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Vessels

Marine Solutions has four vessels to cater for a wide variety of project types and working conditions. All vessels are in commercial survey.

The Abyss is a 14.0 m Cumberland power catamaran capable of undertaking projects throughout Tasmania and interstate. The Abyss is an ideal liveaboard vessel and has capacity for extended field trips with comfortable living quarters for clients and crew.

The Abyss is cable of mapping bathymetry and habitats and is suitable as a base for research diving. It has a draft of 0.6 m and has a small tender.

We have a purpose built planing hull 6.0 m aluminium research vessel The Second  Solution, fitted with bathymetric and habitat mapping equipment, and with dive entry and exit fixtures for research divers. In addition, the vessel is fitted with computer logging equipment and towed video with recording capability. Furthermore it has powered lifting davits and sieving attachments for lifting and maneuvering heavy sampling equipment, a tender vessel and two sit-on-top kayaks.

Our outboard powered The Small Solution small rigid hull inflatable boat is suitable for near-shore rivers, lakes and sheltered shallow waters.

The Environmental Solution is a 6.0 m Hobson trihull with twin 90 horsepower engines. It has powered lifting davits and sieving attachments for lifting and maneuvering heavy sampling equipment, and is capable of accommodating our vessel-mounted ADCP set-up.  It is equipped with sounder and GPS for bathymetric mapping.  With a dive ladder and a very stable work platform, The Environmental Solution is a suitable platform for conducting dive work. It is primarily based in Macquarie Harbour for increased capacity in the west/north west region.

Evie Callander

Evie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Science from the University of Western Australia, is a qualified Recreational Dive Instructor and Coxswains (unrestricted). She has over five years experience working in both the aquaculture and eco-tourism industries in Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania and two years experience in environmental consulting in Tasmania. Her consulting experience extends to the offshore Oil and Gas industry where she worked as part of a project team coordinating environmental surveys for the decommissioning of oil and gas rigs in the Bass Strait.

Evie joined the Marine Solutions team in May 2021 as a Project Officer, and has added value to the team in both field operations and office logistics with skills in environmental data collection, data analysis and management, and reporting.

Isabella Declerck

Isabella joined the Marine Solutions team in 2019. Since then Isabella has had a vast amount of field experience in environmental quality monitoring, data collection and sediment assessment around Tasmania. Isabella holds a Coxswains (restricted) and deckhand. She also has immense experience in motorboats and dinghies because of her sailing and coaching background.

Kate Ward

Kate completed her Masters of Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability majoring in the Science and Management of Global Change at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.  Her research was centered around equitable access to water, using QGIS to map water poverty in high-income areas. Prior to that, she completed a Bachelors of International Studies which gave her a strong understanding of policy and governance.  Kate works across a wide range of different projects including environmental impact statements, water quality monitoring and natural values assessments. Previously, she has worked in fish habitat restoration, social research and education. Kate also holds a Diploma of Languages, Cert IV in Training and Assessment, CELTA, Coxswains Grade 2 NC and is a certified PADI Rescue Diver. 

Kate Ward

Kate completed her Masters of Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability majoring in the Science and Management of Global Change at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.  Her research was centered around equitable access to water, using QGIS to map water poverty in high-income areas. Prior to that, she completed a Bachelors of International Studies which gave her a strong understanding of policy and governance.  Kate works across a wide range of different projects including environmental impact statements, water quality monitoring and natural values assessments. Previously, she has worked in fish habitat restoration, social research and education. Kate also holds a Diploma of Languages, Cert IV in Training and Assessment, CELTA, Coxswains Grade 2 NC and is a certified PADI Rescue Diver.