Marine Sector

The South Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s well established and growing marine sector continues to be a key driver of future local economic growth as well as making an important contribution to the UK economy and national growth.

Located on the south coast of England, South Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is at the heart of a marine sector:

  • Worth £3.6 billion

  • More than 48,000 jobs

  • Over 3,000 businesses

With sub sector strengths in:

  • Research

  • Manufacturing

  • Defence

  • Commercial port activities

UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) have identified the following sub-sectors for future investment into the UK:

  • Offshore wind

  • Oil and gas

  • Marine energy

There is potential for investment in these sub-sectors across South Hampshire and the Isle of Wight given the existing and well established cluster that has valuable industry links and supply chains in place.