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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Mary.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
It would. I think I'll give you five out of 10 for that. That's not bad. But, as the species champion, I'll probably have to come back to you to make the case again. But thank you for that answer—that's really good of you. Okay, we'll move on. Janet.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Thank you for that. Before we move on from evidence, I'm going to slip another one in, if I may. You may be aware that I'm the species champion for the sand eel, and we're very aware that there are severe gaps in information and data for that particular…
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Rhian, do you want to come back on that, or Jasmine has indicated? Maybe Jasmine first.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Joyce, you wanted to come in earlier.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay. That would be really useful, thank you.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
There we are, Rhian, you're unmuted.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Rhian.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Absolutely. Thank you, Mary. Delyth.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay, thank you. Yes, Mary.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Yes, thank you. Jasmine to elaborate.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay, Huw, just to continue on that, then Delyth and then Joyce.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Yes. Huw.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Rhian.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
That's an important point. Okay. Thank you. We'll move on to Delyth.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Any takers for that? Jasmine.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Thank you. Apologies for disappearing momentarily from your screens. I kicked the mains cable out of my monitor, so I was there, but you probably couldn't see me. So, apologies for that. Jenny, did you want to come in on something earlier?
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay. We'll come on to interrogate evidence and data gaps more specifically in a moment. Maybe I'll go to Joyce first, just to ask a few questions.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay, if Jasmine is happy to expand on that.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay, thank you very much. You referred to the adaptive management statement—
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
So, your call to the Government, maybe through us as a committee, is if the Government is serious about increasing offshore renewables, then the OREP programme needs to have additional resources to reflect that.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
So we'll move on to the second item, and we will start taking evidence. We have a full day today of taking evidence on marine environment management. As a committee, we're eager to ensure that the marine environment is given prominence in the sixth Senedd…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Thank you very much. I'll explain also that Delyth Jewell will step in as temporary Chair if my connection is lost with this meeting. So, we'll be in good hands if that happens, but I hope we won't need that.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
There we are. Okay.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Diolch yn fawr. And Joyce.
