Fascinating video published by @cowesofficial on twitter of this major fire in the Medina in which superyacht Kahu burned and sank Oil spill plans were put into effect.
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DEFRA and MMO Marine Fisheries newsletter – Autumn 2013.
Fisheries Focus – Autumn 2013 The DEFRA and MMO Marine Fisheries newsletter – Autumn 2013. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fishing-focus-issue-31-autumn-2013 The following summary comments were prepared by Bob Stevenson, a member of the SPS Council Sea Angling 2012 Project. This is the largest assessment yet of catch levels and the economic and social values of recreational sea angling. Information … Continue reading DEFRA and MMO Marine Fisheries newsletter – Autumn 2013.
Medmerry managed realignment officially opened
One of the most ambitious managed realignment schemes on the South Coast opened today Medmerry is a large tract of land that has been modified to become a wetland nature reserve. Built by the Environment Agency at a cost of £28 million, it fulfills a number of functions including some flood defence relief to the … Continue reading Medmerry managed realignment officially opened
Art as a tool for understanding Coastal Change
Coastguard NMOC starts to take shape
Although we shall be losing the Coastguard station at Lee on Solent, the new National Marine Operations Centre to be based at Segensworth, near Fareham will offer fully modern facilities with the Solent area as one of its primary functions. Work has already started on installing, testing and commissioning the new systems on which modern … Continue reading Coastguard NMOC starts to take shape
The October Storm
The Met Office got it just about right. But the Solent got off relatively lightly. The main band of winds seems to have headed along the M4 corridor. Even so coastal winds reached almost 100 mph at the Needles. In mid Channel waves built up to 5 metres high. At Chichester harbour entrance, in the … Continue reading The October Storm
New Port Director for ABP Southampton
Following the announcement that Port Director, Doug Morrison, is to retire in December, ABP have announced that Nick Ridhalgh, currently ABP Short Sea Ports Director is to take over. The Daily Echo has a full report Doug Morrison has seen the size of container ships double and has overseen a huge increase in both the … Continue reading New Port Director for ABP Southampton
Tornado at Hayling Island
An estimated £100,000 damage was done by a tornado at Hayling Island over the weekend
SPS attend Marine Plan Workshop
Marine Plan Consultation The meeting, organised by Solent Forum at the behest of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), was held in Portsmouth on the 8th October Two members of the SPS council attended this workshop which was run for the Marine Management Organisation by Solent Forum. It was the second workshop in a series being … Continue reading SPS attend Marine Plan Workshop
Changes in Solent Coastguard become clearer
The BBC H2O show has raised the profile of the Coastguard reorganisation debate. There is a BBC article that summarises the position . At Solent Protection Society, we have been concerned about the impact of these changes on Solent users. We went to see Peter Dymond, Chief Coastguard, and an account of that discussion led … Continue reading Changes in Solent Coastguard become clearer
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