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. […]

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 […]

Jul

26

Duration Brewing Water Sampling

On 26th July 2021
In General, Surveying
By David

Last week marked a first for Exo Environmental, our inaugural water sampling job at Duration brewery! Located in West Acre, Norfolk, employed Exo Environmental to conduct water sampling from its Bio-reactor and Klargester outflows. A total of 6 samples were taken, 3 from each source, using special sterilised 1000ml plastic bottles and glass jars and […]

Jul

18

Trent at Flixborough Sampling

On 18th July 2021
In General, Research and Development, Sediment Management, Surveying
By David

In June this year Exo Environmental carried out sediment sampling along the river Trent at Flixborough, North Lincolnshire. Using our Exo surveyor, we launched from RMS Trent Ports and carried out benthic riverine sediment sampling using our Van Veen sampling grab. In what was most likely the hottest day of the year, we donned our drysuits […]

Jul

12

Exo Environmental is now SMAS certified!

On 12th July 2021
In General, Project Management
By Izaak

Last month Exo achieved SMAS (Safety Management Advisory Services) Worksafe certification, part of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum. This has been an exciting development by officially certifying that our work methods and procedures are of the highest standard! We’ve always strived to continuously improve workplace safety, regulation, and compliance to the highest quality […]

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