30 Amendments of Miriam DALLI related to 2014/2240(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there is a great deal of ignorancea serious lack of information and data about the seas and oceans, their resources, and the ways in which these interact with human activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas marine ecosystems are fragile biodiversity hotspots that are sensitive to human activities, and it is becoming increasingly important to obtain and share accurate information on the location and extent of habitat types to facilitate the sound management, development and protection of sensitive areas;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas barriers to success in innovation in the blue economy lie not just with the scientific knowledge gap, which universities, businesses and research institutions are seeking to address through cutting edge research; but also lie significantly with barriers to funding from both public and private resources;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas numerous coastal and marine environmental management tools are supported by seabed mapping, including planning monitoring surveys by identifying areas likely to support a particular habitat of interest, or providing information to assist in locating and planning offshore projects, such as pier and marina development, coastal protection works, offshore wind farms and land reclamation, in an environmentally sustainable way;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. Whereas European oceans and seas are very diverse varying from the depths of the Atlantic off Ireland to the depths of the Black Sea off Romania and from the cold seas in the Arctic to the warm waters of the Mediterranean;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that the blue economy should be defined in broadspecific terms covering all sectoral and inter-sectoral activities connected with oceans, seas, and coastal areas, including forms of direct and indirect support; draws attention to the cross-cutting importance of innovation for all these activities, be they traditional or emerging;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Member States to carry out a scientific analysis and quantification of the extent of their existent blue economy activities; also calls on the Commission to carry out a census of the numerous projects that it has financed in the past that were relevant to the blue economy;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, in close coordination with Member States, to gauge the financing needs of the blue economy (at sectoral, national, and European level) following the completion of the above mentioned scientific analysis and census, and with a view to realising its growth and job- creating potential;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that the European oceans and seas are very diverse and it is therefore essential that the European Commission does not adopt a 'one-size- fits-all' approach, as such, the European Commission needs to start dividing the European seas and oceans into zones, each zone having its own exigencies covered and initiatives offered for tailor- made solutions;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the development of the blue economy requires greater investment in knowledge and that, in order to improve understanding of the marine environment, the EU and the Member States must provide substantial funding under arrangements making for continuity and predictability over the long term, not jeopardising, in the meantime, the financing of already existing and running programmes;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible and, more fully interoperable, and for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public, however, ensuring that funds are not wasted and projects are not duplicated;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that in order to ensure the sustainable development of the blue economy, it will be necessary to create and successfully manage cohesive marine and maritime actions; calls for the setting up of a European Maritime Super Agency that will take ownership of all aspects related to the sea and oceans and that will bring together the relevant agencies that already exist under one management team to coordinate all the activities that directly impact different aspects of the blue economy;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the Member States have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States, for example joint programming initiatives, moreover, in this regard project proposals that have direct impact on and direct input to the blue economy should be given priority;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to establish favourable regulatory and legal conditions for investing in renewable energy in the blue economy, and to bring forward a clear and stable framework of support for research, businesses and government that will allow for increased investment in innovative projects to develop renewable energy;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Furthermore, considering that the blue economy has traditionally been and still is very much dominated by men, it is now opportune for us to acknowledge that this is the ideal time to entice women to this economical niche;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission to gather and analyse data related to maritime careers at all levels (from law to engineering and environmental managers, from diving instructors to seaman and maritime technicians) and use such data to explore job opportunities at various levels - traditional, emerging and completely new ones which may come into existence;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that there should be a stronger focus on the role of the sea in tourism and on its sustainability, considering that however the impact of such an economy may not be directly on the sea, but could have indirect adverse effects as well on inland areas;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises that investment in the blue economy requires a mix of project focuses, from big infrastructure projects which require the market confidence of public funding, to diverse, small scale investments in SMEs, which require additional assistance in accessing funding;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for increased support for SMEs, which constitute the vast majority of the aqua tourism sector, in ensuring that existing and new jobs are sustainable, high quality, and all year round;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for more active support for modernisation and sustainable development of the fisheries sector, laying emphasis on small-scale fisheries and seeking to make fishing gear more selective and reduce the environmental impact of fishing, in addition to providing more effective ways to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing; recalls that mapping and classification of resource habitat are essential for the establishment of a viable, sustainable and well managed fisheries sector; maintains that scientific fisheries-related data forming a basis for political decision- taking should be made public in their entirety;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that it may be opportune to declare a number of common maritime areas as 'no-go' zones to help pristine areas survive, and over-exploited areas of seabed to regenerate, and thus contribute to the future sustainability of our seas;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the sustainable development of European aquaculture requires stronger support for scientific research and technological development related to the breeding of new species, especially indigenous species, in order to enable production and the supply of foodstuffs to be diversified and their quality enhanced while raising the level of environmental safety; points out that accurate knowledge of bathymetry and seabed composition are essential in the selection of the most appropriate sites for the expansion of the local aquaculture industry, in estimating their carrying capacity, and in modelling pollution arising from aquaculture activities;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on proper regulation related to aquaculture including feeding of fish in fishfarms in order to avoid as much as possible uneaten feed ending up on the sea bed, and to promote the removal of anthropogenic items deposited on the sea bed because of fish farm operations such as concrete weights, ropes etc;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Member States to introduce measures to mitigate alteration of water quality via addition of oils and fats when feed-fish are fed to fish in fishfarms since any introduced oils and fats may be transported by sea currents to inshore areas where they can be a nuisance to coastal users including bathers and divers;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Reiterates the need to take immediate actions in maritime transport in terms of efficiency improvements and speeding-up the decarbonisation of the sector, and that the development and the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as a cleaner transitional fuel should be encouraged for this sector;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points to the strategic importance of shipbuilding and ship-repairing and their links to other sectors – including merchant shipping, fisheries, and cruise tourism; considers that a commitment to technological innovation and a high degree of specialisation, which could lead to gains in added value, could create contexts less exposed to international competition and might help to reverse the downturn that the sector has been undergoing; maintains that specific support should be provided to revitalise and modernise the European shipbuilding and ship-repairing industryies in itstheir different forms;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers thatMaintains the need for the EU to first look at mitigating the causes of coastal erosion as a precursor to studies on coastal erosion and maritime works to, which can help protect the coastline ares this is a key blue economy sector tha, and it is becoming more important in the light of climate change;, thus calls for greater EU support for thise sector;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans, be it in the form of fossil fuels and above all in the form of renewables, has great potential from the point of view of utilising domestic resources and diversifying energy sources; further understands that Europe's seas and oceans have the potential to contribute significantly towards meeting the EU's climate and energy targets; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to allow for technology transfer requirements, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points out that the optimal location of power generators to harness blue energy, such as wind, wave or solar energy, ocean currents, osmotic power, thermal energy conversion, can depend on a number of factors, including water depth, seabed conditions, oceanographic characteristics and distance from shore, therefore, believes that harmonising the data collected in the different national programmes on bathymetry, seabed characteristics or vertical ocean profiles can assist in site selection and licensing policies for renewable energy developments; stresses also that further research in marine energy solutions is a must to be able to develop affordable, cost-effective and resource-efficient energy technology solutions;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Believes that it is imperative that underwater cultural heritage is given its due importance within the blue economy particularly since underwater cultural heritage can teach present-day societies about past exploitation of the sea, about human reactions to climate change and sea-level rises among others and furthermore since underwater cultural heritage is a resource for tourism;