Assessing the Biological Health of Freshwater Ecosystems

Aquatic Biology Associates, Inc. has quantified the results of macroinvertebrate samples in the State of Idaho for two large USGS water quality projects: our Statewide Water Quality Network and the Boise River Water Quality and Biological Integrity Sampling Network. Since 1994 the USGS Idaho Water Science Center has received complete and accurate macroinvertebrate data that meet all of our data quality objectives for very reasonable prices. Bob Wisseman has given us personal and professional assistance in identifying objectives for the use of macroinvertebrate data in our water quality studies as well as helped our office in reporting results. Bob is always available to answer any questions posed to him about our data. His lab has also provided quality assurance data to help identify sampling needs to reduce analytical error.

The personable and knowledgeable staff at ABA, Inc., combined with high-quality results and transparent interpretation, make returning to ABA year after year with our macroinvertebrate samples an easy choice.

Aquatic Biology Associates provided cost-effective and conscientious services tailored to our project objectives. Their high-quality data sets were presented in a way that could readily be understood by expert and non-expert reviewers alike. And Bob’s succinct interpretation of results related to water quality conditions being assessed for our project enabled us to determine likelihood of risk to the invertebrate community from project operations.

Aquatic Biology Associates has performed our taxonomic analysis for the City of Seattle for the past 16 years. I have been very pleased with the high quality of both work and technical assistance. Bob Wisseman has always been willing to explain various aspects of the process, from the best way to preserve and ship the samples to the interpretation of the results. Our samples tend to be different from other areas’ samples since the sample sites are highly urbanized, but that has never been a problem for this lab. I’ve always felt that ABA was willing to go the extra distance to make sure the City got the maximum value out of their biological sampling efforts.

San Marino Environmental Associates has used ABA for many years and has found them to produce high-quality, accurate work in a timely manner at reasonable prices.

Dr. Wevers benefits ABA clients through a rare combination of scientific expertise and project management experience. I have long been impressed by her acumen in both lab and field settings and her capacity to bring value at all phases of planning, implementing, and reporting for fisheries and macro-invertebrate projects. She is a highly skilled communicator and accomplished in coordinating, managing, and collaborating with diverse groups of people, including scientific colleagues, technical professionals, graduate students, and resource managers.