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Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
There we are, yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Yes, absolutely. Thank you, Sue. Joyce, back to you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Yes. Okay. Thank you, Richard, for that. Sue.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Richard, you wanted to come in, and then Sue as well.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Okay. Yes, a very important point. Thanks, Clare. Okay. Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Okay. Thank you. Clare, and then I think that we will move on after that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Okay. Thank you. Richard.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Thank you, Sean. Sue.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Sorry, Sean. The audio isn't great. I don't know whether you can project your voice or maybe speak a little bit more loudly.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
That's fine. Okay, Sean, then, first, and then Sue.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Okay. Sean and Sue have indicated that they wish to add something, and then again I will come back to you, Delyth, if you have anything to add.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Okay. Thank you, Clare. Of course, the example you quote was 10 years ago, so it's a pity it's taken so long to get back to where we are now, but I think the fundamental issue then was that lack of public engagement with stakeholders, and it all came as a bit…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Okay, who wants to come in on this one? Clare.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Thank you, Richard. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Okay. Richard has indicated as well, and then I'll bring Huw in and back to Delyth, then, if you wish, Delyth. So, Richard first.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Thank you. Sue.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Thank you. I think Sean wants to come in as well, and then Sue.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Okay. Who wants to go first on this one, then, to give somebody else a chance? Clare. Okay.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Ideal. Okay. Well, we look forward to seeing that being rolled out, certainly. It's good to hear that. Delyth.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Excellent. Thank you for that. Before we broaden it out a bit, you've mentioned Dale, of course, and the work that we know that's happening there. Can you tell us a bit about any further projects that are planned elsewhere in Wales?
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Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Okay, thank you. Richard, could you maybe just tell us a little bit more about the ecosystems services provided by seagrass, just briefly, so that we can capture some of that?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
I think, Clare Trotman, you want to pick up on this.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Okay. Richard, do you want to respond to that?
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Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Welcome back to this meeting of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee at the Senedd. We are reconvening for our fourth evidence session today, item 5 on the agenda, and we're focusing this time on blue carbon and marine protected…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 3: marine planning and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Okay, excellent. Well, again, thank you to the three of you for your evidence. Excellent stuff. You will be sent, as I tell everyone, a copy of the draft transcript to check that it's accurate, but, with that, I'll conclude our morning session as a committee…
