Oceans & Coasts

IBSS partners with government, industry, academia, and communities to protect natural resources and help improve the well-being of our planet and its inhabitants.

We combine exceptional resource management and scientific literacy with IT, data analytics, and system development capabilities to help our clients address challenges. We implement actionable strategies for the use of new tools and technologies to solve current and future challenges in a rapidly changing world.

Ocean, Coastal & Fisheries Science

IBSS contributes specialized expertise, in situ research, communications, and innovative approaches to help our clients understand, sustain, and manage our living marine, ocean, and coastal resources. We tackle emerging issues such as climate change, human impacts, and ocean health to promote functioning marine and coastal ecosystems and investment in sustainable resource stewardship.

Ecosystem-Based Living Marine Resource (LMR) Management
Surveys, Sampling, Sensing, and Other Field Work
Aquaculture – Research, Animal Husbandry, Outreach
Genomics and Other Laboratory Support
Oceanographic Instrument Design and Development
Economics, Socioeconomics, and Human Dimensions
Data Analytics and Management Solutions

Environmental Intelligence & Ecological Forecasting

Living marine resource (LMR) management in the U.S. faces unprecedented and evolving challenges including demands for resource use, climate change, extreme weather, economic pressures, and limited resources to meet data collection, research, computational, and analysis needs. IBSS helps our clients predict ecological impacts and integrate marine science, environmental policy and law, and conservation into actions that protect lives, property, economies, and ecosystem services.

Ocean Climate Adaptation Strategies
Ecological Forecasting and Advanced Modeling
Ecological System Prediction and Environmental Security
Climate Vulnerability Assessments
Environmental Justice and Equity
Integrated Observation Systems

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, POLICY & Strategic Planning

IBSS provides a full range of environmental policy analysis, regulatory compliance, strategic planning, and facilitation that address divergent viewpoints and interests with practical solutions.

We are adept at identifying the tradeoffs among competing interest groups and provide expert support to government, industry, and community decision-makers involved in ecosystem-based management of living marine resources.

Strategic Planning
Policy and Regulatory Compliance – NEPA, ESA, MMPA, MSA/EFH, NHPA, AQUAA, EOs
Seafood Traceability, Safety, Supply Chain Management
Specialized Domain Expertise

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Response, Recovery & Resilience

Large-scale social-ecological disturbances and disasters are increasingly common phenomena and require rapid, effective emergency response and recovery efforts to save and protect lives and property. Thoughtful stewardship of marine resources, habitats, and ecosystems are critical to building resilient communities and robust economies that can withstand natural and man-made stressors. IBSS delivers critical interdisciplinary expertise, human resources, and monitoring and management that helps our clients improve resilience to disasters and other influences to their social, environmental, and ecological systems.

Habitat, Species, and Ecosystem Conservation
Climate-driven Impacts Assessment
Disaster Preparedness and Response
Marine Debris Mitigation
Coastal Resilience and Land Use Planning

Scientific Information Systems & Technologies

IBSS offers exceptional depth and expertise in science-driven IT, data analytics, integrated machine learning (MLOps) and artificial intelligence, geospatial modeling, remote technologies, and software development that enable our clients to increase their data quality and value.

Scientific Systems Lifecycle Support – Web, Mobile, GIS
Data Analytics, Modeling, and Forecasting
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Solutions
Oceanographic Systems and Software Engineering
Unmanned and Remotely Operated Technologies
Electronic Data Collection, Monitoring, and Reporting

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Communications, Facilitation, Outreach & Education

IBSS creates media, messaging, and visuals that help our clients disseminate more easily understood and appreciated science to a wide variety of audiences. We coordinate multi-channel communications, design visually compelling graphics, produce award-winning videos, and manage and update web/social media content and campaigns. We develop science outreach and education programs and products that have inspired and increased marine and coastal scientific literacy, promoted stewardship values, and cultivate partnerships. We work with Federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs), K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and other constituents to promote STEM education priorities.