Jenny Mallinson University of Southampton Lucy Sheffield Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership Apologies by Organisation Lymington Harbour Southampton City Council Havant Borough Council DIO Environment Agency New Forest District Council Southern Water New Forest National Park Authority Isle of Wight Council RSPB Isle of Wight Estuaries Beaulieu Harbour Portsmouth Commercial Port ABP Test Valley Borough Council Fareham Borough Council Chichester District Council Appendix A 3: Project Development on Littering in the Solent Actions on SEMS monitored activity and with wider projects Project Scoping Paper 31/10/17 Karen McHugh Background Littering in the Solent is an activity that results in debris trial left by people on the shoreline and the water. The littering material can vary greatly in type and size, but by far the most damaging to the environment are plastics which will not biodegrade. Small plastic material is more difficult to pick up and may be more likely to be ingested by animals. On a national it is understood that 80% of marine debris is sourced from land, and that 80-90% of it is plastic. Food packaging accounts for 60-70% of marine debris, with food wrappers accounting for around 20%. The Solent have produced this scoping paper on how actions can be taken forward to minimise the local activity of littering, which may be causing damage to the Solent environment and the species that depend on it. The paper does not specifically address the problem of microplastics, released via the drainage system, or industrial by-products , such as nurdles, in the water environment. Microplastics can however arise from littering debris in the environment and this is relevant. Objectives The objective of this is to: Scope projects and project partners, which will minimise shore based and marine littering in the Solent More specifically to: help the Solent Forum Natural Environment Group prioritise and refine 2017 actions identified in the Solent European Marine Sites (SEMS) 2017 Annual Management Report (Appendix A); assist the actions regarding litter put forward by the Environment Agency Southampton
Jenny Mallinson University of Southampton Lucy Sheffield Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership Apologies by Organisation Lymington Harbour Southampton City Council Havant Borough Council DIO Environment Agency New Forest District Council Southern Water New Forest National Park Authority Isle of Wight Council RSPB Isle of Wight Estuaries Beaulieu Harbour Portsmouth Commercial Port ABP Test Valley Borough Council Fareham Borough Council Chichester District Council Appendix A 3: Project Development on Littering in the Solent Actions on SEMS monitored activity and with wider projects Project Scoping Paper 31/10/17 Karen McHugh Background Littering in the Solent is an activity that results in debris left by people on the shoreline and the water. The littering material can vary greatly in type and size, but by far the most damaging to the environment are plastics which will not biodegrade. Small plastic material is more difficult to pick up and may be more likely to be ingested by animals. On a national it is understood that 80% of marine debris is sourced from land, and that 80-90% of it is plastic. Food packaging accounts for 60-70% of marine debris, with food wrappers accounting for around 20%. The Solent have produced this scoping paper on how actions can be taken forward to minimise the local activity of littering, which may be causing damage to the Solent environment and the species that depend on it. The paper does not specifically address the problem of microplastics, released via the drainage system, or industrial by-products , such as nurdles, in the water environment. Microplastics can however arise from littering debris in the environment and this is relevant. Objectives The objective of this is to: Scope projects and project partners, which will minimise shore based and marine littering in the Solent More specifically to: help the Solent Forum Natural Environment Group prioritise and refine 2017 actions identified in the Solent European Marine Sites (SEMS) 2017 Annual Management Report (Appendix A); assist the actions regarding litter put forward by the Environment Agency Southampton trial
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