Meetings
Marine environment management
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Meeting: 20/10/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)
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5 Avian influenza
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Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)
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6 Avian influenza
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Meeting: 26/05/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)
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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 PDF 253 KB
- 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 PDF 282 KB
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
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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 PDF 371 KB View as HTML (4/1) 13 KB
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 26 , 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 PDF 203 KB
- Paper - WWF Cymru, item 5 PDF 209 KB
- Paper - Dr Richard Unsworth, item 5 PDF 200 KB
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 PDF 278 KB
- Paper - Marine Conservation Society, item 4 PDF 374 KB
- Paper - Wales Environment Link, item 4 PDF 664 KB
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 53 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Paper - Minister for Climate Change (response to letter from the Chair of 2 November 2021), item 2 PDF 300 KB
- Paper - Natural Resources Wales, item 2 PDF 399 KB
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Natural Resources Wales.