| Welcoming Alistair Davison, Managing Director for Marine & Consents |
| Alistair Davison is APEM's newest Sector Managing Director, heading up the Marine and Consents division. Read about his experience and views of the sector. |
|
| AQUAFACT welcomes Dr Shane O'Boyle as its new divisional director |
| Since joining the APEM Group in February 2022 the team at AQUAFACT have continued to grow and flourish and now with their new divisional director in place we look forward to a new and exciting chapter. |
|
| The UN High Seas Treaty: a new era in ocean protection |
| Just 13% of our oceans can be counted as wilderness: free from human activity. Most of those wilderness areas are in the high seas, which are outside national boundaries. As they are free from legislation, these areas are open to overfishing, pollution, shipping and deep-sea mining, which can threaten marine wildlife and ecosystems. |
|
| World Poetry Day 2023 |
| In honour of World Poetry Day, we asked everyone in the APEM Group to put on their writing hats and pen some poems - with fantastic results! |
|
| AQUAFACT have been rated ESG 'Excellent' by independent consultancy Sustainable Advantage. |
| In a recent assessment and as part of the APEM Group, AQUAFACT have been rated 'excellent' by independent consultancy Sustainable Advantage. |
|
| Meet AQUAFACT's new senior marine ecologist, Marta Domingos |
| Marta left her hometown in Portugal to pursue a career in marine biology, where she eventually found her dream job at AQUAFACT in Ireland. |
|
| APEM Group announces the 2022 winner of its annual Picture of the Year competition |
| We received over 140 entries in total, ranging from shots of the UK's beautiful shores to those of New Zealand's most elusive species. |
|
| The APEM Group strengthens its senior management team - meet Darroch Baker and Alex Campbell, our new sector MDs |
| 2022 saw an exciting period of growth for the APEM Group, with two acquisitions and a boost in headcount reaching 500 members of staff by the end of the year. And along with greater numbers, our sectors increased their scale, significance and importance within their industries. |
|
| 2022: looking back at a great year for AQUAFACT |
| 2022 was a busy year for the AQUAFACT team. In February, we became part of the APEM Group, enhancing the marine and laboratory offering and allowing us to offer marine, freshwater and terrestrial services to more clients in Ireland and beyond. Here’s what else has happened this year. |
|
| What can we spy with SPI? |
| As a complimentary part of our benthic studies, AQUAFACT uses Sediment Profile Imagery (SPI), an innovative way to add speed, value and confidence to benthic surveys and give us a close-up view of the sea floor. |
|
| Characterising survey for designation of a Habitats Directive priority lagoon habitat at Tawin |
| AQUAFACT was contracted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, part of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, to determine if Tawin falls within the definition of a lagoon within the Habitats Directive. |
|
| Introducing Sharon Eastwood, the APEM Group’s Associate Director - Sustainability and Community Programmes |
| Environmental, Social (and Corporate) Governance (ESG) has always been central to the values of AQUAFACT and the wider APEM Group. |
|
| It's a hat trick for world-class environmental and geospatial consultancy the APEM Group |
| Today the APEM Group announced their third acquisition in less than a year, with the arrival of GoBe Consultants. |
|
| AQUAFACT becomes part of the APEM Group |
| Galway-based marine environmental consultancy AQUAFACT International Services Ltd has become the second acquisition by the APEM Group |
|
