Marine Animal Movement Modelling
Gain crucial insights to support your EIAs
An ecosystem-based management approach requires knowledge of vulnerable species' locations and their responses to human activities like oil spills and underwater noise from shipping, airguns and pile driving. However, this data is often unavailable for free-ranging animals such as seabirds and marine mammals, limiting the effectiveness of traditional risk assessments.
DHI closes that gap. Our marine ecology specialists apply advanced dynamic habitat and agent-based modelling to describe the presence and movement of vulnerable species in the Barents Sea, and deliver the results as data and assessments you can put straight into your EIA. You identify environmental issues early in the project cycle, easing approval processes and reducing scheduling and investment risks - backed by MIKE Powered by DHI's industry-recognised 1D and 2D hydrodynamics, habitat and agent-based modelling technology.
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Areas of application
Early risk screening
We simulate metocean parameters and animal movements across your area of interest, so you can screen risk and plan the project before commitments are made.
Oil spill and underwater noise impact
We model the effects of oil spills and underwater noise on vulnerable species and deliver assessment-ready results for your EIA.
Ecological modelling data you can purchase
The full metocean, seabird and marine mammal datasets are available to purchase for your own analysis - supporting EIAs and emergency response planning.
Marine Animal Movement Modelling
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> Start with the free sample dataset to see the format and resolution for yourself. When you are ready, tell us where you are working and what you need to assess: our marine ecology team scopes the work with you, runs the modelling for metocean conditions, seabirds and marine mammals, and delivers the results in the form your assessment needs - the underlying data, or a written impact assessment. Most projects begin with a short scoping call.
What we can deliver
Every engagement is scoped to your project, and there are two ways in. We can carry out the assessment for you - modelling underwater noise and oil spill impacts on vulnerable species and reporting the findings back to your team. Or we can supply the data: the complete metocean, seabird and marine mammal datasets for the Barents Sea, covering the full 2006–2019 modelling period, licensed for your own in-depth analysis. Get in touch and we will advise which route fits your assessment.
