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Welsh seafood industry sectors asked to share emissions data

Carbon baseline research will support industry stay on-track to reach net-zero targets



Bydd cyfieithiad Cymraeg o'n herthygl newyddion am y prosiect hwn ar gael tuag at ddiwedd y dudalen (A Welsh translation of our news article about this project is available towards the end of this page)

Fishing vessel owners and aquaculture operators across Wales are being asked to contribute data to a new study aimed at supporting the seafood industry’s transition to net-zero. 

The fishing and aquaculture sectors have an important role in contributing to meet Welsh Government net-zero targets by 2050, but currently there are no baseline carbon emissions data available for those sectors in Wales.

We have been commissioned by the Fisheries Division of the Welsh Government to produce the first ever baseline carbon footprint for commercial Welsh fisheries, covering emissions up to the point of landing and aquaculture production up to the first point of sale.

The study will focus on wild-capture species of economic importance to the Welsh fleet, including European seabass, cockle, edible brown crab, European lobster, king and queen scallops, common whelk, skate and rays. 

Data on aquaculture species, including mussels and oysters, is also being collected.

We are asking fishing vessel owners and aquaculture operators to work with us on the new study

Samira Anand, Welsh Industry Engagement Manager said:

“We know that Welsh fishers are already taking steps to fish efficiently and responsibly.

“This project is about capturing that progress and providing the baseline to help support the sector’s transition to net-zero.

“The more input we get from industry, the stronger and more useful the results will be, so I would really encourage industry members to engage with this project.”

We are looking for input directly from the commercial catching and aquaculture sectors so are asking skippers, vessel owners and aquaculture operators to share information to help shape the work. 

Contributions, including information on gear lifespan, fuel use and examples of carbon saving measures already in use will ensure that estimates reflect the operating environment of the Welsh fleet.

The work will support delivery of the climate change objective included in the Fisheries Act 2020 which established a plan for the UK and devolved administrations to manage fisheries, aquaculture and marine conservation.  

By establishing the carbon footprint of Welsh fisheries the Welsh Government will be better placed to ensure that adverse effects of fishing and aquaculture are minimised.

For more information on how and where you can participate, please contact jesse.drake@seafish.co.uk

Sectorau pysgota a dyframaeth Cymru yn cael eu hannog i rannu data allyriadau carbon

Bydd ymchwil sylfaenol newydd yn cefnogi'r diwydiant bwyd môr i aros ar y trywydd iawn i gyrraedd targedau sero net

Gofynnir i berchnogion cychod pysgota a gweithredwyr dyframaeth ledled Cymru gyfrannu data at astudiaeth newydd sydd â'r nod o gefnogi trawsnewidiad y diwydiant bwyd môr i sero net.

Mae gan y sectorau pysgota a dyframaeth rôl bwysig wrth gyfrannu at gyrraedd targedau sero net Llywodraeth Cymru erbyn 2050, ond ar hyn o bryd, nid oes data allyriadau carbon sylfaenol ar gael ar gyfer y sectorau hynny yng Nghymru.

Mae Seafish, y corff cyhoeddus sy'n cefnogi diwydiant bwyd môr y DU, wedi cael ei gomisiynu gan Is-adran Bysgodfeydd Llywodraeth Cymru i gynhyrchu'r ôl troed carbon llinell sylfaen cyntaf erioed ar gyfer pysgodfeydd masnachol Cymru, gan gwmpasu allyriadau hyd at y pwynt glanio a chynhyrchiant dyframaeth hyd at y pwynt gwerthu cyntaf.

Bydd yr astudiaeth yn canolbwyntio ar rywogaethau a ddaliwyd yn y gwyllt sydd o bwys economaidd i fflyd Cymru, gan gynnwys draenogiaid y môr Ewropeaidd, cocos, crancod brown bwytadwy, cimychiaid Ewropeaidd, cregyn y brenin a chregyn y frenhines, cregyn moch cyffredin, cathod môr a morgathod.

Mae data ar rywogaethau dyframaethu, gan gynnwys cregyn gleision ac wystrys, hefyd yn cael ei gasglu.

Dywedodd Samira Anand, Rheolwr Ymgysylltu â Diwydiant Cymru yn Seafish:

“Rydym yn gwybod bod pysgotwyr Cymru eisoes yn cymryd camau i bysgota’n effeithlon ac yn gyfrifol.

“Mae’r prosiect hwn yn ymwneud â dal y cynnydd hwnnw a darparu’r llinell sylfaen i helpu i gefnogi trawsnewidiad y sector i sero net.

“Po fwyaf o fewnbwn a gawn gan y diwydiant, y cryfaf a’r mwyaf defnyddiol fydd y canlyniadau, felly byddwn yn annog aelodau’r diwydiant i ymgysylltu â’r prosiect hwn.”

Mae angen mewnbwn uniongyrchol gan y sectorau dal pysgod masnachol a dyframaethu ar Seafish, felly mae'n gofyn capteiniaid, perchnogion llongau a gweithredwyr dyframaeth i rannu gwybodaeth i helpu i lunio'r gwaith.

Bydd cyfraniadau, gan gynnwys gwybodaeth am hyd oes offer, defnydd tanwydd ac enghreifftiau o fesurau arbed carbon sydd eisoes ar waith yn sicrhau bod amcangyfrifon yn adlewyrchu amgylchedd gweithredu fflyd Cymru.

Bydd y gwaith yn cefnogi cyflawniad yr amcan newid hinsawdd sydd wedi'i gynnwys yn Neddf Pysgodfeydd 2020 a sefydlodd gynllun i'r DU a'r gweinyddiaethau datganoledig reoli pysgodfeydd, dyframaeth a chadwraeth forol. 

Drwy gadarnhau ôl troed carbon pysgodfeydd Cymru, bydd Llywodraeth Cymru mewn gwell sefyllfa i sicrhau bod effeithiau andwyol pysgota a dyframaeth yn cael eu lleihau.

Am ragor o wybodaeth ar sut a ble allwch chi gymryd rhan, cysylltwch â jesse.drake@seafish.co.uk