Conducting aquatic ecology research is often the first step in evaluating whether aquatic resources have been altered or impaired due to human-induced or environmental changes. Studies of aquatic organisms and their habitats can be complex and may involve a number of inter-related biotic and abiotic processes. Hinson Ecological understands these processes and is equipped with the expertise necessary to design and conduct studies that characterize aquatic organisms and restore the quality of the aquatic habitat in which these valuable resources reside. Hinson Ecological provides start-to-finish aquatic ecology services in the following categories: fisheries, aquatic habitat assessment, wetlands, shoreline permitting, regulatory compliance, aquatic habitat restoration, and water quality.