41 Amendments of Dolores GARCÍA-HIERRO CARABALLO related to 2011/2318(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 bis (new)
Citation 7 bis (new)
- having regard to the FAO Report on the State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 85 % of fish stocks globally for which information is available are either fully exploited or overexploited, according to the most recent assessment by the FAO, despite the progress mentioned that is being made on a global scale in reducing ratios of exploitation and the recovery of overexploited stocks and marine ecosystems, through effective management actions;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A bis (new)
Recital A bis (new)
Aa. whereas fisheries are of strategic importance for the social and economic welfare of coastal communities, aside from the considerable contribution they make in terms of development, employment and the public supply of fresh fish, molluscs and crustaceans in the interests of preserving dietary balance throughout the European Union;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is one of the few players that has a strong presence in all the world’s oceans through investmentsthe combined efforts of the Member States, the European Union and investment companies to improve, modernise and adapt the fishing fleet, bilateral fisheries agreements and participation in all of the major Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs);
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas quotas in RFMOs are primarily based on the development of historical catches, for which maintains preferential access for developed countries to global fish stocks; reason they are awarded by taking into account the preferential access to global fish stocks of developed countries that have carried out more international fishing activity;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is in many cases insufficient data on fish stocks that the EU is fishing, or which are destined for the internal market, in terms of their status and of total removals by local fleets and other third country fleets to further the development of sustainable fishing, trade and consumption;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F bis (new)
Recital F bis (new)
Fa. whereas rigorous scientific studies will be required in order to determine in which fisheries fleet overcapacity is occuring or may occur, studies which must be accompanied by an assessment of the socio-economic and employment impact that a reduction of fleet capacity would have in each one of the fisheries;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F ter (new)
Recital F ter (new)
Fb. whereas the CFP should serve as a reference tool that enables the EU to demonstrate to the world how fishing can be practised as a responsible activity and how to promote improvement of the international management of fisheries;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F quater (new)
Recital F quater (new)
Fc. whereas the EU must assume a key role in the mobilisation, involvement and international campaign in the community against IUU fishing;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication and the many positive proposals it includes for encouraging the sustainability of the EU’s overall fishing and related activities outside EU waters; considers, however, that the scope of the document is not broad enough, beingas it does not take an integrated approach to other fishing and related activities destined for the internal market and is too concentrated on bilateral agreements and multilateral organisations;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 bis (new)
Paragraph 1 bis (new)
1a. Considers that the objectives that must serve to guide the external action of the CFP are to defend Community fishing interests in coherence with EU external policy, using FAO, ILO and UN recommendations as reference;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 ter (new)
Paragraph 1 ter (new)
1b. Considers it of major importance to coordinate foreign policy and cooperation policy for the purpose of establishing sustainable fishing agreements and provide the necessary synergies to make a more effective contribution to the development of associated third countries;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the size of the EU market for fish and the geographical range of activities by EU-flagged and EU-owned vessels impose a high level of responsibility on the Union for ensuring that its fisheries’ footprint is ecologicsocio-economic impact and footprint are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable, providing high quality seafood to consumers in Europe and other countries where European fish, molluscs and crustaceans and other products prepared with these ingredients are marketed, and contributing to the social and economic fabric of coastal fishing communities both inside the EU and elsewhere;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that fishing by EU interests inside and outside Union waters should be based upon the same standards in terms of ecological and socinomic, social and environmental sustainability and transparency;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its belief in the need for coherence between the fisheries policy of the Union and its policies with respect tothat in order to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, coherence is needed between the fisheries policy and other policies of the Union, particularly with regard to policies on employment, trade, development and the environment; n. Notes that such coherence requires coordination both within the Commission itself and between the Commission and the governments of the individual Member States;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to support clearly defined principles and objectives for environmentally and sociresponsible fishing that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable fisheries on the high seas and in waters under national jurisdiction at the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Brazil in June 2012. The Conference must reflect on and discuss alternatives accompanied by rigorous scientific studies in order to determine in which fisheries fleet overcapacity occurs or may occur, studies that must be accompanied by an assessment of any socio-economic impact which may result from reducing fleet capacity in each fishery;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the EU should launch an initiative at UN level to set up a global catch and traceability documentation scheme as a key tool to combat IUU fishing and ensure fair trade and responsible consumption;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 bis (new)
Paragraph 10 bis (new)
10a. States the need to create mechanisms for promoting fishery products that are sustainably sourced from an ecological perspective, and fair from a social perspective, within the EU and beyond;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the application of the principles that serve to guide the external action of the Union in bilateral fisheriesing agreements, or Sthe sustainable Ffisheries Aagreements (SFA) as the Commission proposes to call them, negotiated between partners and equitably implemented, should be of benefit to both parties, providingare essential in order to strengthen the external position of the EU and the development of sustainable fishing, should be of benefit to both parties by facilitating the third country with economic resources, technical and scientific expertise, ands well as support for improved fisheries management and good governance to the third country, while allowenabling the continuation of fishing activities by EU vessels that provide a modest but importantlasting supply of fish to the EU and other markets to continue to develop fishing activities in a competitive way;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets, however, that EU bilateral agreements have not always fulfilled these potential benefits, while recognising that much improvement has been made since the previous reform; the assessment of populations, the transparency and monitoring of compliance with its objectives, in particular, of the resulting benefits for the local population, and improving governance are key for obtaining them;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes positively the intention of the Commission to include several provisions in future bilateral agreements, including respect for the principle of limiting access to resources that are scientifically demonstrated to be surplus tofor the coastal State’s own catch capacity or at regional level in the case of emigrant populations, a human rights clause and the exclusivity clause, although the latter needs tomust be strengthened and made consistent acrossformally recognised through agreements;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 bis (new)
Paragraph 13 bis (new)
13a. The clause on human rights must be implemented without discrimination and apply equally to all countries, not only to fishing agreements but also to trade agreements; through the World Trade Organisation (WTO) we must work towards penalising production in countries that have yet to recognise human rights or use child labour in manufacturing production, as well as discriminating against women by not rewarding or recognising their activities and their economic contribution in fisheries and aquaculture.
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reaffirms that EU vessels should not compete with local fishermen for the same resources and that cooperation between local and EU operators should be facilitated;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the EU must make increased efforts to help provide the coastal States with which it negotiates bilateral agreements with sufficient data and information for reliable stock assessments, and that providing funding for astates that crewing scientific research vessels in regions where the EU fleet is active would considerably strengthen scientific analyses on fish stocks, which is a prerequisite for any SFA;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Urges the Commission to try during the negotiations of SFAs to obtain that the coastal State dedicates a minimum part of the sectoral support for development granted under the SFA to projects which have as their objective the recognition, promotion and diversification of women's role in the fisheries sector, ensuring the application of the principle of equal treatment and opportunities for women and men concerning in particular training and access to funding and loans.
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists that the Commission closely monitor the implementation of bilateral agreements, with annual reports being sent to Parliament and the Council, as well as evaluations performed by external, independent experts to be sent to the co- legislators prior to the negotiation of new protocols, and all of wthich should be in the public domains must be done in an objective, transparent and public manner, and for the purpose of verifying its effectiveness, it is important to monitor the aid to the third country;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the need for Parliament to be wholly involved in both thethe preparation and negotiating process and the long-term monitoring and assessment of the functioning of bilateral agreements, in order to respect the provisions of the TFEU;. Also recalls its conviction that Parliament should be represented at the Joint Committee meetings envisaged in fisheries agreements, and insists that civil society, including both EU and third country fisheries representatives, also participate in those meetings. The Commission must be able to call upon the advice of Community businesses that operate in third country waters, and upon Community businesses that have fisheries investments in those countries, as well as Community social partners present in the sector;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 bis (new)
Paragraph 22 bis (new)
22a. Supports the introduction of scientific audits to evaluate fish populations prior to negotiating agreements and that the third country notifies of the fishing effort of the fleets of other countries in its waters in order for these objectives to be effective;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is convinced that full transparency on catches, payments and implementation of sectoral support will be a powerful tool to fighn indispensable tool for developing responsible and sustainable fishing based on good governance and the fight against corruption;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 bis (new)
Paragraph 25 bis (new)
25a. Bilateral conventions should be introduced to encourage Community fisheries investments in countries where at present there are no association agreements, because there are no excess fishing opportunities, and to contribute as a result towards sustainable fishing; also in these cases, coordination between European development funding and the bilateral agreements funding should be a top priority;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Urges the EU to take the lead in strengthening RFMOs in order to improve their performance, including by means of regular reviews by independent bodies of the extent to which they achieve their objectives, and to ensure that the recommendations made in such reviews are genuinely, rapidly and fully implemented; b. Believes that clear cases of lack of compliance by States must lead to effective, proportional and non- discriminatory sanctions, including reductions in quotas, effort, capacity allowed, etc.;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Believes that RFMOs must ensure the Maximum Sustainable Development of resources and develop management systems that provide for an equitable and fair resource allocation based upon transparent environmental and social criteria, rather than the simplistic criterion of historical catches, while ensuring that management and conservation measures are fully implemented by all members;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 bis (new)
Paragraph 32 bis (new)
32a. Believes that before establishing charges for high sea fishing, the impact that this may have on the fleet must be assessed, ensuring that no unnecessary costs are added that could result in unfair competition or prove discriminatory for normal practice within EU territorial waters or those of third countries; these resources must be used transparently so as to encourage them to contribute to the development of responsible fishing and the improved working of the RFMOs.
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the external dimension of the CFP is not limited to bilateral fisheries agreements and the EU’s participation in RFMOs but also includes European external fisheries investments, international trade in fisheries and aquaculture products, private agreements between EU shipowners and third countries, joint ventures by EU companies in third countries and activities by EU nationals on non-EU vessels;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 bis (new)
Paragraph 33 bis (new)
33a. We consider that European fisheries investments should be included as a third component in the external dimension of the CFP, together with fishing agreements and the RFMOs; the CFP must encourage sustainable external fisheries investment on the grounds that they are useful for making our fisheries more competitive and consolidating the EU’s position globally, thereby emphasising its role in the generation of wealth and the creation of employment, both in the EU Member States and in third countries.
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 bis (new)
Paragraph 33 bis (new)
33a. Believes in close collaboration with the players involved in external waters and represented on the Regional Advisory Council for high seas/long distance fleet (LDRAC), in particular, with business associations, trade union organisations, professionals fishing under bilateral agreements, RFMOs and in international waters, as well as with businesses that have investments in fisheries in third countries and possess extensive knowledge of the fisheries in those countries, which would provide a better understanding of resources, fishing areas and fisheries businesses in third countries.
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 ter (new)
Paragraph 33 ter (new)
33b. Believes that the CFP must promote strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility, in order to assume fully our social responsibilities, in line with the EU Strategy 2011–2014 for Corporate Social Responsibility;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 bis (new)
Paragraph 34 bis (new)
34a. Believes in the need to increase human and financial resources dedicated to external fisheries policy and that in this regard the LDRAC could provide considerable assistance;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Expresses its impatience with the Commission for not having added vessels to be included on the EU IUU list other than those listed by the RFMOs, nor having proposed a list of non-cooperating countries, despite the IUU Regulation having been in force for over two years; we agree with the need to seek support from our principal social partners in order to eradicate IUU fishing in all oceans and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ);
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Encourages banks and other lending institutions to incorporate assessments of the environmental and sociconomic, social and environmental sustainability of activities, and not simply their short- term profitability, prior to granting access to capital;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 – indent 1
Paragraph 42 – indent 1
– be preceded by environmental and sociconomic, social and environmental impact assessments,