I am a senior environmental and marine scientist with over 13 years of experience in coastal and marine management particularly benthic analysis and coral health assessments. Melissa has worked for both government and in private consulting for clients such as Jadestone, BHP, Chevron, Rio Tinto, ConocoPhillips and Woodside. I have experience in variety of areas including field investigations, water quality monitoring programs, coral health assessments, benthic habitat mapping, invasive species reporting, researching and synthesizing background information, sampling and survey design, and environmental impact assessments of marine and coastal developments such as ports, harbours and jetties, coastal developments and aquaculture. I also has report writing skills on many environmental reports and approval documentation and has assisted in the preparation of PERs, Environment Plans, Dredge Spoil Management Plans, Sustainability Reports and Oil Spill Response Plans. Specialties:Coral ID and coral health monitoringHabitat MappingMangrove Monitoring