Introduction

The Solent Forum, in association with the Southampton Oceanography Centre, ran an exciting two day conference in September that reviewed the supply of and demand for science in the Solent. Over 100 delegates attended on both days, including representatives from the Solent’s researchers, planners and managers. The delegates listened to a wide range of presentations on different scientific topics and discussed how science in the Solent could be taken forward at a series of lunchtime workshops. The conference included a series of presentations from expert speakers, poster sessions, plenary discussions, case studies and interactive workshops. Conference proceedings will be produced that will provide a permanent record of the state of scientific knowledge in the Solent as we know it today. Topics reviewed include:- Coastal Processes Water Quality and Chemistry, Biodiversity and Conservation and Solent Based Case Studies. In conclusion, the conference produced a research agenda for the Solent which will, hopefully, influence science in the Solent into the next century. The Conference Proceedings have now been published by Elsevier as part of their series of 'Proceedings in Marine Science'. More details are given on the Conference Proceedings page.

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