10 Amendments of Norbert ERDŐS related to 2016/2035(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas fisheries- and aquaculture-related tourism activities can help to raise the profile of fishermen and fish harvesters and promote appreciation and understanding of their complex field of activity; whereas fishing tours and aquaculture tourism and other tourism- related fishing activities (tourist services offered by fishermen ashore, recreational fishing, etc.) are economically advantageous for fishermen and fish harvesters and sustainable in terms of resources, compared with traditional fishing, but are still little known to the general public, who are manifestly not fully aware of the importance of consuming local fish products coming from a short supply chain;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it vital to harmonise the definition of tourism-related fishing activities at Union level, laying particular emphasis on fishing tours, shore-based tourist services offered by fishermen, aquaculture-related tourism and tourism related to sport/recreational fishing;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Given the huge differences among EU fishing operators involved in tourism, calls on the Commission to adopt common rules on navigation safety, and health and hygiene requirements for vessels used to carry out fishing tourism activities, and possible tax concessions;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that training courses should be organised for fishermen, fish harvesters and their families, and all local people involved so as to ensure that they have the knowledge necessary to welcome tourists and guarantee their safety;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it important that individual tourism offerings should have their own distinctive identity deriving in each instance from a strategy based on local peculiarities and the specialisation associated with them, and on the resources available; accordingly calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote sustainable forms of tourism and eco-tourism, not least through innovative marketing strategies which should focus on traditional and sustainability characteristics and which should be continuously monitored with a view to balancing supply and demand;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States and local and regional authorities to provide sustainable innovative infrastructure, including Internet connections and IT, to help encourage the development of fisheries-related tourism and regenerate existing maritime, river and lake-based infrastructure;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, and regional and local authorities to intensify promotion and communication campaigns, for instance in connection with the ‘European Destinations of Excellence’, ‘European Year of Cultural Heritage’ 2018, and initiatives similarly aimed at improving knowledge and awareness of traditional fishing culture and aquaculture; urges stakeholders to tap the potential of environment-conscious tourists and those able to travel off-season;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, local and regional authorities, the sector concerned, and other stakeholders to take targeted action in line with the EU policies affecting the fisheries and aquaculture sector; points to the need to adopt a best practice manual setting out the most significant examples to encourage other businesses to follow suit; points out that the local scientific community also needs to be involved in order to prevent environmental problems;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to improve the collection and management of data on fisheries- and aqualculture-related tourism;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the governments of the Member States, and the regional / county advisory councils.