3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Thank you. I work very closely, obviously, with the Minister for Climate Change in relation to this. We're obviously very committed to protecting our seas, recognise the importance of protecting, restoring, and of course sustainably managing the blue carbon…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
This is an area I've taken a specific interest in. So, I think we've made great inroads in agriculture around progression, new entrants, women in agriculture and farm safety, and we just didn't see the same level that I would want to see in our fisheries. So…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Yes, I think you're right and I had a question in the Chamber yesterday on this, and I said, from a personal point of view, I came to eating fish very late in life. I was probably in my 40s when I started eating fish, and I think you're right—it is a cultural…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Okay. Is that all right, Chair?
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Okay. So, this is very early scoping work that we're doing around this. And we're doing it with agriculture as well, because I think this is a real opportunity to fly the flag for Welsh fish and seafood. This is at very early stages. I'm just going to look…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
I'm sorry, I was having a little bit of difficulty hearing Sarah then—there was a bit of feedback. Did you say 'food labelling'?
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Yes. In fact, we've recruited, again—Gareth might be able to tell us the numbers—some new staff to be on our vessels. Was it two teams last year we recruited, Gareth?
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
So, Luke, just before the pandemic, we spent significant funding—I think it was up to about £8 million—on some new fishing enforcement vessels, because I think it was safe to say that the ones we had weren't really fit for purpose. So, we've got the Rhodri…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Do you want to take that, Gareth?
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Thank you. I'm going to bring Gareth in here, because this is something he's been looking at.
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
So, again, the JFS sets out our commitment to reducing marine litter. We need to support the industry to reduce its environmental footprint. So, we support the marine litter action plan, and the work of the clean seas partnership. We work collaboratively with…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Yes, absolutely. So, you heard me mention the December council before. So, at every December council, while some things would remain the same, there was always new things coming in because of the sustainability issues. We need to make sure that we have…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Yes, thank you. As the JFS sets out, there is likely to be a mix of UK-wide and national measures and policies. They will be tailored as appropriate. New policies will be subject to consultation, and that will be in line with normal procedures. I think the…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Morning.
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
I think I should start by apologising that you haven't got the MOU in front of you. I'm sure you're very frustrated about that. Obviously, it's having to be signed off by all four nations. I am going to reassure you that I've signed my bit off, but…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
I think we've probably had more engagement with them over the course of the COVID pandemic. I met the aquaculture sector specifically just before Christmas to see what more we could do to assist them, because as you know, Luke, there was a real cliff edge…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Certainly that's what we've been promised. I have to say, we work as four nations; probably, fisheries is the area where we had the most collaboration between the four nations, because every December we'd go to Brussels to the fisheries December council. So…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Yes, certainly. I think we need to get the structure right for our stakeholder engagement. Every Minister and official really needs that input from our stakeholders. I think, if I'm honest, we need to improve the structure that we currently have if we're…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
We don't have that data at the moment. I think what it will do is provide us with a significant amount of really rich data. I'm open minded on REM; Hefin mentioned REM. And certainly, I think as we go through the lifetime of the JFS, I'm sure we will have…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Again, the JFS does commit us to a wide-ranging and co-ordinated monitoring programme, and the way in which we improve the collection of data, I think, is going to be really crucial to the future management of our fisheries. We are very committed to making…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
I don't think it's the case that there's an absence of ambitious targets. The JFS is a strategic policy document and it's been jointly developed with the four UK nations, the four fisheries policy authorities. It sets the framework and direction of travel for…
3 Chwefror 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Y Cyd-ddatganiad Pysgodfeydd
Bore da, bawb. Good morning, everyone. I'm Lesley Griffiths, I'm the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales and Trefnydd. I'm joined by Gareth Bevington, who is the deputy director for marine and fisheries, and Tamsin Brown, who is head of future…
2 Chwefror 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a’r Trefnydd
Wel, gallaf roi sicrwydd i chi fod pob cais yn cael ei ystyried yn gyfartal. Cawsom 39 o geisiadau, a bydd cyllid, fel y dywedaf, yn cael ei ddarparu ar sail y meini prawf a nodais yn fy ateb gwreiddiol i chi. Fy nealltwriaeth i yw nad yw'n wir o gwbl y…
2 Chwefror 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a’r Trefnydd
Nod y gronfa her ddatgarboneiddio a COVID yw cefnogi adferiad sector bwyd a diod Cymru. I fod yn gymwys, mae'n rhaid i fusnesau ddangos atebion arloesol mewn un neu fwy o feysydd, o arbed ynni i ddal carbon.
2 Chwefror 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a’r Trefnydd
Rydym yn edrych ar gamau gweithredu a allai wella llwybrau tramwy cyhoeddus. Felly, gallai hynny olygu bod cyfleoedd i ffermwyr uwchraddio llwybrau troed i fod yn llwybrau beicio neu lwybrau ceffylau, er enghraifft, neu yn wir, newid y seilwaith ategol, fel y…
