The Solent Forum
Working in partnership for the future
One of the core Solent Forum objectives is to improve sharing of the information base. We do this through our website, our Solent Information Database, Solent news service and the Solent Forum members meetings. The Solent Forum's Natural Environment Group (NEG) offers grant funding for environment related projects.
The Forum hosts a project tracker which can be used by external organisations to find projects around the Solent.
As part of our annual members survey and wider work, we produce a list of research needs for the Solent. Below we have listed the needs being raised by the Solent's coastal community.
Implementing small scale habitat restoration
Nature based solutions to improve marine water quality
Impacts of end of life abandoned GRP boats on the Solent's habitats and species
Microplastic impacts on the Solent's designated habitats and species
Beneficial use of dredgings for habitat restoration
The impacts of informal coastal and marine recreational activities on the Solent's designated sites, especially paddlesports
How to build biodiversity into the maintenance of coastal infrastructure
The impacts of 'forever chemicals' and pharmaceuticals on the Solent's water quality
Marine invasive species research and/or delivering biosecurity measures e.g. trialling settlement panels
Impacts of marine heatwaves on the Solent's habitats and species
Sustainable fisheries management including aquaculture
Run off management, especially from roads into coastal waters
