Meetings
Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales
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Meeting: 10/01/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee report: Turning the tide? Report of the inquiry into the Welsh Government's approach to Marine Protected Area management
NDM6620
Mike
Hedges (Swansea East)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes
the report of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee on
'Turning the tide? Report of the inquiry into the Welsh Government’s approach
to Marine Protected Area management', which was laid
in the Table Office on 7 August 2017.
Note:
The response by the Welsh Government was laid
on 3 October 2017.
Supporting documents
Letter
from the Chair of the Committee to the Cabinet Secretary – 3 October 2017
Response
from the Cabinet Secretary to the Chair of the Committee – 2 November 2017
Minutes:
The item started at 15.23
NDM6620 Mike Hedges (Swansea East)
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the report of
the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee on 'Turning the
tide? Report of the inquiry into the Welsh Government’s approach to Marine
Protected Area management', which was laid in the Table
Office on 7 August 2017.
The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 16/11/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
5 Correspondence regarding the Committee's report, 'Turning the Tide? Report of the inquiry into the Welsh Government approach to Marine Protected Area management' - response from the Chair to the Welsh Fisherman's Association
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 16/11/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
5 Correspondence regarding the Committee's report, 'Turning the Tide? Report of the inquiry into the Welsh Government approach to Marine Protected Area management' - Letter from the Welsh Fisherman's Association
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 16/11/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
5 Correspondence regarding the Committee's report, 'Turning the Tide? Report of the inquiry into the Welsh Government approach to Marine Protected Area management' - response from the Cabinet Secretary to the Chair
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 16/11/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
5 Correspondence regarding the Committee's report, 'Turning the Tide? Report of the inquiry into the Welsh Government approach to Marine Protected Area management' - Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 08/11/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5.2)
5.2 Correspondence regarding the Committee's report, 'Turning the Tide? Report of the inquiry into the Welsh Government approach to Marine Protected Area management' - response from the Cabinet Secretary to the Chair
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 08/11/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5.1)
5.1 Correspondence regarding the Committee's report, 'Turning the Tide? Report of the inquiry into the Welsh Government approach to Marine Protected Area management' - Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 26/10/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
5 Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs regarding the Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report, 'Turning the Tide? Report of the inquiry into the Welsh Government approach to Marine Protected Area management'
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 18/10/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Letter from the Chair to the Welsh Fisherman's Association in response to its letter regarding the Committee's report, 'Turning the Tide? Report of the inquiry into Welsh Government's approach to Marine Protected Area management'
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 18/10/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Letter from the Welsh Fisherman's Association to the Chair regarding the Committee's report, 'Turning the Tide? Report of the inquiry into Welsh Government's approach to Marine Protected Area management'
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 18/10/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Letter from Wales Environment Link to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs regarding the Committee's report, 'Turning the Tide? Report of the inquiry into Welsh Government's approach to Marine Protected Area management'
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 20/07/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Letter from Natural Resources Wales regarding Marine Protect Areas
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
The
Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 12/07/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
Discussion of draft report on the management of Marine Protected Areas
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 46 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
The
Committee discussed the draft report and agreed to review it again following
the general scrutiny session with the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and
Rural Affairs on 20 July.
Meeting: 06/07/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs with further evidence on the management of Marine Protected Areas
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 28/06/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Letter from Blaise Bullimore following oral evidence session with Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs on the management of Marine Protected Areas
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 28/06/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
Summary of findings from 'Protecting Welsh Seas' - public survey as part of inquiry into the management of Marine Protected Areas
Minutes:
The
Committee discussed the findings of the survey.
Meeting: 28/06/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Additional written evidence received from Natural Resources Wales on the management of Marine Protected Areas in Wales
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 28/06/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
6 Preparation for Welsh Government general scrutiny session
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 64 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
The
Committee agreed question areas for the general scrutiny session with the
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs.
Meeting: 28/06/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
8 Inquiry into the management of Marine Protected Areas in Wales - key issues paper
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 68 , View reasons restricted (8/1)
Minutes:
The
Committee discussed the paper.
Meeting: 14/06/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
6 Letter from Welsh Government on the MPA Management Steering Group
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 14/06/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Inquiry into the management Marine Protected Areas in Wales - oral evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs
Lesley
Griffiths AM, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs
Graham
Rees, Head of Marine and Fisheries Division - Welsh Government
Andy
Fraser, Head of Fisheries, Deputy Head Marine & Fisheries Division - Welsh
Government
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
The
Cabinet Secretary and her officials responded to questions from Members.
The
Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the Committee with the following
information:
Correspondence
sent from the Cabinet Secretary to Relevant Authority Groups (RAGs) in May 2017.
Minutes
of the meetings of Groups under the Marine Transition Programme.
Meeting: 14/06/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
Informal private session: Inquiry into the management of Marine Protected Areas in Wales - oral briefing
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 79 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
There
was an oral briefing on the inquiry into the management of Marine Protected
Areas.
Meeting: 24/05/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
Additional information from Jim Evans, following his oral evidence session on 30 March 2017, as part of the inquiry into the management of Marine Protected Areas
Meeting: 24/05/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
5 Correspondence from Blaise Bullimore with additional information following his oral evidence session on 5 April 2017, as part of the inquiry into the management of Marine Protected Areas
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 05/04/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales - Natural Resources Wales
Dr
Mary Lewis, Marine Advice Team Leader
Mike
Evans, Head of Evidence, Knowledge and Advice
Minutes:
The
witnesses introduced themselves and responded to questions from Members.
Meeting: 05/04/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales - oral evidence
Blaise
Bullimore
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 91 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
The
witnesses introduced themselves and responded to questions from Members.
Meeting: 30/03/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
7 Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales - discussion of oral and written evidence
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 95 , View reasons restricted (7/1)
Minutes:
Members
discussed the evidence.
Meeting: 30/03/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales - oral evidence from industry
Jim
Evans, Welsh Fishermen’s Association
Minutes:
The
witness introduced himself and responded to questions from Members.
Meeting: 30/03/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales - oral evidence from Special Area of Conservation Officers
Sue
Burton, Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation Officer
Alison
Palmer Hargrave, Pen Llŷn a’r Sarnau Special Area of Conservation Officer
Minutes:
The
witnesses introduced themselves and responded to questions from Members.
Meeting: 30/03/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales - oral evidence from Non-Governmental Organisations
Alec
Taylor, WWF Cymru, representing Wales Environment Link
Gill
Bell, Marine Conservation Society, representing Wales Environment Link
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 103 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
The
witnesses introduced themselves and responded to questions from Members.
Meeting: 22/03/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3.)
3. Consider summary of evidence for inquiry into the management of Marine Protected Areas
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 107 , View reasons restricted (3./1)
Meeting: 16/03/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales: An examination of evidence and decision making in MPAs using scalloping in Cardigan Bay as a case study
Prof
Michel Kaiser, Professor or Marine Conservation Sciences - School of Ocean
Sciences, Bangor University
Dr
Emma Sheehan, Marine Institute Research Fellow - School of Biological and
Marine Sciences, Plymouth University
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 110 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
Meeting: 02/03/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3.)
3. Welsh Government background paper
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 114 , View reasons restricted (3./1)
Meeting: 02/03/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2.)
2. Research Brief
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 117 , View reasons restricted (2./1)
Meeting: 02/03/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 1.)
1. Itinerary
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 120 , View reasons restricted (1./1)
Meeting: 01/02/2017 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Inquiry into Marine Protected Areas in Wales: introduction from academics
Tim Glover, Blue Marine Foundation
Dr Sue Gubbay, Marine Environment Consultant
Prof Lynda Warren, Aberystwyth University
Steve Fletcher, Head of Marine Programme, UN Environment – World
Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Associate Professor in Marine
Policy, Plymouth University.
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 123 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1
The academics introduced themselves and then responded to questions from
Members.