Smultea Sciences provides regulatory-driven wildlife monitoring, mitigation, and science-based reporting
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The Health & Safety of our Offshore team is Paramount
Smultea Sciences provides marine and wildlife consulting services, balancing development needs with sustainability and wildlife conservation.
Our adaptive project management process includes comprehensive project planning, attentive project execution, and compliant data analysis.
Our Protected Species Observers (PSOs) are specially trained, scientific professionals who provide protected marine species monitoring and mitigation services.
What Makes Us Unique:
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Adaptive and reliable management built on decades of experience
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Established woman-owned small business
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Wisdom-driven focus on economy and efficiencies for client satisfaction and project success
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Our impeccable compliance and HSE record
Services & Expertise
Marine & wildlife Expertise
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Protected Species Observation (PSO) Services
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Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) Services
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Aerial – Vessel – Terrestrial – Acoustic
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Real-time mapping with Mysticetus™️software
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Data Management/Analysis/Reports
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NMFS-Approved PSO/PAM Training
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Terrestrial and Marine Wildlife, including birds
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Sturgeon/Fish Monitoring/Observer Services
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NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EA)
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Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
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Biological Assessments (BA) and Evaluations (BE)
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Field Research & Reporting
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Scientific Baseline Studies
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Desktop Analysis Studies
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MMPA - Marine Mammal Protection Act and ESA - Endangered Species Act
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Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) Applications
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Letter of Authorization (LOA) Applications
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Agency Consultation
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Environmental Permitting
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Marine Mammal Mitigation & Monitoring Plans (4MP)
Featured Project
MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY WILDLIFE EXPERTS
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Experience on over 8 Atlantic BOEM offshore lease areas
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Smultea Sciences set the OSW data and report standard preferred by NMFS/BOEM
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Featured panel speaker with Pacific Ocean Energy Trust regarding cetaceans and West Coast Offshore Wind
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Provided over 60% of PSO & PAM for US Atlantic Offshore Wind since 2016
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Pacific Windfloat Demonstration Project
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Member: Offshore Wind California
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Approved by NMFS/BOEM to train/certify PSOs/PAM operators
Smultea Sciences has been the premier wildlife expert for US marine renewable energy since 2014.
Offshore WIND Energy
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Project History
2021
CABOW – Coastal Acoustic Buoy for Offshore Wind, Sea Trials
Equinor Empire Wind
New England Aqua Ventus
Nearshore Bathymetry Support
Ørsted South Fork Wind – Combined PSO Report
Ørsted South Fork Wind - Review of Night Vision Technologies
Pier Replacement, Palmer Station, Antarctica
Puget Sound Partnership Harbor Seal Abundance Study
Puget Sound Partnership Sea Lion Abundance Study
Revolution Wind
Skipjack Wind
South Fork Wind
Sunrise Wind
US Wind
US Navy Ship Shock Trials
2019
Bay State Wind
Deepwater Wind Skipjack
Dominion Wind UAX
Equinor Empire Wind
Oceaneering Gulf of Mexico
Ocean Wind
Puget Sound Partnership Harbor Seal Abundance
Revolution Wind
Scripps/NSF Uruguay - Namibia
Sunrise Wind
Vineyard Wind
2017
Bay State Wind
Deepwater Wind
Honua HDOT Molokai Bird Surveys
NMFS PEIS Long-line Fisheries Pacific
NYSERDA Aerial Surveys
Navy Marine Mammal Aerial Density Surveys, WA
Ocean Wind
Puget Sound Harbor Seal Density
Spinner Dolphin MMPA Regulatory Support
TDI Gulf of Mexico MMO
2015
Alaska Cook Inlet LNG
Apache Cook Inlet PSO Services
Atlantic Seismic IHA Advisor (CGG)
Atlantic Seismic IHA (Schlumberger/W Geophysical)
Atlantic Seismic IHA (TGS)
Beaufort Sea BP/SAE PSO Services
BP/SAE North Prudhoe Bay PSO Services
Greenland Polar Fields Services PSO Support
Level B Harassment Assessment & Noise Probability Analysis, CA
NMML San Juan Islands Aerial Surveys
Navy/HDR Puget Sound Harbor Seal Workshop
Navy /HDR Marine Mammal Aerial Density Surveys, WA
Navy/ManTech S CA Density Models
TGS/ASRC Chukchi Sea IHA
Windfloat Pacific Offshore Wind Demonstration Project, OR
2013
Apache Cook Inlet PSO Services
Chukchi Sea Environmental Studies Program Review
Cook Inlet Beluga Habitat Analysis Study
Navy /HDR Marine Mammal Aerial Density Surveys, WA
Navy Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys, CA & HI
TGS/ASRC Chukchi Sea IHA
2011
Beaufort Sea Pt. Thompson EIS
Biological Assessment Wastewater Discharge on Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
Navy Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys, CA & HI
Navy/HDR Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys, Atlantic
NMFS Bowhead Whale Beaufort and Chukchi Seas survey review and data compilation
2009
Beaufort Sea Pt. Thompson EIS
Biological Assessment Wastewater Discharge on Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
EA and IHA Acoustic review of impacts of Seismic activities on Sea turtles
Knick Arm Bridge LOA Marine Mammal/Beluga Whale Review, Anchorage, AK
Navy Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys, CA & HI
NMFS Bowhead Whale Beaufort and Chukchi Seas survey review and data compilation
Programmatic EIS/OEIS for all Major Oceans – National Science Foundation
Regulatory Assessment for Gulf of Mexico offshore oil exploration
2007
Conoco-Phillips Beluga River, Cook Inlet, AK vessel and aerial marine mammal monitoring
Navy vessel-based marine mammal monitoring, Pearl Harbor, HI
Nuiksut CGG Veritas IHA Application, Beaufort Sea
Programmatic EIS/OEIS for all Major Oceans – National Science Foundation
2022
South Fork Wind COP Compliance Support
Puget Sound Partnership Sea Lion Abundance Report
Pier Replacement Palmer Station Antarctica
US Wind - Geotechnical
Ocean Wind 1 - Pmec
Ocean Wind 2 - Geophysical
Advanced Acoustic Technology Demo for Ørsted
Revolution Wind - Geophysical, Pmec
South Fork Wind - Geophysical
Sunrise Wind - Geophysical & Geotechnical, Pmec
Skipjack Wind 2 - Geotechnical
Aleutian Islands Cable Lay Alaska
2020
New England Aqua Ventus
Equinor Empire Wind
Ocean Wind
Puget Sound Partnership Harbor Seal Abundance
Revolution Wind
South Fork Wind
Sunrise Wind
2018
Bay State Wind
Deepwater Wind Skipjack
Dominion Wind UAX
Equinor Empire Wind
Oceaneering Gulf of Mexico
Ocean Wind
Puget Sound Partnership Harbor Seal Abundance
Revolution Wind
Scripps/NSF Uruguay - Namibia
Sunrise Wind
Vineyard Wind
2016
Alaska Cook Inlet LNG
Atlantic Seismic IHA Advisor (CGG)
Atlantic Seismic IHA (Schlumberger/W Geophysical)
Atlantic Seismic IHA (TGS)
Bay State Wind
Consistency Certification Atlantic (Schlumberger)
Honua HDOT Molokai Bird Surveys
NMFS PEIS Long-line Fisheries Pacific
NMML San Juan Islands Aerial Surveys
NYSERDA Aerial Surveys
Navy/HDR Marine Mammal Aerial Density Surveys, WA
Navy/ManTech S CA Density Models
Puget Sound Harbor Seal Workshop
TGS/ASRC Chukchi Sea IHA
Vineyard Wind
2014
Apache Cook Inlet PSO Services
Atlantic Seismic IHA Advisor (CGG)
Atlantic Seismic IHA (Schlumberger/W Geophysical)
Atlantic Seismic IHA (TGS)
Beaufort Sea BP/SAE PSO Services
Cook Inlet Beluga Habitat Analysis Study
BP/SAE North Prudhoe Bay PSO Services
Navy Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys, CA & HI
Navy /HDR Marine Mammal Aerial Density Surveys, WA
TGS/ASRC Chukchi Sea IHA
Windfloat Pacific Offshore Wind Demonstration Project, OR
2012
Navy Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys, CA & HI
TGS/ASRC Chukchi Sea IHA
2010
Beaufort Sea Pt. Thompson EIS
Biological Assessment Wastewater Discharge on Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
Knick Arm Bridge LOA Marine Mammal/Beluga Whale Review, Anchorage, AK
NMFS Bowhead Whale Beaufort and Chukchi Seas survey review and data compilation
Navy Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys, CA & HI
Programmatic EIS/OEIS for all Major Oceans – National Science Foundation
2008
IHA for Incidental Taking of ringed seals during on-ice seismic operations, Beaufort Sea
National Science Foundation / Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO) LGL EAs and IHAs Pacific, Atlantic, & Caribbean
Navy Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys, CA & HI
NMFS Bowhead Whale Beaufort and Chukchi Seas survey review and data compilation
Programmatic EIS/OEIS for all Major Oceans – National Science Foundation
