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Exmouth NCI urge beach users not to use inflatables in the sea
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 or lifeguard colleagues to rescue those involved. ‘Visitors are not aware how quickly the river […]
Summer Edition of the ‘Exe Press’ newsletter OUT NOW!
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• An update from the Harbour Master• Lower Otter Restoration Project And lots more! Check out the latest edition […]
COVID-19 Recreational Boating Update
Please see the latest COVID-19 Recreational Boating Update from the Exeter Port Authority
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 industry following the decline of our native oyster. When they were first introduced, they were […]
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 number of water and beach users is increasing,’ says Station Manager Ivor Jones. ‘We are […]
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.
Latest Exe Estuary Water Use Restrictions: COVID-19
Please carefully read the links below for full statements from the harbourmaster Grahame Forshaw: To summarise: following from the latest guidance that was received last evening (12th May 2020); from Wednesday 13th May 2020, kayaks, wind-surfers, kiteboards, fishing from shore, paddleboards (SUPs) and sailing dinghies will be permitted in the Exe Estuary and Exeter Ship […]
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
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, John Clatworthy, Percy Prowse, Richard Scott, Margaret Squires, and Carol Whitton, the Exe Estuary Management […]
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.