Activities of Clara AGUILERA related to 2021/2169(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and future perspectives (debate)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that, since 2014, the implementation of the CFP has primarily focused on the environmental aspect of this policy, as a prerequisite to and at the expense of socioeconomic and food security considerations, an implementation which will also be impacted by the new challenges we have taken on at European level in the fight against climate change, with our commitment to zero emissions by 2050; considers that the resulting negative impacts on the fishing sector have been exacerbated since Brexit and the COVID- 19 pandemic, the energy crisis and the invasion of Ukraine, and that these negative impacts continue to increase and have become unsustainable due to recent international geopolitical developments;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the CFP reform should aim to reach a re-equilibration between its objectives; therefore supports strengthening the CFP’s socioeconomic and food security dimensions and the reaching of a level playing field in its international dimension; calls on the Commission to develop fisheries policies in the direction of redefining fishing capacity to allow for improvements in working conditions and safety and in seeking solutions to ensure energy efficiency;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Council to place more value in policy- making on the importance of fisheries in contributing to food supplies, as well as the value of its contribution to cultural, touristic and gastronomic heritage, especially in Europe's coastal and island communities;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the strategic role of fishers and aquaculture producers in the food value chain and in food security; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure the highest standards of safety at work on board ships, irrespective of their size;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to include a definition of small-scale fisheries in the Common Fisheries Policy;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to include co-management in the CFP, as a tool available to EU Member States and regions, as it is a participatory and co- responsibility model, which is more transparent, proactive and democratic, and which helps to generate educational synergies for fisheries management, within a framework of a culture of responsibility, establishing networks of trust and contributing to reducing conflict and overcoming reluctance to implement innovations in fisheries management; calls on the Commission to strongly support these initiatives with voluntary, non-binding legislation and European funding;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers therefore that the MSY objective in Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 (the CFP Basic Regulation) should be adapted accordingly, as has happened with the management plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea, which postpones compliance with the MSY to 2025;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 1
Paragraph 12 – indent 1
- the current landing obligation should be applied in a flexible manner, taking into account the specific characteristics of each fishery;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
- the landing obligation should be made more attractive, notably through incentives, to improve ownership by operators and therebyassessed in terms of its non-compliance, improving the involvement of operators and carrying out an adequate adaptation of European ports for this purpose, thereby substantially improving compliance;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 3 a (new)
- the landing obligation should be strengthened through the revision of the Fisheries Control Regulation, in order to improve the possibilities for compliance;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to assist the decarbonisation process in the fisheries sector with funding outside the EMFF, in order to facilitate a just ecological transition that leaves no one behind.
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to systematically accompany its proposals with impact assessments of the proposed measures, with particular emphasis on socio-economic and environmental assessment; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to propose increased flexibility in these plans so that they take into account socioeconomic considerations and changing conditions;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Strongly recommends, given the strategic importance of fisheries and aquaculture as a source of healthy and high-quality food, that this policy be given the recognition it deserves within the Commission and that the Commission services responsible be staffed with an adequate number of experts in fisheries and aquaculture;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the importance of greater decentralisation in European fisheries policy, carried out by the Member States, allowing regions and local authorities to be more involved in the drafting, development and evaluation of the national operational programmes for fisheries;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to promote the CFP as a policy model for ocean governance and to defend the EU fishing and aquaculture sector’s interests in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements, and more generally in trade agreements and all international forums;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that imported seafood products from third countries must be subject to high health, environmental and social standards, similar to those applied in the EU, and should be required by means of specific clauses in the new trade agreements negotiated by the EU;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 15
Subheading 15
Climate change and other challenges for the future
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Calls on the Commission to consider the inclusion of recreational fisheries in the CFP; stresses the urgency and need to improve the collection of data from recreational fisheries catches; urges the Commission and Member States to include in the European Data Collection Framework, Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, all species subject to TACs and quotas, in addition to those included in multi-annual management plans; stresses the need for data to assess the impact of Union recreational fisheries on the marine ecosystem in Union waters, including data on by-catch, in particular species protected under Union or international law, data on impacts of recreational fisheries on marine habitats, including vulnerable marine areas, and data on impacts of fisheries on food webs; stresses, however, that recreational fishing could be having a significant impact on fish stocks and calls on Member States to establish adequate records and catch controls to ensure that the current recreational fishing objectives are compatible with the CFP;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 b (new)
Paragraph 46 b (new)
46b. The EU fisheries policy must address more forcefully the need to promote the necessary generational renewal in European fisheries, with new measures that will have a better result than has been achieved so far, favouring the incorporation of young people into the European fisheries sector;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 c (new)
Paragraph 46 c (new)
46c. The CFP must devise new measures that favour the visibility of women's work in the European fisheries sector, both in favouring their incorporation in its different areas, and in supporting a better representation of women in all representative organisations and entities. In addition, each and every programme carried out under the European fisheries policy must establish measures to promote opportunities to achieve full gender equality.
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 d (new)
Paragraph 46 d (new)
46d. Recalls the importance of aquaculture in guaranteeing long-term food security and contributing to meeting the growing world demand for aquatic food, as well as its contribution to creating growth and employment for Union citizens, to better preserving ecosystems and biodiversity and being part of a more circular management of resources; Regrets that since 2014 European aquaculture has been stagnant and limited progress has been made in reducing the administrative burden and integrating aquaculture into maritime, coastal, and inland spatial planning. Stresses that European aquaculture is far from full capacity and that 75 % of the seafood consumed in the EU is farmed in facilities outside the EU; calls on the Commission to actively support the implementation of the revised strategic guidelines and national plans and to promote their long-term environmental, economic and social sustainability;