1. Appointment of Chairman for the year.

2. Chairman’s Announcements

3. Declaration of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interest in Agenda Items

4. Appointment of Vice-Chairmen:-

One from England, one from Wales

List of attendance for all Members of the Joint Committee during the period 1^st July 2006 to 30^th June 2007 is in the pocket at the back of the folder.

5. Appointment of Chairman’s Working Party/Personnel Sub-Committee Encl. 5

6. Appointment of Conwy Mussel Fishery Order Licence Sub-Committee Encl. 6

7. Association of SFCs – Appointment of Representatives to attend meetings Encl. 7

8. To appoint representatives to:

a) Duddon Estuary Consultative Committee

b) Sefton Beach Consultation Group

c) Dee Estuary Conservation Group

d) Environment Agency (Wales) – Fisheries Ecology & Recreation Advisory Committee

e) Traeth Lafan Local Nature Reserve Management Committee

f) Marine Safety Sub-Committees

a) North West Region

b) North and Mid Wales Region Encl. 8

9. To receive minutes of the meeting of the Joint Committee held on 8^th June 2007 (previously circulated)

10. Matters arising

11. Cockle fisheries, Morecambe Bay and Traeth Lafan Encl. 11

12. Cockle cultivation in the Ribble Estuary Encl. 12

13. Seed Mussel Movements Encl. 13

14. Razor Fish Survey in Liverpool Bay Encl. 14

15. Slipper Limpets (Crepidula fornicata) in the Menai Strait – Verbal Update

16. Proposed further protection for the Horse Mussel Reef off the North Coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales Encl. 16

17. Marine Biodiversity Officer Update Encl. 17

18. Fishery Order Applications: Progress Report Encl. 18

19. Staff Matters including Health and Safety Encl. 19

20. Financial Report as at 31^st July 2007 Encl. 20

21. Budget and Levy 2008/09 Encl. 21

22. Report on Vehicle Status as at 31^st March 2007 Encl. 22

23. Charging for services provided to outside bodies Encl. 23

24. Principal Fishery Officer’s Report Encl. 24

25. Reports by representatives Verbal

(a) Duddon Estuary Consultative Committee (Mr. Parker)

(b) Sefton Beach Consultation Group (Mr. Marklew)

(c) Dee Estuary Conservation Group (Dr. Hodgson)

(d) Environment Agency (Wales) FERAC (Dr. Hodgson)

(e) Traeth Lafan Local Nature Reserve Management Committee (Mr. Hughes)

(e) Marine Safety Sub-Committees

(a) North West Region (Mr. Hamer)

(b) North and Mid Wales Region (Mr. O. J. Roberts)

26. Any other items which the Chairman decides are urgent

by reason of special interest.

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