Following each monthly Solent Protection Society Council meeting and starting at 12:00 noon, there will usually be a talk given to the Council on a topic which may prove to be of general interest to our members.

The upcoming speakers are:

• Tuesday 5th February, Colin Scott from ABP Mer will be presenting on the subject of Habitat Creation and Restoration in the Solent

• Tuesday 5th March, Kate Fortnam, Campaign Manager for The Green Blue (the environmental initiative set up by the RYA and British Marine), with Phil Horton RYA Environmental & Sustainability Manager.

• Tuesday 2nd July, Dr. Gordon Watson, Reader in Marine Zoology, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, will stand in for Peter Barfield and present an update on the subject of ‘Invasive Species’.

If members would like to join us, please confirm your attendance by email to the Society secretary by clicking this link.

If you’re not currently a member but would like to join us at the talk, please take this link.

The location for each of these talks will be the Holiday Inn, Herbert Walker Avenue, Southampton. Please click on the map below for directions.