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Activities of Ian DUNCAN related to 2016/0074(COD)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1343/2011 and (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2016/0074(COD)
Documents: PDF(541 KB) DOC(150 KB)

Amendments (14)

Amendment 56 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) at present the United Kingdom currently shares its waters with the European Union, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union will mean these waters are under the sole jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. To that end encourages the European Commission to engage with the United Kingdom government on future regulation that will effect both waters.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 65 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that catches of marine species below minimum conservation reference sizes do not exceed 5% by volume in accordance with Article 2(2) and Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.deleted
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'North Sea' means Union waters of ICES divisions34 IIa, IIIa and IV; _________________ 34 ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) divisions are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 77 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 'North Western waters' means Union waters of ICES sub-areas V (excluding Va and non-Union waters of Vb), VI and VII;
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. No partThe mesh size of any towed gearnet shall be constructed of a mesh size smaller thmean the mesh size of any cod-end or extension piece found on board a fishing vessel and attached to or suitable for attachment to any the codend mowed net. The mesh size shall be determined by proceduresh size. This provisionpecified in Regulation (EC) No 517/2008. This definition of mesh size shall not be applyied to netting devices used for the attachment of gear monitoring sensorsmesh size of square-meshed netting.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing detailed rules for the specification of codends and the devices referred to in paragraph 3. Those implementing acts shall be based on the best available scientific and technical advice, as well as available advice from the Regional Advisory Committees and may define:
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) provide incentives to fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear or using fishing techniques with reduced environmental impact through the allocation of fishing opportunities.deleted
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 111 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Species and size selectivity of fishing 1. When Member States submit joint recommendations in accordance with Article 19 to define size selective and species selective gears, they shall provide evidence demonstrating that those gears meet at least one of the following criteria: (a) result in at least equivalent selectivity characteristics for specific species or combination of species as the gears set out in Part B of Annexes V to X and in Part A of Annex XI; or (b) result in unwanted catches of a defined species or combination of species below a threshold level. 2. The selectivity characteristics referred to in paragraph 1(a) and the threshold level and species referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall be defined in the relevant multiannual plan.Article 20 deleted gears
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
juveniles and spawning aggregations When Member States submit joint recommendations in accordance with Article 19 to amend the closed or restricted areas listed in Part C of Annexes V to VIII and X and Part B of Annex XI or establish new closed or restricted areas they shall include the following elements in respect of such closed or restricted areas in those joint recommendations: - the objective of the closure; - the extent and duration of the closure; - restrictions on specific gears; and - control and monitoring arrangements.Article 21 deleted Closed or restricted areas to protect
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Minimum conservation reference sizes When Member States submit joint recommendations in accordance with Article 19 to amend or establish minimum conservation reference sizes listed in Part A of Annexes V to X they shall respect the objective of ensuring the protection of juveniles of marine species.Article 22 deleted
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23
Real-time closures and moving-on When Member States submit joint recommendations in accordance with Article 19 to allow for the creation of real- time closures and moving on provisions with the aim of ensuring the protection of aggregations of juveniles or spawning fish or shellfish species, they shall include the following elements: - the extent and duration of the closures; - the species and threshold levels that trigger the closure; - the distance a vessel should move away from the closed area once established; - the use of highly selective gears to allow access to otherwise closed areas; and - control and monitoring arrangements.Article 23 deleted provisions
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24
1. When Member States submit joint recommendations in accordance with Article 19 to allow for the use or extend the use of innovative fishing gears including the pulse trawl as described in Part E of Annex V within a specific sea basin, they shall provide an assessment of the likely impacts of using such gears on the targeted species and on sensitive species and habitats. 2. Those assessments shall be evaluated by the STECF. 3. The use of innovative fishing gears shall not be permitted where those assessments indicate that their use will lead to negative impacts on sensitive habitats and non-target species.Article 24 deleted Innovative fishing gears
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 124 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25
Joint recommendations submitted by Member States in accordance with Article 19 to allow for the use of nature conservation measures to protect sensitive species and habitats may in particular: - develop lists of sensitive species and habitats most at risk from fishing activities within the relevant region based on best available scientific advice; - specify the use of additional mitigation measures to those referred to in Part D of Annexes V to X to minimise the bycatches of the species referred to in Article 12; - specify measures to minimise the impacts of fishing gears on the habitats referred to in Article 13 or other sensitive habitats outside NATURA 2000 sites; - specify restrictions on the construction and operation of specified gears or introduce a total prohibition on the use of certain fishing gears within a region where such gears represent a threat to the conservation status of species referred to in Articles 11 and 12 or to the habitats referred to in Article 13 or other sensitive habitats outside NATURA 2000 sites.Article 25 deleted Nature conservation measures
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #
Ian DUNCAN
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply for a period of no more than three yearsix months without prejudice to paragraph 6 of Article 32, or until such time as regionalised measures to address the issue are agreed in accordance with Article 19.
2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI
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