Environmental management of dredging: Technical specialist advice regarding environmental aspects of dredging and disposal operations

Examples: impact prediction, plume model interpretation, establishing water quality triggers, design of environmental monitoring programs, trench backfill option analysis, beneficial re-use of dredged material, expert panel review, synthesis of dredging research

Review and Evaluation: Independent peer review and expert panel evaluation

Examples: Expert panel evaluation of dredging programs, technical review of applied research programs, expert panel synthesis of dredging impacts on the Great Barrier Reef, scientific advisory group feasibility assessment for beneficial reuse of dredged material, aquaculture policy review, reviews of dredging plans and EIAs, expert witness in court case (oil spill)