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)
Taxonomy Laboratory
Vittor & Associates currently employs six full-time taxonomists with a total of 60 years experience, and four full-time support staff with a total of 65 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 30 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.
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.
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.
Archaeology Services
Phase I Surveys, Phase II Testing, Phase III Data Recovery
Archival Research including historic map and aerial photographs
Background Research including archaeological literature reviews
MItigation Plans and Treatment Plans
Archaeological Monitoring
NAGPRA Consultation
American Indian Consultation
Preparation of Preservation or Avoidance Documents
Curation of artifacts
Vittor & Associates' Archaeology Department provides clients with cultural resources consulting, especially concerning compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The Archaeology Department specializes in cultural resource surveys of the north-central Gulf Coast focusing on south Alabama and south Mississippi. Vittor & Associates' has developed a cooperative working relationship with several state and federal agencies including the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC), the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH), and the US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.