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Mae eisoes gofyn ar bysgotwyr i osod dyfais o’r fath ar gychod 12m a mwy ond mae Gorchymyn yn dod i rym heddiw sy’n golygu bod cychod llai, mwy na 350 ohonyn nhw, yn gosod dyfais o’r fath.


Cychod o dan 12 metr o hyd yw tua 97% o holl gychod pysgota cofrestredig Cymru.


Bydd y VMS yn trosglwyddo lleoliad, dyddiad, amser, cyflymder a chwrs y cwch, o leiaf unwaith bob 10 munud, wrth iddo bysgota.


Mae hyn yn bwysig er mwyn cael darlun llawn a chywir o weithgarwch cychod pysgota ym Mharth Cymru, ac o gychod sydd wedi’u cofrestru yng Nghymru pa le bynnag maen nhw, i reoli amgylchedd y môr a physgodfeydd yn well.


Dechreuodd ymgynghoriad yn 2019 ar ofynion cychod o dan 12m ac er mwyn cefnogi’r diwydiant pysgota, mae dyfeisiau VMS wedi’u cynnig am ddim i gychod o’r fath yng Nghymru. Ond oherwydd rheolau Cronfa’r Môr a Physgodfeydd Ewrop, o heddiw, rhaid i bysgotwyr brynu eu dyfeisiau eu hunain.


Dechreuwyd eu gosod yn ddi\-dâl ym mis Rhagfyr 2020 ond nid oes unrhyw waith monitro wedi cael ei wneud o gychod o dan 12m tan heddiw, pan ddaw’r ddeddfwriaeth i rym.


Mae dros 98% o gychod y categori hwn wedi cael VMS. Mae’r VMS yn cael ei gosod ar y cwch gan beiriannydd cymwys a chan ymgynghori’n llawn â’r perchennog.


Meddai’r Gweinidog Materion Gwledig, Lesley Griffiths:



> “Mae’n dda gen i mai Cymru yw’r wlad gynta’ yn y DU i fynnu fod holl gychod pysgota masnachol Cymru a chychod sy’n pysgota ym Mharth Cymru yn cael VMS.
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> “Rydyn ni am sicrhau bod gan Gymru ddiwydiant pysgota cynaliadwy a llewyrchus ac mae’r ddyfais yn hanfodol i allu rheoli pysgodfeydd ac amgylcheddol y môr yn effeithiol.
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> “Roedd rhoi’r system ar gyfer cofnodi dalfeydd cychod o dan 10m ar waith yn 2020 yn golygu bod gennym wybodaeth well am yr hyn sy’n cael ei ddal ac o gyfuno hynny â’r VMS, bydd gennym ddarlun llawnach o bysgota yng Nghymru a ble mae’n digwydd.
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> “Bydd yn rhoi tystiolaeth hefyd i’r diwydiant o darddiad dalfeydd ac am ardaloedd pysgota a gellir defnyddio hynny i ddatrys anghydfodau â defnyddwyr eraill y môr.
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> “Rydym wedi gweithio’n glos â’r diwydiant ac wedi cynnig cyllid sylweddol trwy Gronfa’r Môr a Physgodfeydd Ewrop i helpu i baratoi pysgotwyr ar gyfer y gofyn newydd hwn.”







Translation:


 
Boats 12m or more in length were already required to have such a system in place, but an Order coming into force today means those under this size, more than 350 boats, must have a VMS device.


The under 12 metre fishing fleet makes up around 97% of Welsh registered fishing boats.


The VMS will transmit the geographical position, date, time, speed and course of a boat, at least once every 10 minutes, while fishing operations are being undertaken.


This is important in gaining a fuller and accurate picture of fishing boat activity in the Welsh zone, and for Welsh registered boats wherever they may be, to improve fisheries and marine environment management.


A consultation began in 2019 on the requirement for the under 12m fleet and to support the fishing industry, Vessel Monitoring Systems have been offered for free to the relevant Welsh fishing fleet. However, due to European Maritime and Fisheries Fund rules, from today onwards fishers will have to purchase the devices themselves.


Free device installation began in December 2020 although no monitoring of fishing activity of the under 12m fishing fleet has been undertaken before the legislation comes into force today.


More than 98% of boats in this category have been fitted with a VMS. The installation of VMS on vessels is done in full consultation with the owner and is carried out by fully qualified engineers.


Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths said:



> “I am pleased Wales is the first nation in the UK to require all commercial fishing vessels which operate in Wales or the Welsh Zone are fitted with a Vessel Monitoring System.
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> “We want to help ensure a sustainable and prosperous fishing industry in Wales and this step will be fundamental to the effective management of fisheries and the wider marine environment.
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> “The implementation of the catch recording system for under 10m vessels in 2020 means we now have better information about what is being caught, and this combined with VMS will give us a fuller picture of fishing in Wales and where it is taking place.
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> “It will also provide the industry with evidence of their catch origin and fishing grounds which could be used to resolve any disputes with other marine users.
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> “We have worked closely with the industry and have offered substantial funding via the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to help prepare fishers for this new requirement.”