Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru | National Assembly for Wales

Y Pwyllgor Newid Hinsawdd, Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig | Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee

Ymchwiliad i reoli ardaloedd morol gwarchodedig yng Nghymru | Inquiry into the management of marine protected areas in Wales

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Ymateb gan : North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

Evidence from : North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

In response to the online consultation on management of MPAs in Wales, the only comment I would like to make is that for cross-boundary sites such as the Dee Estuary, it is vital that there is joined up management between the regulators / SNCBs.  In the case of the Dee this would be ourselves – the NWIFCA for fisheries management -Welsh Government, Natural England and NRW.

The Dee Estuary SAC needs to be treated as a whole, not in two halves.  We should be moving away from the position we find ourselves in now with different sets of regulation on either side of the Welsh / English border (line down the middle).