Solent Forum - Solent Matters Conference

Solent Matters Conference

The Solent Forum ran a one day conference, chaired by Peter Barham, to provide organisations with interests in the Solent with an overview of the issues in this complex coastal and estuarine area, and the planning and management currently on-going and required for the future. The conference marked the Solent Forum’s 25th Anniversary and the Forum show cased work that has been conducted since its inception, and encouraged a forward look for the next 25 years.

Session 1 – The Solent as an Asset

Resilient cities – Opportunities for the Solent (Caroline Price, Royal Haskoning)

Outlook from the Port of Southampton (Associated British Ports)

Importance for Habitats and Species (Tim Ferrero and David Rumble, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust) - large file size available on request

Recreational Boating Use of the Solent: Activity Mapping, Marine Protected Areas and development (Anne Goldsack, Royal Yachting Association)

Natural Capital (Richard O’Callaghan, Environment Agency)

Session 2 – Management of the Solent

Coastal and Nearshore Monitoring: Advances and Applications (Travis Mason, Channel Coastal Observatory)- large file size available on dropbox

Sediment Management in Cowes (Stuart McIntosh, Cowes Harbour Commissioners)

Mitigating Disturbance of Birds and Planning for Housebuilding (Karen McHugh, Solent Forum and Anna Parry, Solent Recreation Mitigation Partnership)

Let’s Talk Strategy – developing & delivering coastal plans & policies (Bernadine Maguire, Southampton City Council)

Managing the Solent European Marine Site (Louise MacCallum, Langstone Harbour)

Session 3 – Planning for the Future

Delivering Flood Risk Management and Planning for Coastal Change (Gavin Holder, Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership) - large file size available on dropbox

Chichester Harbour: Integrated Coastal Management (Richard Austin, CHC) - large file size available on dropbox

Changing Geomorphology (Susanne Armstrong, ABPmer) - large file size available on dropbox

The Future of Research in the Solent (Gordon Watson, University of Portsmouth)