Conference Programme

MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

INTRODUCTORY CHAIRMAN - MALDWIN DRUMMOND (SOLENT FORUM)
9.00 Coffee and Registration
9.30 INTRODUCTION - Maldwin Drummond (Solent Forum)
9.40 WELCOME TO THE SOUTHAMPTON OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE - John Shepherd (University of Southampton)
9.50 KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Dr Peter Brand MP
10.00 SCIENCE & POLICY: THE INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL DIMENSIONS - Patrick Holligan (SOES, University of Southampton)

SESSION 1 COASTAL PROCESSES
10.25 INTRODUCTION BY SESSION CHAIRMAN - MICHAEL COLLINS (SOES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON)
10.30 GEOLOGY, GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SEDIMENTS (to include seabed mobility) - Adonis Velegrakis (SOES, University of Southampton)
11.00 WATER MOVEMENTS - Jonathan Sharples (SOES, University of Southampton)
11.20 Coffee 11.40 HYDRODYNAMIC AND SEDIMENT DYNAMIC PROCESS MODELLING - Ian Townend (ABP Research & Consultancy)
12.00 CASE STUDY - SHORELINE MANAGEMENT - Jonathan McCue (Sir William Halcrow & Partners) 12.20 PLENARY DISCUSSION

Lunch 13.00 - 14.00
COASTAL PROCESSES SCIENCE AND POLICY WORKSHOPS
1. Shoreline management (Doug Wright, New Forest District Council)
2. Sea level rise (Malcolm Bray, University of Portsmouth)
3. Saltmarsh erosion (David Johnson, Southampton Institute of Higher Education)
4. Navigational dredging (Mike Thorn, HR Wallingford)
5. Design and monitoring of coastal defences: a) Hurst Spit (Andrew Bradbury, New Forest District Council) b) Lymington - Keyhaven (Alan Allison & Tim Kermode, Environment Agency)

14.00 - 14.30 Poster Session

DAY 1 AFTERNOON SESSION 2 - WATER QUALITY AND CHEMISTRY
INTRODUCTION BY SESSION CHAIRMAN - ROBERT CRIGHTON (SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL)
14.30 NUTRIENTS - David Hydes (SOC, University of Southampton)
14.50 METALS AND MICRO-ORGANICS - Peter Statham (SOES, University of Southampton)/Mark Varney (SOES, University of Southampton)
15.10 MICROBIOLOGY - David Lowthion (Environment Agency)
15.30 Tea
15.50 CASE STUDY - WATER QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH - Gareth Rees (Farnborough College of Technology) 16.10 PLENARY DISCUSSION

16.30 WATER QUALITY AND CHEMISTRY SCIENCE AND POLICY WORKSHOPS
1. Eutrophication (David Lowthion, Environment Agency)
2. Bathing water quality and public health (Gareth Rees, Farnborough College of Technology)
3. Water quality and shell fisheries (Ron Lee, MAFF)
4. Anti-fouling measures - TBT and alternatives (Sue Lewey, Southampton Institute of Higher Education)
17.30 Drinks and Poster Session
18.30 Solent Supper

TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER - DAY 2 MORNING SESSION 3

BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
9.00 Coffee and Registration
9.30 INTRODUCTION BY SESSION CHAIRMAN - PAUL GILLILAND (ENGLISH NATURE)
9.40 MARITIME BIODIVERSITY: CONSERVATION, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT - Dan Laffoley (English Nature)
10.05 COASTAL HABITATS - Sarah Fowler (Nature Conservation Bureau)
10.30 INTER-TIDAL AND SUB-TIDAL HABITATS AND COMMUNITIES - Ken Collins (SOES, University of Southampton)
10.55 ORNITHOLOGY - Dave Burges (RSPB)
11.20 Coffee
11.50 FISHERIES - Antony Jensen (SOES, University of Southampton)
12.10 ARCHAEOLOGY AND COASTAL CHANGE - David Tomalin (Isle of Wight Council)
12.30 PLENARY DISCUSSION

Lunch 13.00 – 14.00
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND POLICY WORKSHOPS
1. Bird conservation and sustainable development (Dave Burges, RSPB)
2. Sea level rise and nature conservation (Dr Robert Page, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust)
3. SAC management and information needs (Graham Bathe, English Nature)
4. Archaeology (Garry Momber, Hants & Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology)
5. Fisheries (Antony Jensen, SOES, University of Southampton) 6. Habitat creation (Philip Couchman, Chichester Harbour Conservancy)

DAY 2 AFTERNOON SESSION
14.00 Poster Session
SESSION 4 – INTEGRATIVE SOLENT CASE STUDIES

14.30 INTRODUCTION BY SESSION CHAIRMAN - JANE TAUSSIK (UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH)
14.40 AGGREGATE EXTRACTION - Elizabeth Dower (Oakwood Environmental)
15.00 MAIN CHANNEL DREDGE OF SOUTHAMPTON WATER - Colin Greenwell (ABP)
15.20 OIL SPILLS AND RESPONSE - Rick Fantham (Environment Agency)
15.40 EVALUATING COASTAL WETLANDS - David Johnson (Southampton Institute of Higher Education)
16.00 Tea

SCIENCE AND POLICY WORKSHOP SUMMARIES
16.20 3 PRESENTATIONS @ 10 MINUTES EACH FROM MICHAEL COLLINS, DAVID HYDES AND SARAH FOWLER:
1. COASTAL PROCESSES - Michael Collins (SOES, University of Southampton)
2. WATER QUALITY AND CHEMISTRY - David Hydes (SOC, University of Southampton)
3. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION - Sarah Fowler (Nature Conservation Bureau)
16.50 PLENARY DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS - CHAIR - Michael Collins (SOES, University of Southampton)

17.15 RESEARCH AGENDA FOR THE SOLENT - Ian Townend (ABP Research & Consultancy)
17.30 CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSE - Maldwin Drummond (Solent Forum)

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