English: Diolch, Llywydd. I think marine discussions are a bit like buses - you wait a very long time for one and two come along very quickly. I am delighted to open today's debate on the report from the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee on the management of marine protected areas in Wales. I need to thank the previous Chair of the committee, Mark Reckless, and members of the committee who worked on this inquiry - Jenny Rathbone, Huw Irranca-Davies and Siân Gwenllian - who are no longer members of this committee. I really thank them for the work they did in producing what I think has been a very good report. This is the second debate, as I said, held this week in the Chamber on marine policy. I believe it's a very important policy and it's appropriate that it should be given this level of focus. Somebody once said that we shouldn't be called planet earth, we should be called planet water, because far more of our surface is covered by water than is covered by earth. So, I think that we do need to give the marine environment a great deal of thought. The marine environment makes up over half of the area of Wales and is home to some of the most biologically diverse habitats and species in Europe. In order to make sure they will survive and benefit future generations, two thirds of Welsh seas are protected in some way due to their vulnerability. The response to the report: the committee made 12 recommendations in total, 11 of which were accepted in full or in principle by the Welsh Government. Despite our recommendations being accepted, however, it is unclear what, if anything, will be done differently as a result. In order to address this, I wrote to the Cabinet Secretary to seek clarification. A response was received in advance of this debate and this exchange of correspondence is accessible via today's Plenary agenda.
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Credaf fod trafodaethau morol yn debyg i fysiau - rydych yn aros yn hir iawn am un ac mae dau'n cyrraedd yn gyflym iawn. Rwy'n falch o agor y ddadl heddiw ar yr adroddiad gan y Pwyllgor Newid Hinsawdd, Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig ar reoli ardaloedd morol gwarchodedig yng Nghymru. Mae angen i mi ddiolch i Gadeirydd blaenorol y pwyllgor, Mark Reckless, ac aelodau o'r pwyllgor a weithiodd ar yr ymchwiliad hwn - Jenny Rathbone, Huw Irranca-Davies a Siân Gwenllian - nad ydynt yn aelodau o'r pwyllgor hwn bellach. Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn iddynt am y gwaith a wnaethant yn cynhyrchu'r hyn rwy'n credu sy'n adroddiad da iawn. Dyma'r ail ddadl, fel y dywedais, a gynhaliwyd yr wythnos hon yn y Siambr ar bolisi morol. Credaf ei fod yn bolisi pwysig iawn ac mae'n briodol ei fod yn cael y lefel hon o sylw. Dywedodd rhywun unwaith na ddylem alw'r blaned hon yn ddaear, ac y dylid ei galw'n ddŵr, oherwydd mae llawer mwy o'i harwyneb wedi'i orchuddio gan ddŵr nag sydd wedi'i orchuddio gan ddaear. Felly, credaf fod angen i ni roi llawer o ystyriaeth i'r amgylchedd morol. Yr amgylchedd morol yw dros hanner arwynebedd Cymru ac mae'n gartref i rai o gynefinoedd a rhywogaethau mwyaf bioamrywiol Ewrop. Er mwyn gwneud yn siŵr y byddant yn goroesi ac o fudd i genedlaethau'r dyfodol, mae dwy ran o dair o foroedd Cymru wedi'u gwarchod mewn rhyw ffordd oherwydd eu cyflwr bregus. Yr ymateb i'r adroddiad: gwnaeth y Pwyllgor 12 o argymhellion i gyd, a derbyniwyd 11 ohonynt yn llawn neu mewn egwyddor gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Er gwaethaf y ffaith bod ein hargymhellion wedi cael eu derbyn, fodd bynnag, mae'n aneglur beth, os o gwbl, a gaiff ei wneud yn wahanol o ganlyniad i hynny. Er mwyn mynd i'r afael â hyn, ysgrifennais at Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet i ofyn am eglurhad. Cafwyd ymateb cyn y ddadl hon ac mae'r ohebiaeth ar gael drwy agenda'r Cyfarfod Llawn heddiw.