25 Amendments of Dolores GARCÍA-HIERRO CARABALLO related to 2012/0179(COD)
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Furthermore the Union should act as a leader in the establishment and implementation of good-governance measures for the sustainable management of deep-sea fisheries within international fora in line with the UNGA and FAO resolutions adopted in this Regulation.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Bottom-set gillnets are currently restricted in entering deep-sea fisheries by Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 establishing transitional technical measures from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011. In view of the high rates of undesired catch when they were deployed unsustainably in deep waters, and in view of the ecological impact of lost and abandoned gear, this gear should also be permanently prohibited from the targeting of deep-sea speciesonly be used if guarantees can be provided as to the sustainability of fishing, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Moreover, vessels which have to change gear in order to be able to stay in the fishery in a sustainable manner should be eligible for receiving financial assistance from the European Fisheries Fund provided that the new gear reduces the impact of fishing on non- commercial species and provided also that the national operational programme allows contributing to such measures.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) It is essential to identify and accurately delimit vulnerable marine ecosystems which should be subject to a specific protection status and, possibly, a ban on the use of fishing gears with the greatest impact on seabeds. This task implies a need for detailed information about the physiographical characteristics of seabeds and their biological communities, to be obtained by means including research surveys for the purposes of high-resolution seabed mapping and of sampling, identification, and characterisation of the benthic communities concerned.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The concept of technodiversity needs to be defined. Account must be taken of the fact that each type of gear has its own specific characteristics in terms its of capacity to capture a given species and its impact on the seabed. It should therefore be recognised that certain types of gear are better than others at catching a given species, depending on where the species is caught and whether it is endangered.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Scientific advice concerning certain fish stocks found in the deep-sea indicates that these stocks are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, and that fishing for these stocks should be limited or reduced as a precautionary measure. Fishing opportunities for deep-sea stocks should not go beyond those levels which are scientifically advised as precautionary. In the case of advice being absent for lack of sufficient information about stocks or species, no fishing opportunities shouldmay only be allocated in accordance with the precautionary principle, based on the best available information.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Given the mixed nature of most deep-sea fisheries, fishing opportunities for deep-sea fishing should be established in a way that ensures the long-term conservation of the most vulnerable species caught in the fisheries involved.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to prevent significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems and ensure the long-term conservation of deep-sea fish stocks;
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) ‘vulnerable marine ecosystem’ means any marine ecosystem whose integrity (i.e. ecosystem structure or function) is, according to the best scientific information available and to the principle of precaution, threatened by significant adverse impacts resulting from physical contact with bottom gears in the normal course of fishing operations, including inter alia reefs, seamounts, hydrothermal vents, cold water corals or cold water sponge beds. The most vulnerable ecosystems are those that are easily disturbed and in addition are very slow to recover, or may never recover.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the vessel's master records in the logbook a percentage of deep-sea species equal or superior to 10% of the overall catch weight in the fishing day concerned5%. NB: this percentage should count as part of the annual amount and not as part of a given haul or fishing trip.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In addition to the requirements set out in Article 6, each application for a fishing authorisation for targeted deep sea fisheries, as referred to in Article 4(1), that allows the use of bottom gears in Union waters as referred to in Article 2(a), shall be accompanied by a detailed fishing plan specifying, in addition to the fishing gears and technical measures to be used:
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Any fishing authorisation issued on the basis of an application made in accordance with paragraph 1 shall specify the characteristics, type and dimensions of the bottom gear to be used and limit the fishing activities authorised to the area in which the intended fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(a), and the existing fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(b), overlap. However, the area of the intended fishing activity can be extended beyond the area of the existing fishing activity if the Member State has assessed and documented, based on best available scientific advice, that such extension would not have significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems. This assessment shall be conducted in accordance with Annex IIa and the 2008 FAO International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas and shall be made publicly available. The Commission, in consultation with the Member State and the scientific advisory body, shall review this assessment to ensure that all areas where VMEs are known or likely to occur have been identified and that the proposed mitigation and management measures are sufficient to prevent significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Fishing authorisations referred to in Article 4(1) for vessels using bottom trawls or bottom-set gillnets shall expire at the latest twohree years after the entry into force of this Regulation. After that date, fishing authorisations targeting deep-sea species with those gears shall neither be issued nor renewed.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
If after a three-year period it is determined that, in areas where the fishing pressure exerted by a limited number of vessels over this period has led to stocks returning to maximum sustainable yield levels, bottom-set gillnets do not need to be prohibited.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When allocating the fishing opportunities for deep-sea species available to them Member States shall use transparent and objective criteria that shall include, inter alia: (a) selectivity of fishing methods, gears and practices with low by-catch and low impact on the marine ecosystem, with a particular focus on most vulnerable species and vulnerable marine ecosystems; (b) record of compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy and EU environmental requirements and with respecting catch and/or fishing effort limits designated by scientific advice; (c) quality employment (d) fuel emissions and energy efficiency of the fishing operation; and (e) use of video surveillance or an equivalent electronic monitoring equipment, (f) working conditions that comply with relevant international standards, notably the 2007 ILO Work in Fishing Convention.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall establish a programme of observer coverage to ensure the collection of reliable, timely and accurate data on the catch and bycatch of deep-sea species, encounters with vulnerable marine ecosystems and other relevant information for the effective implementation of the provisions of this regulation. Vessels using bottom trawls or botom-set gillnets with a fishing authorisation to catch deep-sea species, whether as target or by-catch shall carry 100% observer coverage. The rest of the vessels with an authorisation to catch deep-sea species shall carry 10% observer coverage.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 5 a (new)
Chapter 5 a (new)
Seabed mapping (1) Within two years of the entry into force of this Regulation, the Member States shall compile data and draw up a map of the seabed featuring existing deep- sea fishing areas and identifying areas of vulnerable marine ecosystems; this map shall be forwarded to the European Commission within two years of the entry into force of this Regulation. 2) Data will be collected by the captains of seagoing vessels, or any other persons in charge of them, who shall forward the GPS coordinates of any vulnerable marine ecosystems they may come across, together with details of what kind of ecosystem it is, to the competent authorities. 3) Whenever a vessel identifies a vulnerable marine ecosystem, it shall immediately cease fishing in the surrounding area.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Within sixtwo years from the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall, on the basis of Member States' reports and scientific advice that it shall request to this effect, evaluate the impact of the measures laid down in this Regulation and determine to what extent the objectives referred to in Article 1(a) and (b) have been achieved.
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - Section 1 - row 23
Annex I - Section 1 - row 23
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - Section 1 - row 36
Annex I - Section 1 - row 36
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - Section 1 - row 37
Annex I - Section 1 - row 37
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - Section 2 - row 1
Annex I - Section 2 - row 1
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - section 2 - row 2
Annex I - section 2 - row 2
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - section 2 - row 5
Annex I - section 2 - row 5