Our Services

Sea Nest, and partner organisation, e3Scientific Ltd, can help deliver your restoration, marine farming or coastal protection goals. Contact us for information on artificial reef site selection, methods for active restoration, resource consents, transport and deployment, ecological assessments, and monitoring.

We can support your project from inception to success

  • Sea Nest is researching and developing methods for the propagation and attachment of Macrocystis Pyrifera (Bladder Kelp) to Sea Nest modules. Sea Nest can also work with you to seed other species, including pāua, mussels or oysters.

  • Sea Nest can arrange transport of Sea Nest artificial reef modules to the deployment site. Sea Nest can also arrange deployment of the modules. Contact us for details.

  • Monitoring artificial reef modules after deployment is important to ensure that pest species do not establish themselves on the reef. Sea Nest, in partnership with e3Scientific, can arrange marine ecology and professional scientific diving services to ensure proper monitoring and management of your project.

  • Sea Nest can manage preparation of any resource consents/coastal permits required for your project.

  • Sea Nest, in partnership with e3Scientific, can arrange scientific assessments of proposed deployment habitats and ecosystems, and can provide scientific advice on reef location and design.

  • Sea Nest, in partnership with e3Scientific, can provide scientific assessments, and arrange other professional advice to help you find the right site for your restoration, aquaculture, or coastal protection project.