Category: Internal matters

News on new and recently introduced species to the Solent area

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Because of the extensive shipping movements and numerous marinas welcoming boats from overseas, the Solent receives a large number of new species from other parts of the world, often attached to hulls or in ballast water. This has long been the case and many, often termed invasive species, are far from welcome. DNA analysis of … Continue reading News on new and recently introduced species to the Solent area

AQUIND Interconnector development proposals – public consultation

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AQUIND Interconnector is a new subsea and underground High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electric power transmission link between the South Coast of England and Normandy in France. This proposal sees a new interconnector cable coming ashore at Eastney and being routed via underground trenches through the road system of Portsmouth to a new Converter Station … Continue reading AQUIND Interconnector development proposals – public consultation

Solent Protection Society’s 60th Annual General Meeting

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Held at the Holiday Inn, Southampton on 11 December 2018. The following is a brief summary of the proceedings at the meeting. The Chairman, David Sizer, welcomed members and reported that the President, Lord Montagu, who apologised for his absence, had stressed that he was keen to find ways of increasing awareness of the Society, … Continue reading Solent Protection Society’s 60th Annual General Meeting

The South Marine Plan in a wider context

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David Attenborough recently brought the issue of the sustainability of marine resources to all our attention.  A Marine Plan is a framework document and a tangible step towards sustainable seas. Over many years there have been increasing and multiple pressures in coastal waters from dredging, windfarms, communications cables, pipelines, bottom trawling, shipping, leisure activities and … Continue reading The South Marine Plan in a wider context

Coastal Access

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Proposed English Coastal Path (South) Making Progress. The English Coastal Path (South) is part of the proposal by Natural England (NE) to achieve as full a coastal path as possible along the area bordering the Solent. It is part of the coastal path project around the whole of England brought about by the Marine and … Continue reading Coastal Access

Southsea Seafront consultation closes on the 27 August

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The Southsea Coastal Scheme have had well over a thousand survey responses so far - but still want more. You can view the consultation materials here. There is scheme visualisation on YouTube here with audio description. If you visited their events and want to jump straight to the survey, you can find it here. Once the feedback … Continue reading Southsea Seafront consultation closes on the 27 August