Pinnacle Ecological, Inc. (Pinnacle) is an environmental science consulting company supporting permit acquisition and compliance for estuarine, coastal, and offshore marine development activities. With a global reach, Pinnacle provides environmental science services for government and private industry. Pinnacle's unique expertise focus on environmental impact assessments, benthic assessment and monitoring surveys, habitat characterization and GIS mapping, field-data collection and QA/QC data management, environmental permitting and permit compliance, coastal hydrodynamics, marine habitat restoration, and scientific dive safety training and management. Pinnacle is recognized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) as leaders in seagrass and coral reef studies including damage assessment and habitat restoration. In 2008, NOAA honored Pinnacle's scientists with the prestigious Presidential Partnership Award recognizing their dedicated contributions to the Coral Rescue, Relocation, Nursery, and Beneficial Use Program in the FKNMS. Pinnacle's continued commitment and service to our clients includes implementing sound scientific methodology, producing exemplary peer reviewed scientific reports, and designing effective avoidance and mitigation measures which contribute to streamlining the environmental permit process and maintaining project schedules.

Benthic Assessment Surveys Habitat Characterization GIS Mapping Monitoring & Mitigation Plans Coral Reef Seagrass & Mangrove Studies Environmental Permiting Coral Relocation & Restoration Artificial Reefs Scientific Diving 24hr Emergency Response Monitoring & Mitigation Plans Seagrass & Mangrove Studies Coral Relocation & Restoration Hydrodynamic Processes Scientific Dive Training and Safety Management Technical Diving Environmental Impact Assessment Ichthyoplankton Sampling and Analysis Protected Species Surveys Rapid Environmental Emergency Response Team Habitat Restoration – Coral Reef and Seagrass Section 7 Consultation and Biological Opinion (ESA) NEPA Environmental Review Management Coral Relocation NPDES Permitting UMAM and Mitigation Plans Waste/Recycling/Environmental Environmental Controls Environmental Services