Activities of Anja HAZEKAMP related to 2019/2159(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the challenges and opportunities for the fishing sector in the Black Sea
Amendments (15)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries 2020 report by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Black Sea has a large anoxic layer (87%) and its oxic layer has thinned by 20 to 25 metres over the last 20 years due to human caused pollution and habitat destruction; Whereas human actions, such as pollution, habitat destruction and overfishing led to severe ecosystem degradation in the Black Sea in the 1980’s;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas eight species fished in the Black Sea are of major interest to the fishing sector, most of which form part of shared stocks, while two species are subject to quotas – sprat (autonomous quota) and turbot (quota set by the GFCM); whereas other species, such as spurdog (shark), whiting and anchovy have remained unprotected;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas 9188% of the Black Sea fishing fleet consists of small vessels, which make up almost 95% of the Bulgarian fleet;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas, according to the GFCM, the small-scale sector in the Black Sea has a substantial bycatch of vulnerable shark and ray species and marine mammals, such as dolphins and porpoises;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing vessels are operating in the Black Sea and member states have little capacity to control fishing operations;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Black Sea Advisory Council is operational and participates in the development of EU policies on Black Sea fishing; Whereas fisheries management for the Black Sea is managed through the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and Black Sea (GFCM);
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Black Sea ecosystem depends on major European rivers such as the Danube for water inflow; whereas both the Danube and the Black Sea are home to certain species, including the sturgeon;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas both the Danube and the Black Sea once had large populations of sturgeon; whereas factors such as the degradation of the habitat of these species, disruption of their migration corridors and their overexploitation for caviar and their flesh, as well as pollution, have brought Danube and Black Sea sturgeon to the verge of extinction; whereas, due to the drastic reduction in the number of reproductive sturgeon, this species can no longer breed in the wild;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for funding for scientific bodies researching stocks both of fish species, including migratory species such as the sturgeon, and non-fish species (veined whelks, mussels, etc.); Stresses that fishing can only be allowed if populations have been rebuild to healthy levels;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States in the region to consider supporting the sector by, for example, developing specialised trade channels and markets; Calls on the Member States in the region to invest more in the implementation, control and enforcement of EU environmental and fisheries legislation;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States in the region to consider supporting the sector by, for example, developing specialised trade channels and markets, but exclusively for sustainable harvested species and plants;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for targeted measures and adequate resources to reduce pollution and bycatch of vulnerable elasmobranchs and marine mammals in small scale fisheries, throughout the basin through joint programmes and budgets;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Member States to develop the ex situ farming of sturgeon aimed at restocking the local population non-commercial purposes;; invites the Member States to provide retraining programmes and access to other livelihoods for sturgeon fishermen, with an eye to reducing illegal catch levels;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Invites the Member States to explore the possibilities of becoming signatories to the Barcelona Convention, aligning the objectives of the Bucharest Convention with objectives for species- and habitat protection as set out in the Barcelona Convention;