The Solent Forum

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The Solent Forum is an independent coastal partnership, established in 1992 to develop a greater understanding among the many local and harbour authorities, user groups, marine businesses and agencies involved in planning and management of the Solent. It assists and advises them in carrying out their functions. The Forum now has over 50 members organisations representing a wide range of sectors. Download the Solent Forum brochure.

Events & Notifications

SEMS Management Group - 17/9/2025

The SEMS Management Group will meet on 17th September 2025 via MS Teams. Read More

Solent Forum - 15/10/2025

The Autumn 2025 meeting of the Solent Forum will take place on 15 October 2025 at the UKSA in Cowes. It will commence at 10am.
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Exploring recreational water use in England: summary

Posted 14/08/2025 16:08

A project has reported on the extent of recreational use of environmental waters in England based on data from 2017 to 2024 provided by 17 organisations including government, national governing bodies and community sources. This provides a collated national overview and expands our understanding of where, when and how surface waters are used for recreation.

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Solent News Issue 58 Published

Posted 10/07/2025 08:16

We have published out latest edition of Solent News. Find out what has been happening around the Solent over the last six months. This publication is the Solent Forum’s biannual newsletter.

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