Coastal and aquatic ecosystems are among the most biodiverse and economically vital places on Earth. They provide environmental, social, economic, and cultural services that form the foundation of human well-being — yet they are in alarmingly rapid decline, driven by human activity and the accelerating effects of climate change.

Marmoris delivers science-backed, audited, and transparent data-driven insights from satellite and in-situ sources to protect aquatic biodiversity and its essential ecosystem services. Working with leading universities and technical partners, we transform complex environmental data into high-integrity monitoring solutions for the sustainable management of coastal and aquatic resources worldwide.

The ecosystems we work with

From coral reefs and mangroves to seagrass meadows and kelp forests, we help organisations monitor, protect, and make data-driven decisions about the ecosystems that underpin marine biodiversity and coastal livelihoods.

Coral Reefs

Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor but support roughly 25% of all marine life, providing habitat, spawning grounds, and food for more than a million species. They protect coastlines from storm surge, sustain fisheries that feed hundreds of millions of people, and generate over USD 300 billion a year in ecosystem services. With more than 70% of reefs already degraded, timely, data-driven intervention is no longer optional

Mangroves

Mangroves are among the most effective carbon sinks on Earth, storing up to four times more carbon per hectare than tropical forests. They shelter coastlines from storms and erosion, filter land-based pollution before it reaches the sea, and serve as nurseries for the fish and shellfish that coastal communities depend on. Yet they are being cleared faster than almost any other forest type, largely for aquaculture and coastal development

Seagrass

Seagrass meadows are quiet powerhouses of the coastal ocean. They stabilise the seabed, improve water clarity, sequester blue carbon at rates that rival mangroves, and provide critical feeding and nursery habitat for turtles, seahorses, and commercial fish species. Globally, seagrass is disappearing at around 7% per year, driven by nutrient pollution, sedimentation, and coastal development. With consequences that cascade through the entire coastal food web

Kelp forests

Kelp forests are the underwater equivalent of rainforests: towering, three-dimensional habitats that shelter thousands of species and anchor the food webs of temperate coasts. They absorb wave energy, sequester carbon, and support fisheries worth billions annually. Rising sea temperatures, marine heatwaves, and ecological imbalances have caused dramatic declines in many regions. Making continuous, large-scale monitoring essential to any serious conservation response

What we do

We turn satellite signals into verified, audit-ready intelligence. Using Earth Observation, Geographic Information Systems, and AI, enriched through in-situ data integration, we deliver insights that support real decisions. Our work falls into three areas:

Environmental Impact Assessment and Regulatory Compliance

Satellite-based EIAs, baseline characterisations, and post-construction monitoring built on the Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) framework. We construct multi-year baselines, isolate event-driven change from natural variability, and screen for biological risks, including Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), that can affect permitting, operations, or liability. Deliverables include dashboards, technical reports, and full geospatial data packages that meet the standards expected by regulators, financiers, and certification bodies

Biodiversity and Water Quality Monitoring

Continuous monitoring of the indicators that describe ecosystem health: chlorophyll-a, suspended sediment, coloured dissolved organic matter, turbidity, sea surface temperature, and more. We run time-series analysis, anomaly detection, and seasonality and pattern analysis to separate normal variation from genuine change. Where biology matters, we add species distribution and invasive species detection, and infer biodiversity status from environmental indicators. Outputs are delivered with near real-time updates and early warning systems, including Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) forecasting, where operational speed matters

Blue Economy and Ecosystem Restoration

Geospatial decision support for site selection, monitoring and evaluation of restoration outcomes, land cover and land use change detection, and habitat health assessment. We help restoration projects, blue carbon developers, and coastal authorities choose the right sites, track what is actually happening across them, and report results with the same rigour expected of any other infrastructure investment

Our outputs are delivered as reports, dashboards, data portals, or mobile apps. Whichever fits how our clients work.

Monitor

Continuous water-quality intelligence

Sentinel-2, Sentinel-3, and Copernicus data processed into time series for turbidity, chlorophyll-a, SST, and CDOM. With automated alerts when values cross your thresholds

Detect

Catch trouble before it becomes a crisis

Change detection and pattern recognition across multi-year satellite time series. We identify pollution sources, habitat shifts, and ecological stress before they become irreversible

Measure

Audit-ready data for EIA and MRV

Baseline habitat mapping, blue-carbon stock assessment, and BACI-framework EIAs. Defensible geospatial packages: maps, shapefiles, GeoTIFFs, and technical reports

Forecast

De-risk decisions before you make them

redictive modelling and scenario analysis for site selection, conservation planning, bloom-risk windows, and investment de-risking in blue-economy projects

Commercial markets we serve

Aquaculture and Fisheries

Operators and regulators in aquaculture and fisheries depend on water quality, species distribution, and early warning of biological risks, above all Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), which can wipe out stock in a single event. We deliver near real-time monitoring of the conditions that drive HABs, oxygen depletion, and habitat shifts, giving farms, fleets, and authorities the lead time to protect stock, plan operations, and meet certification and reporting requirements

Offshore Renewables

Offshore wind and other renewables developers face long permitting timelines and heavy environmental reporting obligations. We support site selection, baseline characterisation, Environmental Impact Assessments, and post-construction monitoring with satellite-derived evidence that is consistent, repeatable, and audit-ready — built around the Before-After-Control-Impact framework that regulators expect, and including screening for HAB and other biological risks that can affect construction windows and operations

Blue Economy and Ecosystem Restoration

Restoration projects, blue carbon developers, conservation organisations, and coastal authorities need affordable, defensible data across large areas and long time horizons. We provide geospatial decision support for site selection, monitoring and evaluation of restoration outcomes, land cover and land use change detection, and habitat health assessment. Replacing slow, fragmented field campaigns with continuous, comparable evidence.

“Covering less than one percent of the ocean floor, reefs support an estimated twenty-five percent of all marine life, with over 4,000 species of fish alone. Reefs provide spawning, nursery, refuge and feeding areas for a large variety of organisms.”

International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)

“Coastal ecosystems provide us with an integral service – sequestering and storing “blue” carbon from the atmosphere and oceans and hence are an essential piece of the solution to global climate change.”

the BLUE CARBON initiative

“Climate change is damaging coral reefs and other key ecosystems. People are cutting too much wood from mangroves and clearing them for fish farms and other activities. Overfishing is threatening the stability of fish stocks, nutrient pollution is contributing to the creation of dead zones, and nearly 80 per cent of the world’s wastewater is discharged without treatment.”

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration