Deanna Elvines
Marine Ecologist – Benthic Surveys, Environmental Effects Monitoring and Coastal Ecology
Qualifications
- MMCon (Masters of Marine Conservation). Victoria University of Wellington, 2012
- BAppSc (Environmental Management. Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, 2008
- DipSci (Marine Science). Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, 2007
Role at Cawthron
Deanna is a marine ecologist within the Coastal and Freshwater Group. She works mainly on marine monitoring projects, and is involved with the monitoring of oil and gas operations in the offshore Taranaki region. Deanna has also worked on marine mammal distribution surveys, AEEs and consent monitoring programs.
Technical skills, experience and interests
- Marine environmental effects monitoring
- Benthic surveys (baseline and monitoring), particularly soft bottom marine environments
- Marine mammal distribution surveys
- Desktop impact assessments
- Fisheries and deep water ecology
Publication links
- Johnston O, Barter PJ , Ellis J and Elvines D 2014. Recommendations for an offshore Taranaki environmental monitoring protocol: Drilling and production related discharges (OTEMP). Cawthron Report 2124. 53 pages plus appendices.
- Elvines D, Johnston O, Forrest RW and Allen C 2013. Benthic ecological survey for the Maari floating production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) installation 2013. Cawthron Report 2369. Prepared for OMV Ltd. 39 pages plus appendices.
- Elvines D, Johnston O, Forrest RW and Allen C 2013. Benthic ecological survey for the Tui 'Umuroa' floating production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) installation 2013. Cawthron Report 2370. Prepared for AWE Ltd.
- Johnston O, Elvines D, Forrest RW and Allen C 2013. Benthic ecological survey for the Maui-B Platform: Post-drilling, January 2013. Cawthron Report 2386. Prepared for Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd. 43 pages plus appendices.
- Johnston O, Elvines D, Forrest RW and Allen C 2013. Benthic ecological survey for the Maui-A Platform: Pre-drilling (2), January 2013. Cawthron Report 2384. Prepared for Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd. 36 pages plus appendices.
- Elvines D, Johnston O, Forrest RW and Allen C 2013. Method validation between two grab sampling techniques, offshore Taranaki. Prepared for AWE Ltd, OMV Ltd and STOS Ltd. 12 pages plus appendices.
- Johnston O, Elvines D, Forrest RW and Allen C 2012. Benthic ecological survey for the Ruru wellhead: Post-drilling, August 2012. Cawthron Report 2264. Prepared for Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd. 43 pages plus appendices.
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