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M is a consultant firm in marine sciences offering top of the line services in ecology, impact studies, scientific diving and science education.

M specializes in environmental and oceanographic services including research, field and laboratory work, and also education and scientific communication to the public. We offer a strong and innovative scientific expertise for specific issues in order to support applied projects, all the while emphasizing our clients’ particular needs with customized research designs.

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OUR MISSION: Protect oceans and ecosystems by high-tech research, innovative approaches, and promote science and its importance by popularizing and communicating it in different medias and for all ages.

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Scientific communication: specialized courses and training

Many businesses, organizations or institutions depend on good knowledge of marine sciences but do not necessarily have the capacity to train their team or members on detailed or specific concepts. The role of M is to offer trainings and adapted contents to satisfy its clients needs. With its great expertise and important collaboration network, M has the capacity to get the most recent information in different scientific fields, to integrate it and to share it in the most comprehensible way, at the level wanted for its client. 

Research and impact studies

The enforcement of laws and regulations in the field of environmental protection and enhancement and the increasing preoccupations of communities in terms of sustainable development are now essential components in the startup and advancement of maritime projects. M intends to integrate the principles of sustainable development to the elaboration of specific solutions for its clients. Our approach aims to preserve the balance between the humans’ needs and the natural environment and mitigate the impacts of human activities on marine ecosystems. M is there to respond to the different needs of its clients in terms of sustainable development by offering services in impact studies, environmental audits, implementation and maintenance of environmental management systems, and environmental follow-up programs. Our approach is integrated and incorporates concepts of marine ecology to the socio-economic challenges of each client.

Biological survey

M specializes also in the implementation of different sampling protocols dedicated to the assessment of marine resources. Highly specialized and recognized for marine mammal assessments, M also has an expertise on marine debris (pollution), benthos, ecotoxicology and sampling by scuba diving. Also, for all the marine fields covered by M, we are able to create robust sampling protocols to guide the field teams chosen by its clients.

Project management in marine sciences

Based on its extensive experience in managing multi-disciplinary scientific projects, M offers services of project development (project proposals, grant applications, etc.) in the maritime and science popularization fields, and the management and realization of these projects. May it be for research programs, conferences or general public events related to sciences, M now has a notoriety and a unique expertise to help its clients to accomplish such projects.

Products & services offered:

• Impact studies
• Biological assessments
• Environmental monitoring programs
• Consulting in shoreline development
• Revegetation riparian & coastal zones
• Ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management
• Sustainable fisheries & ecocertification
• Services and advice in sustainable development
• Professional scientific diving
• Marine protected areas planning
• Project management in marine sciences
• Planning & management of eco-friendly events
• Business development and project management for the maritime industry
• Production of educational tools and accessible scientific content for training, courses and conferences
• Specialized training in marine sciences (ecosystem modelling, marine mammal observers, communication of sciences, etc.)

Lyne Morissette, CEO