James Massey
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James is a consultant in marine and coastal ecosystems and associated marine issues, as well as geographical information systems (GIS). James has significant experience in data collection and analysis especially for estuarine, coastal and marine aquatic environments and has been involved with development of habitat classification and monitoring techniques in the UK, EU and abroad including formulating methods for survey and analysis and contributing to international classification systems and standards. He has also been involved in applying habitat information to environmental risk management and strategic environmental assessment in the North Sea and Irish Sea and Western Atlantic. His experience includes managing a number of marine surveys and project. James has managed and carried out a number of GIS applications in the terrestrial, coastal and marine sector including, coastal squeeze assessments, renewable energy resource modelling and feasibility studies, habitat and development appraisals and developing new information for marine areas, such as the identification of potential offshore SAC. James has developed and carried out spatial analysis and constraints mapping for Strategic Environmental Assessments in the UK and Europe.
Specialties: Strategic Environmental Assessment.
Environmental Impact Assessment and EIS production.
Marine Habitats Directive Assessments and European Protected Species Assessments
Ecological survey – coastal, marine and offshore (inc. Commercial Diving).
GIS
Marine Licensing – Foreshore Licence, Dumping at Sea Permit, Marine Discharge consents, PUDAC, offshore EIS EAA and ERAs.
Marine habitat mapping and protected area assessments.