Agenda and minutes

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1.1 Mick Antoniw was elected temporary Chair in the absence of Dafydd Elis-Thomas.

2.1 Apologies were received from Dafydd Elis-Thomas and Llyr Gruffydd.  There were no substitutions.

3.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.

Rosemary Thomas, Planning Division

Neil Hemmington, Planning Division

Sarah Dawson, Legal Services

Dion Thomas, Planning Division

4.1 The officials gave a presentation and responded to questions from members of the Committee.

4.2 The officials agreed to attend a further session with the Committee to continue the briefing.

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Iwan Ball, WWF/Chair of WEL's Marine Working Group
Gareth Cunningham, RSPB Cymru
Gill Bell, Marine Conservation Society

5.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

5.2 The witnesses agreed to provide further data on the damage caused to the marine environment as a result of the recent severe storms.

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Jim Evans, Welsh Fisherman's Association

Sarah Horsfall, Seafish

James Wilson, Bangor Mussel Producers

6.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

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Keith Davies, Head of Strategic Planning Group
Dr Kirsty Lindenbaum, Marine Resource Management Adviser

7.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

7.2 Keith Davies agreed to provide further information on the number of NRW staff involved in the development of the national marine planning process and to clarify the reference to ‘non recent population’ in NRW’s Article 17 report.

Minutes of the meetings held on 23 & 29 January

8.1 The Committee noted the minutes.

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8.2 The Committee noted the letter.