetation assessments
- stream ecology valuations
- fish translocations and monitoring
- pest animal and plant monitoring
Brett Stansfield - Director (PG Dip Sci, MSc Hons)
Environmental Scientist with 25 years experience
Guest lecturer for Auckland University of Technology
Extensive experience in monitoring and technical reporting of rivers lakes wetlands and coastal environments
Electric fishing certified
Expert witness for environment court and regional council hearings
New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society member
Water New Zealand member
15 years experience as an environmental scientist for two regional councils
Extensive experience in statistical analysis and reporting of water quality data.
Certified independent hearings commissioner
Responsible for external client management
Dr Peter Edwards MSc (Hons) Marine Science, PHD
Proficient in Te Reo Maori
Freshwater and marine taxonomy
Relationship building with external and internal stakeholders and local Iwi
Underwater survey experience (Mayor Island Marine Reserve, Te Whanganui-AHei Marine Reserve, environments Mercury Islands)
Freshwater lakes, streams and invertebrate surveys (Rotorua lakes district, Tauranga, Katikati)
Estuary survey and sample collection
Internal & external audit, compliance monitoring
Extensive laboratory experience
Angela Tinsel PG Cert Plan, MSc(Hons)
12 years consulting experience
Assessment of environmental effects reporting
Ecological management plans
Biodiversity offsetting
Fish pass assessments and relocations
Electric fishing certified
Water quality assessments
Wetland and vegetation surveys
Ecological restoration plans
Animal and plant pest control plans
Environmental policy and planning
Terrestrial and freshwater ecology expertise
Covenant management
Rob Lewis MSc (Hons) Marine Biology
Marine and freshwater macroinvertebrate taxonomy
Genetic sequencing, metabar coding and population connectivity
Data analysis , statistics and graphical data presentation
Field community surveys
Molecular biology laboratory methods
Chloe Collins B. Adv Sci (Hons)
We welcome Chloe Collins, who recently completed her BSc Environmental Science degree from AUT. Chloe is a great technician and is proficient in macro-invertebrate and periphyton taxonomy. As we head towards peak season (Summer) Chloe will be engaged in a mix of laboratory and field work duties. Chloe is also an R Studio and data visualisation guru!
Macro-invertebrate and periphyton taxonomy
Petrifilm E.coli analyses
Quality assurance
Data entry and database management
Water quality apparatus maintenance
Spencer Potbury
- Spencer is in his final year of a BAdv Sci(Hons) majoring in applied conservation. Spencer's duties include:
- Aquatic macroinvertebrate taxonomy
- Fish monitoring and database management
- QGIS mapping
- Data entry
- Animal pest monitoring
- Bird counts
- Wetland delineations
- Vegetation assessments
Kartik Bhat, PG Dip Env Man, MSc (Hons)
Kartik holds an MSc (Hons) in Environmental Science and a post graduate diploma in Environmental Management. Kartik has extensive experience in environmental auditing and consent and compliance monitoring. Kartik's duties include:
Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Taxonomy
Technical Reporting
Survey Design
QGIS Mapping
Staitistical Analyses
Our Associates
There is no job too big or too small for EIA. We work with a number of specialists and associates.
LUKE GOWING
Ecologist/Resource Management Specialist
- Preparation of Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) and other environmental documentation
- Evidence presentation at Council hearings & Environment Court.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Analysis and interpretation of biological communities and water chemistry data
- Freshwater surveys- SEV, MCI, habitat assessment, fish surveys
- Marine ecological surveys
Email: lgowing@argoenv.com
Web: www.argoenv.com
Dr. Christopher A. Dada
- Dr. Christopher A Dada Environmental Health Microbiologist/Data Specialist
- Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA)
- Data visualisation, predictive modelling
- R, SAS, Python, Tableau
Get in Touch
If you need resource consent advice for anything surrounding water quality, freshwater ecology, aquatic ecosystems, riparian vegetation, stream gaugings, stream depletion or freshwater biodiversity then please get in touch.
