What Bioanalysts does

BioAnalysts, Inc. is a privately held fisheries and environmental research consulting firm founded in 1981 by Don Chapman and headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with additional offices in Sisters, Oregon, and East Wenatchee, Washington. The firm conducts research and technical analyses of environmental issues affecting fish in the Pacific Northwest, with particular focus on ESA-listed and sensitive species including Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon, Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout, White Sturgeon, and Pacific Lamprey.

The firm's core technology stack consists of field-research and technical-analysis methodologies rather than software platforms: biotelemetry (radio telemetry, acoustic tags, PIT-tag technologies), GPS-based habitat survey methods, surgical and gastric tag implantation, underwater observation, experimental and statistical design, and ArcGIS-based spatial analysis supported by an in-house fisheries library. Service lines span habitat evaluation, land-use impacts analysis, population dynamics research, threatened and endangered species services, expert testimony, fish passage evaluation, hydro-power relicensing support, hatchery evaluations, harvest management advisory, hydro-power effects analysis, and stream restoration consulting.

BioAnalysts operates a sales-led, consultative go-to-market model, engaging government agencies (NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bonneville Power Administration, and state regulators), industrial clients (hydroelectric operators, forestry, mining, grazing interests), and environmental advocacy groups on a project-by-project basis. Revenue is generated through professional services billing; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution occurs through direct client engagement, referral-based relationships within the Pacific Northwest fisheries science community, and expert-witness work in regulatory proceedings.

Name

Bioanalysts

Legal name

BioAnalysts, Inc.

Website

https://bioanalysts.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BioAnalysts is a privately held fisheries and environmental research consulting firm in Boise, Idaho, providing field investigations, technical analyses, expert testimony, and ESA-related advisory services to government agencies, hydroelectric operators, and environmental groups across the Pacific Northwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Fisheries Consulting Services

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquatic Ecology & Fisheries Assessments (EUAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Marine & Freshwater Conservation (BPAGAGAE)

Keywords

• Fisheries consulting
• Environmental analysis
• Fish passage evaluation
• ESA compliance
• Habitat assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Boise

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: BioAnalysts generates revenue through professional consulting services providing research and technical analyses to government agencies, environmental groups, and industries on fisheries and environmental issues. Services are delivered on a project basis with expertise in habitat evaluation, fish passage, population dynamics, and Endangered Species Act compliance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

BioAnalysts conducts research and technical analyses of environmental issues affecting fish, with specialization in Pacific Northwest resident and anadromous species (Chinook, Coho, Sockeye Salmon, Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout, White Sturgeon, Pacific Lamprey). The firm delivers field investigations, technical analyses, expert testimony, and regulatory support on a project basis to government agencies, industries, and environmental organizations.

Product overview

BioAnalysts, Inc. is a fisheries and environmental research consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional scientific services. The company operates as a single-service consulting practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Services include habitat evaluation, land-use impact analysis, population dynamics research, threatened and endangered species analysis, expert testimony, experimental design, fish passage evaluation using biotelemetry technologies (radiotelemetry, acoustic tags, PIT-tags), data analysis, hydro-power relicensing support, salmon and trout ecology studies, hydro-power effects analysis, library research services, hatchery evaluations, harvest management advisory, and stream restoration consulting. The firm specializes in research on Pacific Northwest fish species including Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon, Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout, White Sturgeon, and Pacific Lamprey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Habitat Evaluation
• Land-Use Impacts Analysis
• Population Dynamics Research
• Threatened and Endangered Species Analysis
• Expert Testimony
• Experimental Design
• Fish Passage Evaluation
• Data Analysis
• Hydro-Power Relicensing
• Radiotelemetry / Biotelemetry Research
• Salmon and Trout Ecology Research
• Hydro-Power Effects Analysis
• Library Research Services
• Hatchery Evaluations
• Harvest Management Advisory
• Stream Restoration Consulting

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP (formerly Golder Associates): Global engineering consultancy with strong environmental and water practices following Golder acquisition. Competes on hydropower, permitting, and habitat restoration work in the Pacific NW with greater scale and breadth.
• ICF International: Large global consulting firm with a substantial environmental and fisheries practice serving federal and state agencies on ESA, climate, and water resource issues. Competes for the same large RFPs and offers broader advisory scope.
• Tetra Tech: Global environmental and engineering consulting firm with deep water resources and fisheries capabilities. Competes with BioAnalysts on large multi-disciplinary Pacific NW procurements but as part of a much broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Kleinschmidt Associates: Hydropower and environmental consulting firm specializing in fish passage, licensing, and regulatory support. Overlaps directly with BioAnalysts' fish passage evaluation, hydro-power relicensing, and biotelemetry offerings.
• Natural Resource Consultants: Seattle-based fisheries and aquatic ecology consulting firm providing technical analysis for hydropower, ESA compliance, and habitat restoration in the Pacific NW. Highly comparable in scope, services, and client base to BioAnalysts.
• Cramer Fish Sciences: West Coast fisheries science and engineering consulting firm offering similar services in fish passage, habitat, and population dynamics. Closest direct competitor with comparable Pacific NW focus and customer mix of utilities, tribes, and government agencies.
• Normandeau Associates (Stantec): Environmental and biological consulting firm offering fisheries, wildlife, and habitat services to utilities, agencies, and industry. Comparable in technical services mix and regulatory-compliance orientation.
• R2 Resource Consultants: Pacific NW environmental and fisheries consulting firm providing fish passage, habitat, and water resource services to utilities and agencies. Directly comparable specialty and customer overlap.
• Anchor QEA: Environmental and water resources engineering consultancy with strong Pacific NW presence serving utilities and government on fish passage, habitat restoration, and sediment management. Comparable service breadth and hydropower focus.

Regional players

• Parametrix: Pacific NW-based engineering and environmental sciences firm with comparable fisheries, water resources, and habitat restoration practices serving the same government and utility clients as BioAnalysts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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