Our Articles of Association specify the membership of MSFOMA and how organisations and individuals can participate in meetings. These Articles were drafted to ensure that when MSFOMA was created in 2010 it retained cross-sectoral participation in the management of the Fishery Order and were revised in December 2020 to broaden participation by including Beaumaris Town Council and Bangor City Council.
The organisations and individuals listed in the Articles can participate in the governance of MSFOMA as Directors, Members, or Observers. A list of the organisations that are participants in MSFOMA and an indication of their current role is provided below.
| Organisation | Representative | Role* | ||
| Observer | Member | Director | ||
| Bangor City Council | Gareth Roberts |
✓ |
– | – |
| Beaumaris Town Council | Howard Mattocks | ✓ March 2019 to present |
– | – |
| Centre for Applied Marine Sciences, Bangor University | Lewis Le Vay | – | ✓ January 2011 to present |
– |
| Gwynedd County Council | Cllr. Ioan Thomas (formerly Cllr. Huw P. Hughes) |
– | ✓ October 2010 to present |
– |
| MSFOMA Chair | Alan Winstone | × |
✓ |
✓ |
| MSFOMA Director – Administration | Jim Andrews | × | × | ✓ December 2020 to present |
| Mussel farmers | James Wilson | – | ✓ April 2010 to present |
✓ February 2010 to present |
| Mussel gatherers | Kim Mould | – | ✓ July 2022 to present |
✓ July 2022 to present |
| Natural Resources Wales | Alex Scorey (formely Kate Griffith) |
✓ April 2010 to present |
– | – |
| Welsh Government | Various | ✓ April 2010 to present |
× | × |
| Ynys Môn County Council | Dave Salisbury (formerly Iwan Huws) |
✓ April 2010 to present |
– | – |
*In this table:-
✓ Indicates the role that a participant is presently fulfilling.
– Indicates a role that a participant could fulfil but is not at present.
× Indicates a role that the participant is not allowed to adopt.
The different roles of participants
The Articles of Association of MSFOMA specify how Directors, Members and Observers can act. This ensures that MSFOMA meetings are well informed and are conducted in accordance with legal requirements in an orderly and business-like manner. The Articles of Association can be viewed here.
In summary, Directors and Members are entitled to vote on motions. Observers are entitled to attend and speak at meetings, but not to vote on motions.
In addition to the organisations named specifically in its Articles, the Association can invite specialist Advisors to its meetings to ensure that it is adequately briefed on a subject before making decisions.
Good conduct
All Members, Directors, Observers and Advisors are required to observe the “Nolan Principles” of public life (available here) and to declare any interests that they may have in agenda items prior to the start of any meetings.
The attendance by Members, Directors, Observers and Advisors at all MSFOMA meetings is recorded in the minutes of Association meetings, which can be found here.