Links and Connections

Apr 22, 2020 | Blog

Please find some links to interesting resources and websites all about the Exe. There are so many different ways to look at the Exe Estuary and this is a growing list so please do send us any recommendations.  We are of course not responsible for any content on these websites.
 
Explanation of how currents behave on a big scale whether hot or cold, how they change, descend or ascend in the oceans and how they behave differently depending on salinity.
https://gpm.nasa.gov/education/videos/thermohaline-circulation-great-ocean-conveyor-belt
 
The very useful Exe Estuary Partnership toolkit: State of the Exe Estuary
 
A European funded project in the Exe Estuary running 2011-2014 exploring Living with a Changing Coast

Birds and Moths on the Exe. Amazing to see how much variety there is.
https://gobirdingexmouth.blogspot.com/

Met Office Climate Dashboard with the main research areas being monitored including sea temperature.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/monitoring/dashboard.html

Foundation set up in memory of Joanna Toole to encourage the protection of the oceans and the creatures that live in them.
https://joannatoolefoundation.org/

Citizan –  a Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network with a regional focus on South Devon’s Rivers

Time and Tide Bell – a sculpture, community and climate science project located in different sites around the UK coastline

Climavore On Tidal Zones – The Oyster Table  – A project linking sustainable fishing, aquaculture, community and culture on the Isle of Skye

Exe Trail Plankton Mural

Exe Trail Plankton Mural

Exe Trail plankton mural near Lympstone Back just before lockdown Tidelines worked with the Exe Estuary Managment Partnership to deliver a workshop at Lymsptone primary school. The kids looked at images of plankton and tiny creatures from the oceans and used a variety...

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Alive Alive 0!

Alive Alive 0!

ALIVE ALIVE O! Calling the Blue Mussel The mussel beds in the Exe are now badly depleted and many are wondering how we can restore the natural habitats of the Estuary. Adult mussels cannot move, but their larvae disperse through the water and can travel. Many species...

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The Salmon Run Day

The Salmon Run Day

The SALMON RUN DAY 8 relay sections, 7 changeover locations, 9 ceremonial invocations, many dates slices, several pubs by several lovely bridges, 74 runners and 50 miles over fields and down roads up and down hills and by the river, the salmon (Samantha) was passed...

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Salmon Run

Salmon Run

Salmon Run Salmon Run Sunday 25 September 2022Run with the salmon!   The Atlantic salmon is a keystone species, an indicator of the health of our waters.  The story of the salmon also tells us about climate change and changing water temperatures in seas and...

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The Incredible Salmon

The Incredible Salmon

The Amazing Exe Salmon Salmon mean a lot to people for their amazing journeys, their waterfall leaping skills, their size and their appearance in our iconic rivers. They have a place in the mythology of our culture as heroic creatures and sources of wisdom. And they...

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Singing the Sea & Alive Alive O!

Singing the Sea & Alive Alive O!

Singing the Sea & Alive Alive O!   Image: Plymouth University 2nd year Illustration students - Tidelines project Two projects connected by sound. Sound is different under the water. Water can carry sounds far further than air. What sounds can we hear? What...

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Maps and Tides at Marpool School, Exmouth

Maps and Tides at Marpool School, Exmouth

Tides and Maps at Marpool School How does the tide work? What shape is the eastuary? How does a map work? Who is it for? We explored such questions as these in 2 days of workshops with one class from Marpool school, one day on location by the estuary making...

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To find the Exe tides reach

To find the Exe tides reach

Finding Tides Reach Exeter (by canoe, paddle board and motor vessel) Where does the tide reach in Exeter on a high tide? How does this affect Exeter, its inhabitants and the creatures that live in and move through these waters now, in the past and what about the...

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Where Has Our Sand Gone?

Where Has Our Sand Gone?

Where has our sand gone?   The short answer is in the above illustration. But it is a bit more complicated! RED is Loss, BLUE is Gain. First a big thank you to The Plymouth Coastal Observatory who have provided these images and recorded this data. We have been in...

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Body of Water: water quality creative lab

Body of Water: water quality creative lab

Body of Water: a water quality workshop day Fish, amphibian, and reptile, warm-blooded bird and mammal-each of us carries in our veins a salty stream in which the elements sodium, potassium, and calcium are combined in almost the same proportions as in sea water.―...

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