Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:54 pm on 14 September 2016.
Cabinet Secretary, in June, I was honoured to be appointed Wales Environment Link’s species champion for the bottle-nosed dolphin. On Friday, weather permitting—who knows—I will visit Cardigan bay’s special area of conservation. You will know that that bay is home to semi-resident populations and it’s a particularly important nursery ground for females and their calves. So, my question to you before my visit on Friday is: what message can I send back to the people who are concerned about protecting both the iconic species and that special area of conservation, that should the Government decide to allow scallop fishing further within that special area of conservation we won’t return to the damage that was clearly evident in 2010 that actually reduced scallop fishing within that area?