Activities of Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS related to 2016/2079(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Status of fish stocks and socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean (debate) PT
Amendments (13)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas at the high-level meeting on the status of stocks in the Mediterranean (February 2016, Catania), an agreement was reached on the urgent need to reverse these negative trends, taking note of the major challenge of achievingcomplying with the CFP obligation relating to MSY for all species by 2020 at the latest;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it urgent to provide a response that is collective, based on multi- tier cooperation – international, European, national and regional; considers that all stakeholders, including commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists and NGOs, should be involved in an inclusive, bottom-up process;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that there are no common, detailed definitions for small and artisanal fisheries; stresses that such definitions are needed at EU level as soon as possible, for use in further political action;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Observes that the influence of recreational fishing on stocks and its socioeconomic potential in the Mediterranean have not been sufficiently studied; considers that, in future, data should be gathered on the number of recreational fishermen, the volume of their catches and the value added by them in coastal communities;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that it is not feasible to protect and safeguard Mediterranean fisheries and environmental resources through effective fisheries management policies unless they arthey must be backed up by strong, wide-ranging and urgent policies and measures to counter the anthropogenic factors that affect and have an adverse impact on those resources: climate change (warming, acidification, rainfall), pollution (chemical, organic, macro- and microscopic), gas and oil exploration and extraction, shipping traffic, invasive species and destruction or alteration of natural habitats, especially coastal;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that efforts in the field of marine knowledge should be stepped up, with particular regard to commercially exploited species, and this knowledge should be used as the basis for planning their sustainable exploitation;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it feasible to introduce non-transferable quotas, especially for species subject to single-species fisheries; is of the view that, to avoid social inequalities, fishing opportunities should be allocated using objective and transparent criteria, including environmental, social and economic criteria, and should also be fairly distributed within the various fisheries segments, including traditional and small- scale and recreational fishing; is of the view, in addition, that incentives should be provided for fleets to use more selective fishing equipment and techniques that have a reduced impact on the marine environment, in keeping with Article 17 of the CFP regulation;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the system of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean covers an inadequate area, with major coverage disparities between the various basins; considers it crucial to increase the percentage of marine protected areas and to identify areas to be covered by protection measures,in order, in accordance with commitments under international law, to cover at least 10% of the Mediterranean, taking into account biotopes in the high seas, by 2020, and to build up an ecologically coherent network of protected sea areas; stresses that in many cases the existing protected sea areas are not properly managed in order to ensure development of their ecosystem services and economic utility; considers, therefore, that in addition to implementntroducing an effective monitoring and control system to check they are effective, it is necessary to develop and apply management measures in accordance with the ecosystem approach in order to be able to monitor the effectiveness of the protection measures;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that in, for the Mediterranean, a minimum permitted size should be adoptis imposed for all commercial species, depending on sexual maturity and based on the best scientific knowledge, and that measures should be taken to enforce these minimum permitted sizes more strictly;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the need to promote and implement an agreement for time-area closures imposing temporary sequential limits on fishing in the breeding areas of certain species throughout the year. This seasonalisation and specialisation of fishing efforts will be highly productive and should be scheduled with the agreement of fishing communities and scientific advisers.
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that 250 000 people are directly employed on board boats and that the number of people dependent on the fishing industry increases exponentially if one includes families whose subsistence is derived from regional fishing and who are employed in secondary industries, such as processing, maintenance of boats and tourism, including tourism linked to recreational fisheries; notes that 60% of work involved in fishing is located in developing countries to the south and east of the Mediterranean, which shows how important small-scale and recreational fishing isare for the sustainable development of those regions and, in particular, for the most vulnerable coastal communities;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that new rules should be applied to recreational fishing and that a catalogue of recreational fishing activities, including information about fishing gear and operations, a description of fishing areas, target species and by- catches should also be drawn up;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Believes it important to advocate the mandatory provision of proper consumer information detailing the exact origin of products and the method and date of catch; considers that we need to analyse and assess whether the measures provided for in the new CMO have succeeded in improving consumer information.