Please see the latest COVID-19 Recreational Boating Update from the Exeter Port Authority
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Aliens on the Exe – Pacific oysters
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
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Exmouth National Coastwatch Institution is back on duty
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
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An update from the Harbourmaster with the latest guidance for recreational use of the Exe
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.
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Latest Exe Estuary Water Use Restrictions: COVID-19
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
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Environment Agency Bathing Season 2020: COVID-19
Please follow the link below for the Environment Agency Bathing Season 2020 External Briefing: External Briefing: Bathing Water Season 2020
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State of the Exe Estuary ‘Toolkit’ now online
The latest information and data on the ‘State of the Exe Estuary’ is now publicly available through a new online ‘toolkit’. Thanks to the generous funding from the locality budgets of Jeffrey Trail BEM, Su Aves, Marina Asvachin, Christine Channon, … Continue reading
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Exemptions Byelaw 2019 To Be Confirmed?
During 2019, Devon & Severn IFCA have been developing a new Byelaw – The Exemptions Byelaw 2019. This has now entered its quality assurance phase before consideration by the Secretary of State. Continue reading
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A New Byelaw to Manage Hand Working Fishing Activity?
Throughout 2019, the Devon & Severn IFCA have followed a three-phase plan to collect and collate information and evidence relating to the use of crab tiles, bait digging and the many other types of fishing activity that have been defined as hand gathering which include the hand collection of mussels and cockles. Continue reading
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Temporary Closure of Public Mussel Beds – Exe
From 1st May 2019, and until further notice, it is prohibited for any person to remove mussels from the public shellfish bed. Continue reading
