Aquatic Ecosystem Services is a fisheries and environmental consulting company based in Makhanda (Grahamstown), South Africa. We specialise in providing research and consulting services for fisheries management and ecological assessments for coastal and aquatic (freshwater, estuarine and marine) environments.

Aquatic Ecosystem Services has two partners, Dr Russell Chalmers and Naomi Richardson who have a combined experience of 20 years managing and implementing research and environmental consultancy projects. This includes managing projects in numerous developing countries and working in numerous sectors, including port and marine infrastructure, fisheries, coastal zone management, mining, agro-industry, tourism and biodiversity, and spatial management and conservation planning.