The Solent Forum
Working in partnership for the future
Each topic has been prepared as a separate factsheet (pdf file). Please click on the topic title to download the factsheet. If you have any queries please contact the Forum Office.
Key:
| Topic | Indicator No. | Indicator | Status 2004: Edition 2 | Status 2011: Edition 3 |
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| 1. Physical Environment and climate change | 1.1 | Mean Sea Surface Temperature |
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| 1.2 | Relative Sea Level Rise |
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| 1.3 | Average Wave Height |
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| 2. Nature Conservation | 2.1 | Wildfowl and wader counts |
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| 2.2 | Change in the extent of coastal habitats in the Solent |
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| 2.3 | Condition of sites designated for nature conservation |
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| 2.4 | Loss / gain in area of land and sea protected by nature conservation designations |
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| 3. Transport / Ports and Shipping | 3.1 | Total volume of freight handled by Solent ports |
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| 3.2 | Economic importance of the ports industry in the Solent |
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| 3.3 | Employment reliant on the ports industry |
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| 3.4 | Number of shipping movements through the Eastern and Western Solent |
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| 3.5 | Proportion of journeys taken by public transport |
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| 3.6 | Number of ferry passengers passing through the Solent’s ports |
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| 3.7 | Volume of traffic on major coastal roads |
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| 4. Environmental Quality | 4.1 | Compliance with the EC Shellfish Hygiene Directive |
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| 4.2 | Compliance with the EC Bathing Waters Directive |
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| 4.3 | Beach litter |
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| 4.4 | Water Body Classification in the Solent under the Water Framework Directive |
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| Included in 4.4 | Dangerous substances in water |
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| Included in 4.4 | High estimates of Nitrate and Orthophosphate from point sources in the Solent |
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| 4.5 | Volume of oil spillages and discharges |
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| 5. Marine Industries | 5.1 | Economic importance of marine industry, excluding the port industry, in the Solent |
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| 5.2 | Employment reliant on marine industries in the Solent |
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| 5.3 | Diversity of the marine industry base in the Solent |
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| 6. Natural Resources | 6.1 | Number of salmon returning to the rivers Test and Itchen |
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| 6.2 | State of the main fish stock in the Solent |
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| 6.3 | Total fish landings for the Solent's ports, tonnage |
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| 6.4 | Number, size and average power of registered fishing vessels in the Solent |
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| 6.5 | Number of licences issued in the Solent and area / volume dredged |
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| 6.6 | Tonnage of marine aggregates landed in the Solent |
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| 6.7 |
Levels of aggregates from secondary and recycled sources
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| 7. Recreation and Tourism | 7.1 | Number of berths and moorings for recreational boating in the Solent |
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| Number of overnight stays in tourist accommodation on the Solent coast |
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| 7.2 | Intensity of recreational activity, land and water based |
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| 7.3 | Level of participation in coastal based recreation facilities in the Solent |
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| 7.4 | Visitor numbers to key attractions |
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| 7.5 | Attractions with environmental quality management plans |
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| 8. Safety and Emergency Planning | 8.1 | Health and safety incidents in the Solent |
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| 9. Human Settlement, Land Use and Management | 9.1 | Change in the area and type of developed land in the coastal zone |
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| 9.2 | Use of Brownfield as opposed to Greenfield sites for development on the coast |
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| 9.3 | Change to the seascape of the Solent |
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| 9.4 | Number / percentage of landscape features lost, degraded or enhanced |
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| 9.5 | Changes in landscape assessments carried out by local authorities |
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| 9.6 | Number, extent, quality and degree of landscape and seascape improvement schemes |
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| 9.7 | Perceived quality of the coastal landscape |
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| 10. Coastal Risk Management |
10.1 | Length of protected and defended coastline |
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| 10.2 | Rate of relative sea level rise and number of stormy days |
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Now indicator 1.2
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| 10.1 supplementary information | Change in Shoreline Management Plan Policy |
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| 10.3 | Natural, Human and economic assets at risk from coastal flooding |
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| 11. Historic Heritage and Maritime Archaeology | 11.1 | Number of sites recorded on the sites and monuments record |
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| 11.2 | Buildings and monuments at risk of decay |
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| 11.3 | Area and number of designated conservation areas for heritage and archaeology |
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