Solent Forum Members Meetings

Please note in an effort to minimise the use of single use plastics we no longer use badges for our meetings, please could you bring your own name badge or ID card if you have one. We also specify non plastic use for catering and try and source venues that are accessible by public transport.

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Spring 2022 Meeting - 23 March 2022

The date of the next meeting is 23 March 2022 in Southampton.

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Autumn 2021 Meeting - 13 October 2021

Download the Agenda

1. Solent Forum Update - Karen McHugh, Solent Forum

2. Solent Oil Spill Response Challenges - Joe Green, Royal HaskoningDHV

3. Solent Seagrass Project - Tim Ferrero, Hants and Wight Wildlife Trust

4. INPSIRE the Future Maritime Generation - Jordan Thomas, Solent Maritime Enterprise Zone

5. Pewit Island Habitat Restoration - Chris Lycett, Hants and Wight Wildlife Trust

6. Hot Topics and Plenary Discussion

• LIFE ReMEDIES -  Mark Parry, Ocean Conservation Trust
• Return of the Terns Heritage Fund Project at Chichester Harbour and the The New Farming in Protected Landscapes Grant Programme - Richard Austin, Chichester Harbour Conservancy
• SMMR Diverse Values - Steve Fletcher, University of Portsmouth
• Environment Agency River Basin Management Plans and Flood Risk Management Plans update - Peter Taylor, Environment Agency
• Solent Forum Plastics Pollution Hub directory and Facebook page

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Spring 2021 Meeting

The spring meeting was held on 17 March 2021 via MS Teams. Please note this was a closed meeting for Solent Forum members.

We will upload the Agenda and presentations to this page before the meeting.

• Meeting Agenda
• Solent Forum Update - Karen McHugh, Solent Forum
• Havant Borough Council Nitrates Work - Gill Glover, Havant Borough Council
• Southsea Coastal Scheme - Rupert Teasdale, Havant Borough Council
• The Role of the Consent Process in Informing Marina Design – Mike Ward, Marina Projects Ltd
• Solent Gateway - Richard Parkinson, Port Director

Hot Topic Presentations

• The risks to UK port infrastructure and tools to help David Tressider, Beckett Rankine
• Solent Protection Society - Bob Comley
• Channel Coastal Observatory - Charlie Thompson
• Nurdles and the Itchen Estuary - Jackie Mellan, Environment Agency

• Additional resources and links

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Autumn 2020 Meeting

The Autumn 2020 meeting took place on 14 October 2020 via Zoom.

• Meeting Agenda

Presentations

• Solent Forum Update - Karen McHugh, Solent Forum
• Beneficial Use of Dredgings in the Solent (BUDS) Phase 3 – Colin Scott, ABPmer
• Fawley Waterside Development – Ian Rayner, New Forest District Council
• Assessing the characteristics and drivers of compound flooding events around the UK coast, from storm surge and river discharge - Dr Ivan Haigh, National Oceanography Centre
• RYA Sustainability Strategy, Phil Horton, RYA
• Total Ecosystem Management of the InterTidal Habitat (TEMITH) – Dr Gordon Watson, University of Portsmouth

Hot Topics

• Havant BC nutrient work
• The Green Blue Marine Environmental Facilities Map
• Solent Boating and Water Quality Workshop
• Arcuatula senhousia in the UK: a threat to Europe's coastal habitats and economies? 
• MMO marine planning animation (YouTube)

Additional Links from the meeting

• Solent Marine Sites activities pages
• Clean Solent Shores and Seas
• Beneficial Use of Dredgings project
• Havant BC neutrient neutrality work
• The Green Blue Marine Environmental Facilities map
   

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