Marine and Fisheries Division (Wales)

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Marine and Fisheries Division (Wales) - Wikipedia

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Marine and Fisheries Division
Agency overview
Welsh: Is-adran Môr a Physgodfeydd
Preceding agencies	South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee North Western and North Wales Sea Fisheries Committee
Jurisdiction	Wales
Minister responsible	Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales and Trefnydd
Website	gov.wales/marine-fisheries

The Marine and Fisheries Division (Welsh: Is-adran Môr a Physgodfeydd)^[1] is a division of the Welsh Government whose purpose is to protect and regulate the fishing industry in the seas around Wales.

Its equivalent organisations elsewhere in the United Kingdom are the Marine Management Organisation in England, and the Marine Directorate in Scotland.

Fleet

The division maintains a multi-million pound fleet consisting of five Fisheries Patrol Vessels (FPVs)—high speed boats used for law enforcement and protecting the fishing industry from illegal activity. They were built in Pembrokeshire by Mainstay Marine Solutions,^[2] and named after prominent Welsh people.

Vessel	Length (m)	Breadth (m)	Weight (ton)	Namesake
FPV Rhodri Morgan^[3]	26	5	75	Rhodri Morgan
FPV Lady Megan^[4]	19	8	56	Megan Lloyd George
FPV Catrin	13	4		Catrin Glyndŵr
FPV Gwenllian				Gwenllian of Wales
FPV Siwan				Joan of Wales

Pride of Wales

Upon being retired by the Welsh Government in 2019, FPV Aegis was renamed to Pride of Wales and donated to Liberia as part of the Wales for Africa programme, for the purpose of protecting more than 40,000 Liberian fishermen from foreign trawlers operating illegally in Liberian waters.^[5]

Ensign

An ensign for use aboard ships used by the Welsh Government, such as the patrol boats of the Marine and Fisheries Division, was granted in 2017.^[6]

The flag is a British blue ensign defaced with a yellow dragon with red claws and tongue. Such blue ensigns are conventionally used to indicate government-controlled ships, and the dragon is a traditional symbol of Wales.

It was designed in 2017 at the request of the Welsh Government by Red Dragon Flagmakers in conjunction with Thomas Woodcock, the Garter Principal King of Arms. On 19 December 2017, the flag's use by the Welsh Government was authorised by the UK Defence Secretary, and was registered with the College of Arms in January 2018.

References

^ "The Record of Proceedings, The Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee". Welsh Parliament (in Welsh and English). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2020. Welsh: Pennaeth yr Is-adran Môr a Physgodfeydd, Llywodraeth Cymru / Head of Marine and Fisheries Division, Welsh Government
^ "New fisheries protection vessels named". Welsh Government. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ "Wales' Largest Fishing Port welcomes FPV Rhodri Morgan". Port of Milford Haven. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ Forgrave, Andrew (22 February 2019). "Welsh patrol boat to protect canoe fishermen in Africa". North Wales Live.
^ "Lesley Griffiths officially names new fisheries patrol vessel and hands over 'Pride of Wales' vessel to Liberia Government". Welsh Government. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
^ Flag Institute Flagmaster Issue 160

External links

v t e Non-police law enforcement agencies of the United Kingdom
England	Environment Agency Marine Management Organisation
Scotland	Marine Directorate Scottish Environment Protection Agency Scottish Prison Service
Wales	Marine and Fisheries Division
Northern Ireland	Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Prison Service Organised Crime Task Force
UK-wide	Border Force Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority Health and Safety Executive (England, Scotland and Wales) His Majesty's Prison Service (England and Wales) HM Revenue and Customs Immigration Enforcement National Crime Agency Serious Fraud Office (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

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