Deep Seas Environmental Solutions Ltd
In depth advice of ocean environments

There are now hundreds of wells for oil and gas resources in waters deeper than 200m worldwide. New developments are reaching depths in excess of 3000m (e.g. in the Gulf of Mexico). While Environmental Impact Assessments are required for each…

Spatial management in the deep sea

The growing number of resource issues in the deep ocean is leading to the gradual development of multi-sectoral approaches to management issues, involving the International Seabed Authority (ISA), regional sea management organisations (e.g. the Oslo Paris Convention, OSPAR), regional fisheries…

Project and grant proposal assessments

DSES has wide experience in creating and assessing multidisciplinary research grant proposals with large-scale facilities and the organisation of deep-sea expeditions. Through work as Head of External Affairs for the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Godalming, and then the National Oceanography…

Marine genetic resources

The astonishing variety of life forms in the deep ocean, from microbes to fish, and their adaptations to high pressure and very low, or very high, temperatures, provide a bewildering array of choices for modern pharmaceutical, biotechnological and biomimetic markets. The…

Deep-sea mining

There have been considerable developments in the exploration for deep-sea minerals in recent years both within the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of individual nations and in ‘the Area’. Exploration licences in the Area have more than tripled since 2010. A number…

Deep-sea fishing

The repeated disturbance of the deep seabed by bottom trawling has caused major environmental change. This is particularly evident in the deep sea where key species have long generation times. Repeated disturbance by commercial operations leads quickly to major ecosystem…

Welcome to Deep Sea Environmental Solutions Ltd

Dr David Billett is a deep-sea ecologist with over 40 years experience of working in the oceanic environment. He is a specialist in benthic (seabed) habitats, including mid-ocean ridges, abyssal sediments, seamounts, coral mounds, submarine canyons and continental slopes. He has particular expertise in the interactions between benthic and pelagic environments. Research interests include 1) the potential effects of climate change on deep-sea ecosystems, 2) distinguishing between natural and man-made change in the ocean, 3) the environmental management of offshore deep-water fisheries, oil and gas production and mineral mining, 4) the creation of regional spatial management plans and 5) the restoration of marine ecosystems.