December is finally here, and this means the calendar year is nearing its end for us at Exo Environmental. 2021 has posed many challenges with regards to further adaptation to COVID-19. However, with vaccination rates increasing, appropriate PPE and procedures, the Exo team has not been severely affected and were able to complete many exciting projects. We have continued working on existing projects and started work on some unique new projects, as well as improving services. Below are some highlights from this past year which we are particularly proud of!

Dec

14

Sediment Management

On 14th December 2021
In Sediment Management, Uncategorised
By Izaak

During COP26 climate issues and challenges have been brought to the forefront for those people that are not involved with Climate Change as part of their day-to-day work. Exo have been working on practical climate change adaptation solutions and good practices for years, involving Nature Based Solutions, the Circular Economy and Water Management. This work […]

Nov

30

Beccles Maintenance Dredging

On 30th November 2021
In Dredging
By Izaak

Beccles Fenland Charity Trust and Exo Environmental have been working on maintenance dredging plans for the past year, including surveys, permits, licences and tender documents. We were therefore delighted that the contractor mobilised to site early November to undertake the de-silting works. We anticipate that the contract will be completed by late November. The site […]

Nov

11

Broads Monitoring

On 11th November 2021
In Surveying
By Izaak

Earlier this month we completed our first monitoring visit to the Broads CANAPE site at Horsey, Norfolk. CANAPE (link to website https://northsearegion.eu/canape/) or Creating a New Approach to Peatland Ecosystems is a European funded Interreg project which aims to deliver peatland restoration; to encourage carbon sequestration as part of mitigation approaches to tackling climate change. […]

Oct

25

Autumn 2021 Monitoring

On 25th October 2021
In Uncategorised
By Izaak

This month Exo have been collecting and studying the results of two of our GeoBlock® trials with the Environment Agency in Newlyn, Cornwall and Moverons, Essex. These trials involved the deployment of numerous Eco rock armour units to study their colonisation rates and biodiversity when compared to traditional rock armour. They provide crucial intertidal habitats to offset the effects of coastal squeeze caused by rising sea levels. Autumn is the perfect time to study peak colonisation, which established over spring and summer, as floral growth and faunal breeding has stopped but much of the growth is still in place before winter mortality sets in.

Sep

30

Brushwood Installation to protect the saltmarsh on Packing Marsh & Cobmarsh

On 30th September 2021
In General, Uncategorised
By Izaak

Last week, part of the Exo team were out onsite installing brushwood coastal defences on Cobmarsh island and Packing shed island in the West Mersea channel approaches, in Essex. The work forms part of a wider scheme of nature-based solutions and utilising natural processes for low-cost sea defence. The Mersea Harbour Protection Trust employed Exo […]

Sep

09

Torqeedo Electric Boat Engine

On 9th September 2021
In Ecology, General, Surveying
By Izaak

We are expanding on our use of Torqeedo electric boat engines by adding another battery to our arsenal. This allows us to compete longer surveys without the need for a dirty petrol engine as backup, in case our battery range is insufficient for the survey duration.

Sep

03

Eco Reef Deployment

On 3rd September 2021
In Ecology, General, Project Management, Research and Development
By William

Exciting news! Last week we deployed our novel eco reef units in the River Crouch estuary in proximity of the Gunfleet Sands Offshore Windfarm, off the coast of Essex. With the help of Port flair, we deployed our custom made, mattress like frame, in the subtidal Crouch estuary at a depth of around 5m. This […]

Aug

18

Bude Canal Survey

On 18th August 2021
In Surveying
By Izaak

Last week, we made the long drive in our company pickup from Norfolk to Cornwall, in order to survey Bude Canal, an artificial water body popular with tourists and water voles alike! The canal has been silting up significantly over the last several years and is due some maintenance dredging to improve navigability for the […]

Aug

05

What is Multi Beam Bathymetry?

On 5th August 2021
In General, Research and Development
By William

Bathymetry is the study of bed features and water depth using sound waves. There are two main types of bathymetric survey, single beam and multi beam. Single beam involves the measurement of the bed directly below the transducer, and typically only has a swath angle range of between 10-30°. Multi-beam on the other hand uses […]

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Dec

17

Exo’s Christmas Message for 2021

Dec

14