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Environment and Sustainability Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 8 November 2012 |
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Meeting time: |
09:30 - 14:28 |
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This meeting can be viewed on Senedd
TV at: http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400002_08_11_2012&t=0&l=en |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Mick Antoniw Russell George Vaughan Gething Llyr Huws Gruffydd William Powell Antoinette Sandbach |
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Witnesses: |
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Olivia Burgess, The Crown Estate Jim Evans, Welsh Fisherman’s Association Tonia Forsyth, Marine Energy Pembrokeshire David Harding, British Marine Aggregate Producers Association Sarah Horsfall, Seafish Dr Mary Lewis, CCW Steven Morgan, Welsh Yachting Association Paul Parker, Severn Estuary Partnership Morgan Parry, Chair, Countryside Council for Wales Caroline Price, Royal Yachting Association Mark Russell, British Marine Aggregate Producers Association Dr David Tudor, The Crown Estate James Wilson, Bangor Mussel Producers |
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Committee Staff: |
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Alun Davidson (Clerk) Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk) Nia Seaton (Researcher) |
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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 Apologies were received from Keith Davies, Julie James, David Rees and Dafydd Elis-Thomas for the whole meeting and from Antoinette Sandbach for the afternoon session.
2. Inquiry into marine policy in Wales - Oral evidence
2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on marine policy in Wales.
2.2 The BMAPA agreed to provide copies of any consultation representations BMAPA made to Welsh Government in relation to the Single Environment Body and also levels of resourcing for the marine function.
2.3 The Welsh Fisherman’s Association expressed concern about the percentage figures used to describe the condition of existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by some organisations in their consultation responses. The Welsh Fisherman’s Association agreed to provide the Committee with a written note to explain its concerns.
3. Inquiry into marine policy in Wales - Oral evidence
3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on marine policy in Wales.
4. Papers to note
4.1 The Committee agreed the minutes of the meetings held on 4 & 18 October.
Transcript
View the meeting transcript.