Activities of Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ related to 2016/2079(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Status of fish stocks and socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean (debate) ES
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the status of fish stocks and the socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean PDF (344 KB) DOC (76 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 14 September 2016 on the proposal for a Council directive implementing the Agreement concluded between the General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the European Union (COGECA), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) and the Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises (EUROPÊCHE) of 21 May 2012 as amended on 8 May 2013 concerning the implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007, of the International Labour Organisation (2016/2794(RSP))
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas there are a large number of coastal communities in the EU largely dependent on traditional, artisanal and small-scale fisheries activities in the basin of the Mediterranean Sea.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it urgent to provide a response that is collective, based on multi- tier cooperation – international, European, national and regional; considers that all stakeholders, including fishermen, scientists and NGOs, should be involved in an inclusive, bottom-up process; takes the view that the non-industrial fishing sector should have a voice in all the decision- making bodies that affect it;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it urgent to provide a response that is collective, based on multi- tier cooperation – international, European, national and regional; considers that all stakeholders, including fishermen, scientists, trade-unions and NGOs, should be involved in an inclusive, bottom-up process;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the CFP recognises that access to fishing opportunities should be distributed primarily among small-scale non-industrial fishermen, or those in small coastal areas, and should include incentives (Article 7(1)(d) of the CFP regulation) in order to promote more selective fishing techniques which have a lower impact on the marine ecosystem and fishery resources; notes that, for this reason, efforts should be made in this direction, to ensure that incentives and preferential access to coastal fishing areas are given to the small-scale (raditional and artisanal) fleets as opposed to those fisheries segments that are not selective and have a greater impact;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it necessary to avoid a situation where, as a result of the phasing-in of the landing obligation, fishers become suppliers of fish as a by- product in favour of fish-oil and fish-meal lobbies;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that fishers should on no account be left to shoulder the responsibilities deriving from the landing obligation laid down in the reformed CFP;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls for a study to be made of the consequences that the end of fishery discards will have in terms of depriving marine organisms and other species such as gulls of nutrients;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Fishermen must be guaranteed a decent income during biological rest periods;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to assist non-EU Mediterranean countries in developing small-scale and coastal fisheries, modernising their fisheries sectors and to achieveing sustainable fisheries, also through a policy of fisheries agreements that are more balanced, fair and sustainable;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to take account of the European Parliament resolution of 15 December 2015 'A new CFP: structure for technical measures and multiannual plans' (2015/2092(INI)), which stated in paragraph 25 that incidental artisanal fishing in the inland waters of the Member States and regions should remain outside the TACs, and stresses the great importance of such a measure in preserving the economic viability of small vessels engaging in traditional non-industrial fishing that supply daily markets with fresh fish.
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Calls on Member States to ratify and fully implement of all relevant ILO conventions for workers in the fisheries' sectors, in order to ensure good working conditions, strengthening also collective bargaining institutions in order for maritime workers, including the self- employed, to benefit from their labour rights ;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers it important also to raise awareness among consumers, who must be educated to consume fish responsibly, prioritising local species fished by sustainable methods, possibly coming from stocks which are not overexploited; considers it necessary, to this end, to establish aan effective traceability system, but also and above all toand labelling system, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders, that informs consumers completely and reliably;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers it important also to raise awareness among consumers, who must be educated to consume fish responsibly, prioritiby choosing local species fished by sustainable methods, possibly coming from stocks which are not overexploited; considers it necessary, to this end, to establish a traceability system, but also and above all to inform consumers completely and reliably;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls for a ban on imports of fish that endanger the food supply of populations in the exporting countries and of farmed fish, such as panga fish;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Takes the view that schools, hospitals, and other public facilities should be supplied with fish from local fisheries;