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Wednesday 21st October, 19:00 – 20:30 Virtual Meeting (Microsoft Teams / Zoom TBC) This years Exe Estuary Management Partnership’s Stakeholder Forum will be held virtually due to ongoing social distancing measures. We are currently working on the finer details of … Continue reading →

We have received several reports of suspicious activity taking place on the Exe in recent weeks. Please report any suspicious activity to Devon & Severn IFCA on the following number: 07740 175479

EXMOUTH National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) is urging beach users not to use inflatables or rubber rings in the sea. The urgent call comes after a series of incidents when the volunteer watch-keepers have had to call upon their RNLI lifeboat … Continue reading →

In this issue… • COVID-19 impacts on the Exe Estuary Management Partnership • NEW State of the Exe Estuary ‘toolkit’ now online • Aliens on the Exe – Pacific oysters • IFCA update on the Exe 2019 public mussel stocks … Continue reading →

Please see the latest COVID-19 Recreational Boating Update from the Exeter Port Authority

Pacific oysters, as their name suggests, are native to the Pacific Ocean, but they have been a familiar sight in the UK since the 60’s. They were first introduced in hope of finding an alternative species to supplement the shellfish … Continue reading →

Exmouth National Coastwatch Institution is back on duty. After an enforced suspension of duties due to Covid-19, the volunteer watchkeepers of the Queen’s Drive station resumed their seven-day-a-week service last Saturday (16 May). ‘With the government’s easing of restrictions, the … Continue reading →

Please see the enclosed Notice to Mariners 11/20 in the link below: Exeter Port Authority Local Notice to Mariners – No.11/2020 The river and canal is now open for all watersports mentioned in the Notice to Mariners. 

Please carefully read the links below for full statements from the harbourmaster Grahame Forshaw: Exeter Port Authority Local Notice to Mariners – No.09/2020 Exeter Port Authority Local Notice to Mariners – No.10/2020 To summarise: following from the latest guidance that … Continue reading →