Activities of Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS related to 2017/2120(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
State of play of recreational fisheries in the EU (short presentation) PT
Amendments (29)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 6 July 2017 on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU: implementation of Article 349 of the TFEU 1a, 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0316.
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas it is important to evaluate and regulate individually the different fishing methods, or segments of recreational described in the ICES 2013 definition;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is important to understand the difference between recreational fisheries and, semi-subsistence fishing, because the two should be evaluated and regulated separatelysemi-commercial and commercial fishing because the EU's two-tier system requires that semi-subsistence fishing and semi-commercial fishing should be evaluated and regulated as either recreational or commercial fishing;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas without a clear legal distinction between recreational fisheries and, semi-subsistence and semi-commercial fishing, certain illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing may go undetected by falling under those two categories; not being counted and regulated as commercial fishing;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in order to properly manage any type of fishing activity, including recreational fisheries, regular and reliable data collection and time series are required in order to assess the impact on fish stocks and on the environment; whereas, in addition to the direct impact on fish stocks, the further environmental impact of recreational fisheries has also been insufficiently studied;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in order to properly manage any type of fishing activity, including recreational fisheries, reliable data collection and time series are required in order to assess the impact on fish stocks or other marine organisms and on the environment;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in order to properly manage any type of fishing activity, including recreational fisheries, reliableobust data collection and time series are required in order to assess the impact on fish stocks and on the environment;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the objectives listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 refer to the need to achieve economic, social and employment benefits, and to restore and maintain fish stocks and other marine organisms above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the availability of data on recreational fisheries varies from region to region, with better information available about marine recreational fisheries in the North and Baltic Seas, than in the Mediterranean and Black Seas or the Atlantic;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the estimated number of marine recreational fishermen in the EUurope stands at between 8.7 and 9 million people, or 1.6 % of the European population, who fish for an estimated 77 million days each year;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the estimated economic impact of European marine recreational fisheries (without the value of tourist fisheries) is EUR 10.5 billion, comprising EUR 5.1 billion direct, EUR 2.3 billion indirect and EUR 3.2 billion induced expenditure. EU alone: EUR 8.4 billion (comprising EUR 4.2 billion direct, EUR 1.8 billion indirect and EUR 2.5 billion induced expenditure);
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas marine recreational fisheries supports an estimated 10099 000 full- time equivalent jobs in the EU(FTEs) in Europe, comprising 57 000 direct, 18 000 indirect and 24 000 induced jobs, and generating an average economic value of EUR 49 000 per year per full-time equivalent job (including NorwayFTE; EU alone: 84 000 FTEs (50 000 direct, 15 000 indirect and 20 000 induced jobs);
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the estimated percentage contribution to total catches by maritime recreational fisheries ranges widely, depending on the targeted species – from 1.8 % for mackerel to 13-72 % for the European eel;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the evaluation of the impact of recreational fisheries on fish stocks includes the retention of catches and the mortality rates of released fish; whereas the survival rate of fish caught by rod and line (catch and release fishing), ismay be higher than equivalent rates for fish caught with other gear and by other practices and should thus be taken into consideration in these cases; whereas further information is needed on the main gear used in marine recreational fisheries so that a comparison can be made between the survival chances of discards in commercial fisheries and released fish in recreational fisheries;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the evaluation of the impact of recreational fisheries on fish stocks includes the retention of catches and the mortality rates of released fish; whereas the survival rate of fish caught by rod and line (catch and release fishing), in most instances is higher than equivalent rates for fish caught with other gear and by other practices and should thus be taken into consideration;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas owing to the poor state of Northern sea bass and Western Baltic cod stocks, recreational fisheries have been included in recovery plans, by setting bag limitsrestrictions have been introduced at EU-level by setting bag limits or forbid retention (sea bass), in order to help recover these stocks;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas certain recreational fishermen are targeting diadromous species such as salmon, trout and eel; whereas data collection on these species should be carried out in both freshwater and saltwater in order to evaluate how fish stocks change over time;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the areas that are most accessible to the majority of recreational fishermen are coastal areas where, in addition to species of fish, invertebrates and seaweed are often caught as well; whereas these play a key role in the ecology of such areas; whereas the impact of catches of these species will also need to be assessed, with regard not only to the stocks concerned but also the ecosystems of which they form a part;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. as salmon return to their natal waters, ideally they should only be targeted in the river systems where efficient control and enforcement is possible, whereas targeting salmon at sea indiscriminately removes salmon from both healthy as well as vulnerable populations;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to propose the necessary measures in order to expand data collection for recreational fisheries to encompass more fish stocks and to make thedraw up a feasibility study on the uniform collection of data on its socio- economic impact mandatory;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to propose the necessary measures in order to expand data collection for recreational fisheries to encompass more fish stocks and other marine organisms and to make the collection of data on its socio-economic impact mandatory;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all the necessary data on recreational fisheries are collected in order to provide a complete evaluation of fish stocks and other marine organisms; cautions that without such a comprehensive evaluation, the multiannual plans might not achieve the objectives of the CFP;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all the necessary data on recreational fisheries are regularly collected in order to provide a complete evaluation of fish stocks; cautions that without such a comprehensive evaluation, the multiannual plans might not achieve the objectives of the CFP;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to clearly differentiate recreational from commercial fisheries, taking into account that recreational should exclusively refer to sports, leisure or personal consumption; highlights that recreational catches should never be sold;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to support the development of recreational fishing in the tourism sector, as an important contributor to the development of the blue economy in small communities and coastal communities; considers that doing so would have a positive impact on efforts to prolong the tourism season beyond the summer months; further takes the view that, with a view to practical implementation, the Commission should designate a special year of recreational fishing as part of the EDEN sustainable tourism project and launch projects to promote recreational fishing tourism in small coastal communities under the COSME Fund;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to support the development of recreational fishing in the tourism sector, as an important contributor to the development of the blue economy in small communities and coastal communities, particularly in the outermost regions; considers that doing so would have a positive impact on efforts to prolong the tourism season beyond the summer months;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)