English: I think there were many wild promises made by the Brexiteers. One of them was that leaving the EU would enable the UK to become an independent coastal state, which we were nearly 50 years ago, but I think that completely ignores some of the realities of life, one of which is that fish don't need passports to cross boundaries, and whatever policies are adopted by the European Union once we've left will affect the numbers of fish that are swimming in our waters, just as much as they did before. I agree that the EU fisheries policy is not one of the most successful policies completed by the EU, and that was because politicians were always interfering with what were essential environmental and sustainability measures. So, always at the last-minute negotiations at 4.00 a.m. people would water down the proposals that had been put together by the experts. So, we are where we are for a lot of reasons, but not because we were or weren't a member of the European Union. As Simon Thomas has already pointed out, most of the fish that is landed by Welsh fishermen is not subject to quotas at all, but, nevertheless, we need to ensure that the agreements that are reached with the European Union don't avoid or lose the trade that is already experienced by some of our Welsh ports. I understand that a third of the value of fish landed in Welsh ports comes from EU vessels, and presumably we want to continue to have the benefit of that trade. If half the boats in Milford Haven are Belgian boats, if we don't have a sensible arrangement with our European neighbours, then that will be to the detriment of those ports and the trade that brings. But I absolutely agree with David Melding and Simon Thomas, and indeed the Cabinet Secretary, that environmental sustainability is a must-do in everything that we are doing relating to the fish because, if we don't, we simply will kill the golden goose. Obviously, it would be wonderful if more Welsh people were embracing the wonders of Welsh shellfish, which David Melding has waxed lyrical on often, and we need to remember that import substitution has got a lot of merits. Oysters used to be the main ingredient for scouse amongst poor people in the port of Liverpool. I'm afraid oysters are now a rare delicacy; so we don't want the same thing to happen to other shellfish, like mussels. I have to raise the dreadful case of the scallop fishermen a few years ago, who were fined a derisory £50,000 for plundering Welsh scallop beds, when the catch alone was worth £400,000, in the Cardigan Bay special area of conservation. So, this remains a major issue regardless of whether we're in or out of the EU. We have to ensure that people aren't just flouting the law around maintaining the viability of our resources. Obviously, one of the other massive issues that we face is the fact that all fish nowadays - you can see the plastic detectable in all fish, apparently, that is being landed. That, of course, is really undermining our enjoyment of fish. So, we need to have both of these policies going hand in hand: eliminating plastics from our oceans, and ensuring that people aren't over-fishing, in order to ensure that Welsh fishing people will continue to be able to earn a decent living from fishing - what is a very dangerous job, and something that we will continue to want to enjoy for the future.
Welsh: Rwy'n credu y gwnaed llawer o addewidion byrbwyll gan y Brexitwyr. Un ohonyn nhw oedd y byddai gadael yr UE yn galluogi'r DU i fod yn wladwriaeth annibynnol arfordirol, sef yr hyn yr oeddem ni bron i 50 mlynedd yn ôl, ond credaf fod hynny'n llwyr anwybyddu rhai o wirioneddau bywyd, un ohonynt yw nad oes angen pasbort ar bysgod i groesi ffiniau, a bydd pa bolisïau bynnag a gaiff eu mabwysiadu gan yr Undeb Ewropeaidd wedi inni adael yn effeithio ar nifer y pysgod sy'n nofio yn ein dyfroedd, cymaint ag o'r blaen. Cytunaf nad yw polisi pysgodfeydd yr UE yn un o'r polisïau mwyaf llwyddiannus i'r UE eu llunio, ac roedd hynny oherwydd bod gwleidyddion wastad yn ymyrryd â'r hyn oedd yn fesurau cynaliadwyedd ac amgylcheddol yn eu hanfod. Felly, bob amser yn y negodiadau munud olaf am 4:00 y bore byddai pobl yn glastwreiddio'r cynigion a luniwyd gan yr arbenigwyr. Felly, rydym ni yn y sefyllfa yr ydym ni ynddi am sawl rheswm, ond nid oherwydd ein bod ni neu nad oeddem ni yn aelod o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd. Fel mae Simon Thomas eisoes wedi nodi, nid oes cwotâu o gwbl ar y rhan fwyaf o'r pysgod sy'n cael eu dal gan bysgotwyr Cymru, ond, serch hynny, mae angen inni sicrhau nad yw'r cytundebau y deuir iddynt gyda'r Undeb Ewropeaidd yn osgoi neu'n colli'r masnachu a wneir gyda rhai o'n porthladdoedd yma yng Nghymru. Rwy'n deall y daw traean o werth y pysgod sy'n dod i'r lan ym mhorthladdoedd Cymru o gychod yr Undeb Ewropeaidd, ac mae'n debyg ein bod ni eisiau parhau i elwa ar y fasnach honno. Os yw hanner y cychod yn Aberdaugleddau yn gychod o Wlad Belg, os nad oes gennym ni drefniant synhwyrol â'n cymdogion Ewropeaidd, yna bydd hynny'n niweidiol i'r porthladdoedd hynny ac i'r fasnach sy'n deillio o hynny. Ond rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr â David Melding a Simon Thomas, ac yn wir, ag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, bod cynaliadwyedd amgylcheddol yn rheidrwydd ym mhopeth a wnawn o ran y pysgod oherwydd, os na wnawn ni hynny, byddwn yn mynd yn groes i'n buddiannau ein hunain. Yn amlwg, byddai'n wych pe byddai mwy o bobl Cymru yn magu archwaeth at flas rhyfeddol pysgod cregyn Cymru, y mae David Melding wedi eu canmol i'r cymylau lawer gwaith, ac mae angen inni gofio bod rhinweddau niferus i ddefnyddio cynnyrch cartref yn hytrach na phethau sy'n cael eu mewnforio. Arferai wystrys fod yn brif gynhwysyn lobsgows ymhlith pobl dlawd ym mhorthladd Lerpwl. Mae arna i ofn bod wystrys bellach yn ddanteithfwyd prin; Felly nid oes arnom ni eisiau gweld yr un peth yn digwydd i bysgod cregyn eraill, fel cregyn gleision. Mae'n rhaid i mi sôn am yr achos ofnadwy o bysgotwyr cregyn bylchog ychydig flynyddoedd yn ôl, a gafodd ddirwy bitw o £50,000 am ysbeilio gwelyau cregyn bylchog yng Nghymru, pan oedd y ddalfa ei hun yn werth £400,000, yn ardal gadwraeth arbennig Bae Ceredigion. Felly, mae hwn yn dal yn fater o bwys pa un a ydym ni yn aelodau o'r UE ai peidio. Mae'n rhaid inni sicrhau nad yw pobl yn torri'r gyfraith o ran cynnal hyfywedd ein hadnoddau. Yn amlwg, un o'r materion eraill enfawr sy'n ein hwynebu yw'r ffaith bod yr holl bysgod y dyddiau hyn - gallwch weld bod plastig i'w ganfod ym mhob pysgodyn, mae'n debyg, sy'n cael ei ddal. Mae hynny, wrth gwrs, mewn gwirionedd yn tanseilio ein mwynhad o bysgod. Felly, mae angen i'r ddau bolisi fynd law yn llaw: dileu plastig o'n cefnforoedd, a sicrhau nad yw pobl yn gorbysgota, er mwyn sicrhau y bydd pysgotwyr Cymru yn parhau i allu ennill bywoliaeth weddus o bysgota - sy'n waith peryglus iawn, ac yn rhywbeth y byddwn ni'n parhau i fod eisiau ei fwynhau ar gyfer y dyfodol.