7 Amendments of Rosa D'AMATO related to 2018/2035(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a substantial proportion of the plastics and microplastics in the sea comes from land-based sources;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas discarded plastic releases into the water toxic compounds that are ingested and that can poison and kill fish, turtles, marine mammals and seabirds, as well as indirectly damaging human health;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the mass of plastic in the sea also has a strong impact on fisheries, an impact which, in the case of small- scale fishing, is even greater and causes economic problems;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support research not only into the use of biodegradable fishing gear but also into other sources of pollution of the sea with plastics and microplastics;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Member States must do more to encourage the fishing industry to apply for EMFF grants allowing them to make the changes necessary to their fishing gear to minimise their impact on marine ecosystems and wildlife. and, to the extent possible, prevent the financial burden from falling on fishermen; at the same time, calls on the Commission and Member States to do more to promote the use of the EMFF or other funds to support campaigns for the collection of plastic at sea;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote campaigns to raise awareness of the issue of marine pollution caused by plastics and microplastics, underlining the fact that fishermen are also often affected by this phenomenon, especially in the case of microplastics;