Based in Cleveland, Brisbane, Biodiversity Assessment and Management (BAAM) is an ecological consultancy organisation that has been providing a variety of ecological assessments and monitoring to Brisbane Airport Corporation for the past 10 years.

With the development of Brisbane Airport’s parallel runway, BAAM is keeping a close eye on the population of migratory shorebirds in the region.

There are between 1,000 to 2,000 migratory shorebirds that populate the Moreton Bay region, and the construction of the runway had the potential to disturb the area’s biodiversity if not carefully planned. With the construction of a new shore wall and a lighting structure in the bay, many steps were taken to minimise environmental impact.