On 18th November 2019
In Project Management, Water Management
By Izaak

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has recently released its draft policy changes for the South East Inshore Marine Area, a stretch of coastline 1,400km in length, encompassing major UK ports such as Felixstowe and Dover. The policies aim to address a range of issues from coastal access, environmental protection and sustainable economic development. But what […]

Oct

24

Working towards ISO accreditation

On 24th October 2019
In General, Project Management
By Izaak

Exo Environmental has today started the process towards ISO accreditation, but what does this mean and what is the purpose of ISO? Well, ISO stands for the International Organisation for Standardisation and is an independent body which gives world-class specifications for products, services and systems to ensure quality, safety and efficiency. ISO accreditation is thus […]

Oct

18

Using Hybrid Nature Based Solutions to protect the coastline

On 18th October 2019
In Research and Development, Water Management
By Jack

In today’s world of growing concerns of climate change, more people are looking into ways to adapt to or lessen the effects of these growing threats such as sea level rise and increasing severity & frequency of extreme weather events. More now than ever we are worried about the effects that this could have on […]

Sep

26

How to sample sediment for a Marine License

On 26th September 2019
In General, Sediment Management, Water Management
By William

If your project in ‘tidal’ water is managed by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and involves the movement or dredging of sediment, a sediment survey is often required to determine the quality of the sediment. To do this, samples are required for chemical and physical analysis. We’ve listed the steps below to help you in […]

Sep

16

What are Nature Based Solutions?

On 16th September 2019
In Ecology, General, Research and Development, Sediment Management, Water Management
By David

Nature based solutions is a concept you might have come across, but in many cases, other than knowing they have something to do with nature, it can be difficult to imagine what they actually are. Nature based solutions or NBS, can be implemented in almost any infrastructure project to make use of the various ecosystem […]

Sep

05

Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Cities (SARCC)

On 5th September 2019
In General, Project Management, Research and Development, Sediment Management, Water Management
By William

Exo Environmental and partners have been working together on this Interreg 2seas programme since November 2017, where a culmination of ideas and thinking distilled into the SARCC project. The project developed another year until it was submitted to the Joint Secretariat of Interreg 2seas in November 2018. By early 2019 we received the approval for […]

Aug

12

3D Printing Research

On 12th August 2019
In General, Research and Development
By Luke

Exo Environmental have recently purchased a state of the art 3D printer! The aim behind the purchase is mainly for use with our GeoBlock™ research and development. It allows us to create different shaped moulds (surface textures) like the one pictured above. Each GeoBlock™ can be moulded into a different shape featuring characteristic indentations specific […]

Jul

29

Earth Overshoot Day

On 29th July 2019
In General
By Luke

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources (fish and forests, for instance) and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. We keep growing this deficit by liquidating the Earth’s natural capital and accumulating waste, primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Today, July 29th, is 2019’s […]

Jul

25

What is a Bathymetric Survey?

On 25th July 2019
In General, Sediment Management, Water Management
By William

Bathymetry Bathymetry is the study of the bed (floor) of a waterbody, involving mapping of features on charts to provide information on water depth. Bathymetric charts are typically produced to aid navigation and inform dredging activities, for example during maintenance of navigational channels. Bathymetry traditionally uses an echosounder attached to a survey boat. As the […]

Jul

11

OSMS – Operational Sediment Management System Meeting

On 11th July 2019
In Engineering, General, Project Management, Sediment Management
By David

Last week, we travelled to London to meet all the partners of the Interreg 2seas USAR project. We have been managing the activities under this project for one of the Partners, Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners. One of the main aims of the meeting was discussing one of the main outputs of USAR, the “Operational Sediment Management […]

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