Services
For nearly two decades, MER has supported coastal and offshore activities in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean with marine evidence, field delivery, analysis, monitoring and decision-ready reporting. MER works at the intersection of consultancy, applied research, public obligations and education, helping clients and partners move from questions and constraints to workable marine solutions.
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Areas of excellence
MER’s work across key themes and sectors.
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Consultancy sectors
- Ports, marinas and harbors
- Coastal protection and marine civil works
- Waterfront developments and coastal real estate
- Desalination, outfalls and coastal utilities
- Subsea cables and pipelines
- Offshore energy (oil, gas and renewables)
- Aquaculture (farms, hatcheries, aquaculture ports)
- Fisheries and coastal communities
- Marine spatial planning and integrated coastal management
Research programmes and tenders
- National and regional marine obligations such as MSFD, WFD, Habitats Directive, Barcelona Convention
- Assessment methods, thresholds and classification frameworks
- Marine Protected Areas and effective area-based conservation measures
- Habitat mapping and ecosystem status, including mesophotic environments
- Restoration and nature-based solutions
- Climate change adaptation and coastal resilience
- Invasive species and biosecurity
- Fisheries, bycatch reduction and elasmobranch conservation
- Aquaculture innovation and sustainability
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Skills and services we provide
Core capabilities and tools that MER applies across consultancy and research programmes.
Biodiversity and ecological surveys
- Multi-taxa surveys from plankton and benthos to fish and megafauna
- Establishment of monitoring stations and application of ecological indices
- Targeted work for sensitive habitats and protected species where relevant
- Non-indigenous species monitoring, biodiversity change and early detection support
Seabed mapping, acoustics and underwater imaging
- Acoustic surveys for seafloor characterisation, mapping and habitat classification
- Ground-truthing with divers, underwater video/photography and ROV support where needed
- Underwater acoustics including noise measurements when required
Oceanography and metocean monitoring
- Water-column profiling and in situ measurements using CTD, single and multi-sensor platforms
- Metocean observations (wind, waves, currents) using deployed sensors and loggers
- On-board survey execution and monitoring design aligned with project objectives
Sampling and laboratory analysis
- Biological analyses and taxonomy
- Water sampling at depth using appropriate samplers and rosette systems where required
- Sediment sampling using grabs, corers and sediment traps, with robust sample handling
- Laboratory workflows supporting physicochemical and biological sample processing
Data analysis, modelling and reporting
- Data quality control, statistics, spatial analysis and GIS deliverables
- Numerical modelling: hydrodynamics, dispersion, sediment transport and beach evolution
- Clear reporting outputs supporting permitting, management and decision-making
Stakeholder engagement and socio-economic approaches
- Stakeholder mapping, consultations, workshops, surveys and interviews
- Socio-economic assessment inputs supporting coastal planning and management
- Living Lab and co-design approaches, including structured citizen science support