Translate the text from English to Welsh.



 
The sector in Wales, whose largest export trading partner is the EU, has been hit hard by the UK/ EU Trade and Co\-operation Agreement (TCA) which came into force January 1 this year.


Welsh fishers have suffered severe trade disruption, and many of our aquaculture businesses trading in live bivalve molluscs, such as mussels, have seen a total cessation of trade.


This disruption has exacerbated what was already a critical situation for the Welsh seafood sector following the closure of hospitality markets due to COVID\-19 restrictions


The new Welsh Seafood Sector Resilience Scheme will support seafood businesses through two elements.


The first part of the scheme will see a targeted one\-off grant made available to eligible Welsh vessel\-owning fishing businesses, with the grant equivalent to three months’ vessel costs, capped at £10,000\.


The payments will be based on vessel size and the number of corresponding categories.


While similar to the UK Government’s Seafood Response Fund, the qualifying reference period for the Welsh scheme will be longer, providing support to more Welsh fishing businesses who need support.


The qualifying criteria will be similar to that of the 2020 Welsh Fisheries Grant.


The second part will see support provided to aquaculture businesses, including those trading in live bivalve molluscs.


Businesses will be able to apply for a grant for the first three months of 2021, to provide half of the average of their monthly gross revenue for each month, at a maximum cap of £40,500\.


The scheme will be open for applications from Wednesday 17 March and close on Wednesday 31 March.


The new funds were announced today by Lesley Griffiths, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs.


The Minister said:



> “Since January, seafood businesses in Wales have suffered severe trade disruption – with businesses who supply live bivalve molluscs from class B waters facing closure as their EU markets disappeared.
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> “Many other businesses have faced a further blow from the closure of hospitality markets due to the COVID\-19 restrictions.
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> While I welcome the support provided by the UK Government via its Seafood Response Fund, it only gives partial support for Welsh fisheries and aquaculture businesses. As such, I felt it was vital that we give seafood businesses the support they need during these difficult times.
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> “The support provided will help those eligible to cover their costs during this difficult time, and ensure we have a competitive seafood sector once this crisis has passed.
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> “We were promised we would not receive ‘a penny less’ after leaving the EU. Clearly this deal has been broken. I will continue to lobby the UK Government to come good on the commitment they made to our fishing and aquaculture sector.”


In addition to the support provided via the scheme, the remaining European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will target COVID\-19 recovery, offering fishers the opportunity to add value to catch.


The new approach to the programme should start in June, with further details due from Rural Payment Wales.


Small Scale Coastal Infrastructure Scheme
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Also announced today was the Small Scale Coastal Infrastructure Scheme: a £1m fund available to all port authorities and coastal local authorities to make improvements to ports and harbours, providing the infrastructure needed as businesses transition towards environmentally sustainable operations.


The scheme will provide grants of up to £100,000 for capital investment into ports and harbours, allowing for environmental, operational, safety and security improvements.


The Minister added:



> “As trading businesses look to the future and recovery, well\-maintained infrastructure is key to allowing them to succeed.
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> “The Small Scale Coastal Infrastructure Scheme will allow for improvements at ports and harbours across Wales.”







Translation:


 
Mae'r sector yng Nghymru \- ei bartner masnachu allforion mwyaf oedd yr UE \- wedi cael ei daro'n galed gan Gytundeb Masnach a Chydweithredu'r DU/UE a ddaeth i rym ym mis Ionawr eleni.


Mae pysgota yng Nghymru wedi dioddef tarfu difrifol ar fasnachu, ac mae llawer o'n busnesau dyframaethu sy'n gwerthu molysgiaid dwygragenaidd byw \- megis chregyn gleision \- wedi gweld masnachu yn dod i ben yn llwyr.


Mae'r tarfu hwn wedi gwaethygu'r hyn a oedd eisoes yn sefyllfa dyngedfennol i sector bwyd môr Cymru yn dilyn cau marchnadoedd lletygarwch oherwydd cyfyngiadau Covid\-19


Bydd Cynllun Cydnerthedd newydd Sector Bwyd Môr Cymru yn cefnogi busnesau bwyd môr drwy ddwy elfen.


Bydd rhan gyntaf y cynllun yn gweld grant untro wedi'i dargedu ar gael i fusnesau pysgota cymwys sy'n berchen ar longau yng Nghymru, gyda'r grant sy'n cyfateb i gostau llongau am dri mis, wedi'i gapio ar £10,000\.


Bydd y taliadau'n seiliedig ar faint y llongau a nifer y categorïau cyfatebol.


Tra'n debyg i Gronfa Ymateb Bwyd Môr Llywodraeth y DU, bydd y cyfnod cyfeirio cymwys ar gyfer cynllun Cymru yn hwy, gan roi cymorth i fwy o fusnesau pysgota yng Nghymru sydd angen cymorth.


Bydd y meini prawf cymhwyso yn debyg i feini prawf Grant Pysgodfeydd Cymru 2020.


Bydd yr ail ran yn gweld cymorth yn cael ei roi i fusnesau dyframaethu, gan gynnwys y rhai sy'n masnachu mewn molysgiaid dwygragenaidd byw.


Bydd busnesau'n gallu gwneud cais am grant ar gyfer tri mis cyntaf 2021, i ddarparu hanner eu refeniw gros misol ar gyfartaledd ar gyfer pob mis, ar uchafswm o £40,500\.


Bydd y cynllun ar agor ar gyfer ceisiadau o ddydd Mercher, 17 Mawrth a dydd Mercher, 31 Mawrth.


Cyhoeddwyd yr arian newydd heddiw gan Lesley Griffiths, Gweinidog yr Amgylchedd, Ynni a Materion Gwledig.


Dywedodd y Gweinidog:



> "Ers mis Ionawr, mae busnesau bwyd môr yng Nghymru wedi dioddef tarfu difrifol ar eu masnachu – gyda busnesau sy'n cyflenwi molysgiaid deufalf byw o ddyfroedd dosbarth B yn wynebu cael eu cau wrth i farchnadoedd yr UE ddiflannu.
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> "Mae llawer o fusnesau eraill wedi wynebu ergyd bellach o gau marchnadoedd lletygarwch oherwydd cyfyngiadau Covid\-19\.
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> Er fy mod yn croesawu'r gefnogaeth a roddwyd gan Lywodraeth y DU drwy ei Chronfa Ymateb Bwyd Môr, nid yw ond yn rhoi cefnogaeth rannol i fusnesau pysgodfeydd a dyframaethu yng Nghymru. O'r herwydd, teimlwn ei bod yn hanfodol ein bod yn rhoi'r cymorth sydd ei angen ar fusnesau bwyd môr yn ystod y cyfnod anodd hwn.
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> "Bydd y cymorth a ddarperir yn helpu'r rhai sy'n gymwys i dalu eu costau yn ystod y cyfnod anodd hwn, ac yn sicrhau bod gennym sector bwyd môr cystadleuol unwaith y bydd yr argyfwng hwn wedi mynd heibio.
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> "Addawyd i ni na fydden ni'n derbyn 'ceiniog yn llai' ar ôl gadael yr UE. Mae'n amlwg bod y fargen hon wedi'i thorri. Byddaf yn parhau i lobïo Llywodraeth y DU i gadw at eu gair ynghylch yr ymrwymiad a wnaethant i'n sector pysgota a dyframaethu."


Yn ogystal â'r cymorth a ddarperir drwy'r cynllun, bydd gweddill Cronfa Forwrol a Physgodfeydd Ewrop yn targedu adferiad Covid\-19, gan gynnig cyfle i bysgotwyr ychwanegu gwerth i'w dalfeydd.


Dylai'r dull newydd o ymdrin â'r rhaglen ddechrau ym mis Mehefin, gyda manylion pellach gan Daliadau Gwledig Cymru.


**Cynllun Seilwaith Arfordirol Ar Raddfa Fach**


Cyhoeddwyd heddiw hefyd y Cynllun Seilwaith Arfordirol Ar Raddfa Fach – cronfa £1m ar gael i bob awdurdod porthladd ac awdurdod lleol arfordirol i wneud gwelliannau i borthladdoedd a harbyrau, gan ddarparu'r seilwaith sydd ei angen wrth i fusnesau drosglwyddo tuag at weithrediadau amgylcheddol gynaliadwy.


Bydd y cynllun yn darparu grantiau o hyd at £100,000 ar gyfer buddsoddi cyfalaf mewn porthladdoedd a harbyrau, gan ganiatáu ar gyfer gwelliannau amgylcheddol, gweithredol, a diogelwch.


Ychwanegodd y Gweinidog:



> "Wrth i fusnesau masnachu edrych i'r dyfodol ac adfer, mae seilwaith sy'n cael ei gynnal a'i gadw'n dda yn allweddol i ganiatáu iddynt lwyddo.
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> "Bydd y Cynllun Seilwaith Arfordirol ar Raddfa Fach yn caniatáu gwelliannau mewn porthladdoedd a harbyrau ledled Cymru."