Meetings
Marine environment management
This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.
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Meeting: 19/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)
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- Transcript for 19/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
5 Marine environment management
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair in relation to the Independent Review of Marine Planning Approaches for Wales, item 5
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- Independent Review of Marine Planning Approaches for Wales - Summary Report, item 5
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Meeting: 20/10/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)
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- Transcript for 20/10/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
5 Avian influenza
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Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)
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- Transcript for 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
6 Avian influenza
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 26/05/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)
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- Transcript for 26/05/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
5 Marine environment management: debate on Committee's report
Supporting documents:
- Letter from RSPB Cymru in relation to the plenary debate on the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's marine policies, item 5
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- Paper from Marine Conservation Society in relation to the plenary debate on the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's marine policies, item 5
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Meeting: 18/05/2022 - Plenary (Item 5)
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report: Report on the Welsh Government’s marine policies
NDM8003 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure
Committee report: ‘Report on the Welsh Government’s marine policies’ laid on 22
February 2022.
Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 11 May 2022.
Minutes:
The item started at 15.57
NDM8003 Llyr Gruffydd (North
Wales)
To
propose that the Senedd:
Notes
the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report: ‘Report on
the Welsh Government’s marine policies’ laid on
22 February 2022.
Note:
The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in
the Table Office on 11 May 2022.
The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 28/04/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)
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6 Marine environment management
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 03/02/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)
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4 Marine environment management
Supporting documents:
- Additional evidence from Marine Energy Wales following their evidence session with the Committee on 9 December 2021 in relation to marine environment management, item 4
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Meeting: 03/02/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 8)
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8 Consideration of the Committee's draft report on marine environment management
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 31 , View reasons restricted (8/1)
Minutes:
8.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report, subject to a minor amendment.
Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)
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5 Marine environment management
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Meeting: 09/12/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 8)
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Marine environment management - consideration of evidence heard under items 2,3,4 and 5
Minutes:
8.1 Members considered the evidence heard during evidence sessions 2,3, 4 and 5.
Meeting: 09/12/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)
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5 Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Sue Burton, Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Officer
Sean Clement, Oceans Restoration Specialist – WWF Cymru
Clare Trotman, Head of Conservation Wales (Acting) – Marine Conservation Society
Dr Richard Unsworth, Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Swansea University, and, Director of Project Seagrass
Supporting documents:
- Paper - Sue Burton, item 5
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- Paper - WWF Cymru, item 5
PDF 209 KB
- Paper - Dr Richard Unsworth, item 5
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Minutes:
5.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of WWF Cymru; Marine Conservation Society; Project Seagrass, and, the Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Officer.
Meeting: 09/12/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)
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4 Marine environment management - evidence session 3: marine planning and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Claire Stephenson, Senior Conservation Planner – RSPB Cymru
Clare Trotman, Head of Conservation Wales (Acting) – Marine Conservation Society
Emily Williams, Co-Chair, Marine Working Group - Wales Environment Link
Supporting documents:
- Paper - RSPB Cymru, item 4
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- Paper - Marine Conservation Society, item 4
PDF 374 KB
- Paper - Wales Environment Link, item 4
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Minutes:
4.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of RSPB Cymru; Marine Conservation Society; and Wales Environment Link.
Meeting: 09/12/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)
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3 Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
Jess Hooper, Programme Manager – Marine Energy Wales (MEW)
David Jones, Stakeholder Engagement Manager - Blue Gem Wind
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Blue Gem Wind and Marine Energy Wales.
Meeting: 09/12/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)
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2 Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Rhian Jardine, Head of Development Planning & Marine Services – Natural Resources Wales
Mary Lewis, Sustainable Places Land & Sea Manager – Natural Resources Wales
Dr Jasmine Sharp, Lead Specialist Advisor, Marine Regulation – Natural Resources Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 58 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Paper - Minister for Climate Change (response to letter from the Chair of 2 November 2021), item 2
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- Paper - Natural Resources Wales, item 2
PDF 399 KB
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Natural Resources Wales.