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.
Category: Marine Management
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.
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
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
Exclusion Zone near new Cowes Breakwater
The RYA has reported the proposed establishment of an exclusion zone during the construction of the Cowes Outer Harbour breakwater. For more about this project visit our Cowes Harbour issues page.
Coastguard debate continues
Richard Drax, the Dorset MP, continues to argue against the Coastguard 'cuts', as reported in a BBC article. We remain concerned about this too, but when we talked to Coastguard, they made a number of points which ought to be taken into account While the control centres are being closed, these have not had visual … Continue reading Coastguard debate continues
MMO release new Strategic Mgt table for MCZ
A long document with terse comments that require interpretation. Check out items 62,63 and 65 for the Solent proposed MCZ.
National Coastwatch
Coastwatch – keeping us safe on the water Coastwatch is a voluntary organisation that seeks to provide visual coverage of activity on the water to identify accidents and dangerous situations. . There are now 49 manned stations along the UK coast, and the number is growing. Four stations are in the Solent at the Needles, … Continue reading National Coastwatch
Marine activities of the Coastguard
Marine Activities The situation is that there were 18 Marine Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCC) (already reduced to 15), grouped into pairs. (Lee on Solent and Portland are a pair) This is so that resources can be shared. If any one of the coordination centres becomes overloaded or possibly even goes out of action (possibly because … Continue reading Marine activities of the Coastguard
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