Taxonomy/Benthic Grab Sampling Services

To support benthic investigations Aqua Survey can deploy a Smith-Macintyre grab sampler to collect sediment and benthic macroinvertebrate samples.  Once the macroinveretebrate samples are onboard the samples can be prepared with a sieving station to process the samples making them ready for the laboratory to sort and identify.  A drop camera may also be deployed to assist with characterizing what is happening at the water-sediment interface.  Specimen samples that are collected can be sorted, taxonomically identified and enumerated by ASI professionals.