Marine and Estuarine Services
Fisheries Surveys
ROV Operations
Bathymetry Surveys
Side-Scan Sonar Surveys
Seagrass Bed Surveys
Pipeline Monitoring/Impact Assessments
Sediment Analysis/Profiles
Artificial Reef Surveys
Threatened/Endangered
Species Surveys
Environmental Impact Assessment
Ecological Risk Assessment
Coral Reef Surveys
Gravity and Vibra Coring
Water Quality Monitoring
EPA Certified Scientific Dive Team
Hazardous Spill Impact Assessments (Hazmat
Certified)
Freshwater Services
Lotic & Lentic Rapid Bioassessments for
Macroinvertebrates and Fish
Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) Calculations
Instream Flow Modeling/Habitat Simulation Modeling
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys
Macroinvertebrate Colonization Studies
Mussel Surveys
Fisheries
Surveys
Threatened/Endangered Species Surveys
Tropical Stream Ecology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Sediment Analysis/Profiles
Lake and Pond Management
Vittor & Associates has been on the forefront of
developing and implementing stream rapid bioassessment techniques for
macroinvertebrates. We have developed and conducted stream rapid bioassessments
in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Mississippi and Georgia. We
have also utilized lake rapid bioassessments for macroinvertebrates and developed
management plans for small lakes.
Vittor & Associates has conducted mussel surveys in
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and New York for
pipeline development and transportation projects, stream and riverine surveys
for threatened/endangered mussels and gastropods, long-term monitoring studies
and provided expert testimony on the ecology of freshwater mollusks.
GIS/GPS Services
Benthic Site Characterizations
Wetlands Mapping/Permit Tracking
Data Visualization/Exploratory Data
Analysis
3-Dimensional Spatial Modeling
Pipeline Routing Analysis
Environmental Impact Statements/Assessments
Watershed Assessment/Management
Endangered Species Mapping
Forest Management
Site Remediation
Vittor & Associates‘ GIS department utilizes Windows Professional workstations and operates ARC/INFO, ArcView GIS, and ArcGIS software. Numerous software extensions allow us to perform spatial analysis and cell statistics using grid-based data, 3-D spatial analysis and modeling, and image analysis.
Wetland and Terrestrial Services
Wetland Mitigation Design, Monitoring and
Maintenance
Wetlands Delineation
Wetlands Permitting
Wetlands Reconnaissance
Wetlands Restoration and Creation
Habitat Evaluation/Assessment
Threatened/Endangered Species Surveys
Vittor & Associates has considerable experience in coastal and inland wetland and terrestrial ecosystem studies. We routinely perform surveys of jurisdictional wetland boundaries. Our wetland mitigation experience includes habitat evaluation surveys, site selection, project design, excavation management, plant species collection, nurserying, vegetation planting, and monitoring. Other biological surveys performed by Vittor & Associates have included rare and endangered species assessments, non-wetland vegetation, wildlife, and aquatic biota.
Taxonomy Laboratory
Vittor & Associates currently employs eight full-time taxonomists with a total of 55 years experience, and five full-time support staff with a total of 60 years experience. We are proficient in the identification of benthic macroinfauna from the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. We have additional experience with samples from the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Russia.
Our Taxonomy Laboratory processes between 2,000 - 3,000 benthic samples per year. We have analyzed more than 60,000 samples in the past 28 years.
Several of our senior taxonomists are nationally recognized experts in the identification of marine crustaceans and polychaetes. Vittor & Associates has published the seven-volume polychaete guide, “Taxonomic Guide to the Polychaetes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico,” that is acknowledged worldwide.