“Rwy’n ddiolchgar i gynrychiolwyr y pysgodfeydd a physgotwyr hamdden am fy helpu i nodi pa stociau yng Nghymru sydd o ddiddordeb arbennig.  Gan fod y diwydiant eisoes wedi cynnal mesurau cynaliadwyedd gwirfoddol ac wedi cynhyrchu tystiolaeth gymdeithasol-economaidd glir, roedd gennyf ddadleuon cadarn yn y cyfarfod â’r Llywyddiaeth a’r Comisiwn, gyda’m cyd-Weinidogion, George Eustice, Gweinidog Gwladol Defra, Fergus Ewing MSP, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros y Gymuned Wledig a Chysylltedd, Llywodraeth yr Alban a Michell McIlveen MLA, Gweinidog Amaeth, yr Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig, Llywodraeth Gogledd Iwerddon.
“I am grateful to fisheries and recreational angling representatives with whom I met recently to help identify the key stocks of interest to Wales.  As the industry has already undertaken voluntary sustainability measures and produced clear socio-economic evidence, I was able to make a strong case when I met with the Presidency and Commission alongside Ministerial colleagues, George Eustice, the Defra Minister of State, Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity, Scottish Government, and Michelle McIlveen MLA, Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland Government.