26 Amendments of France JAMET related to 2022/2059(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Citation 4 c (new)
Citation 4 c (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 22 November 2012 on small-scale coastal fishing, artisanal fishing and the reform of the common fisheries policy,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Citation 4 d (new)
Citation 4 d (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 16 September 2021 on ‘Fishers for the future: Attracting a new generation of workers to the fishing industry and generating employment in coastal communities’,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Citation 4 e (new)
Citation 4 e (new)
– having regard to the publication of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) of 26 September2019 entitled ‘Social data in the EU fisheries sector (STECF-19-03)’,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Citation 4 h (new)
Citation 4 h (new)
– having regard to the Fisheries Committee study entitled ‘Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on EU fisheries and aquaculture’ of July 2021,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital P (new)
Recital P (new)
P. whereas there is a need to ensure that the possible and necessary exploitation of the many other assets of the maritime space – energy, mining, nautical or tourist activities, and even offshore aquaculture, among others – does not undermine the guarantee of fishers’ historic rights of access to exploitation of the sea;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital Q (new)
Recital Q (new)
Q. whereas the EMFAF Regulation imposes an obligation on the Member States to take into account the specific needs of small-scale coastal fishing when carrying out the analysis of the situation in terms of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats referred to in the Regulation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital R (new)
Recital R (new)
R. whereas the Mediterranean is an enclosed sea and the status of the water and the ecosystems depends not only on the behaviour of Community operators but on the joint policies of all the countries bordering it, which share the same sea basin;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Recital S (new)
Recital S (new)
S. whereas women play an important role in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, and whereas there is a need to increase their visibility and ensure equal access to employment in the sector, as well as appropriate legal recognition;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the development of the blue economy in the Mediterranean will inevitably increase competition for the use of marine and coastal space and resources; calls for the full deployment of ecosystem- based integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) and maritime spatial planning (MSP) as tools to avoid conflicts and promote harmonious sustainable development across the Mediterranean, while not forgetting the various socio-economic needs of coastal communities;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Highlights that Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is key in ensuring participation of all stakeholders to decisions concerning the use and protection of the marine environment; highlights that MSP is a key tool to ensure the participation of small- scale fishers in the decision-making process;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses the importance of protecting jobs in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, so that decisions that are overly protective of resources do not have an excessive impact on those working on board or on fishing enterprises;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in the current common fisheries policy architecture, funding for fisheries through the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) is mostly decoupled from cohesion policy, although some interlinkages can be developed on an ad hoc basis; notes that the majority of operators in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors are small, which is an obstacle to their accessing cohesion funds; notes that, beyond the EMFAF, a number of EU funds are relevant to the blue economy, including the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds), the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – ‘Global Europe’ and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF);
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Believes that local management initiatives involving co-management should be considered eligible for EMFAF funding;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. 1. Takes the view that the future of small-scale, coastal and artisanal fishing depends on its long-term and sustainable profitability but also on immediate, meaningful and effective measures to enhance the profession’s attractiveness and provide training for young people and to improve operating conditions, especially to facilitate the inclusion of women on board fishing vessels; calls on the Commission, therefore, within the framework of the EMFAF and in close cooperation with Member States’ producer organisations, guilds and managing authorities, to establish and put into effect support mechanisms for small- scale, artisanal and coastal fisheries that make it possible to tackle the specific problems in this part of the sector;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Criticises, in this regard, the fact that the new EMFAF does not allow for the modernisation of obsolete boats in order to make them more environmentally sustainable;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses the importance attached to territoriality, and points out that the characteristics and needs of fishing fleets and zones in the Mediterranean vary from one country to another, but also from one region to another within the same State;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the governance of the Mediterranean could be improved through better coordination and the setting up of a dedicated operational instrument for the development of an integrated and sustainable blue economy strategy which, in order to truly optimise the strategy, should also involve fishers as experts in the sea and its dynamics;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the governance of the Mediterranean could be improved through better coordination between the Member States and neighbouring countries and the setting up of a dedicated operational instrument for the development of an integrated and sustainable blue economy strategy;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing remains a threat to the survival of many species; firmly believes that the development of a blue economy can support sustainable and inclusive development and quality jobs;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the deployment of a macro-regional strategy at the scale of the entire Mediterranean basin, dedicated to climate change mitigation, environmental conservation and the sustainable development of the blue economy; believes that such a strategy could be used more specifically to foster circular economy projects in the fisheries sector; address plastic pollution; protect biodiversity; enhance relations with third countries with respect to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; contribute to solving usage conflicts through adequate maritime spatial planning; preserve the socio- economic contribution of fisheries to the well-being of coastal communities, in particular in islands and the most socially vulnerable areas; promote stock management measures across the Mediterranean basin; encourage third countries to implement maritime protected areas in their territorial waters; provide for the sustainable economic development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, in particular with respect to transformation and commercialisation; and support the diversification of fishers’ activities, including retraining and reskilling and prevent the financial burden from falling on fishers.
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the deployment of a macro-regional strategy at the scale of the entire Mediterranean basin, dedicated to climate change mitigation, environmental conservation and the sustainable development of the blue economy; believes that such a strategy could be used more specifically to foster circular economy projects in the fisheries sector; address plastic pollution; protect biodiversity; enhance relations with third countries with respect to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; contribute to solving usage conflicts through adequate maritime spatial planning; preserve the socio- economic contribution of fisheries to the well-being of coastal communities, in particular in islands; promote stock management measures across the Mediterranean basin; encourage third countries to implement maritime protected areas in their territorial waters; provide for the sustainable economic development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, in particular with respect to transformation and, commercialisation and reduced dependence on imports from third countries; and support the diversification of fishers’ activities, including retraining, reskilling and greskillater participation of women and young people across the supply chaing.
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view, however, that the Commission should stop promoting management strategies based solely on the reduction of fishing days, as it does in the western Mediterranean with the WestMED initiative, which prevents the local small-scale fishing sector, already brought to its knees by the skyrocketing fuel prices, from reaching the minimum break-even point that ensures its survival.
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to demand and monitor the same sustainability standards for imported products too;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. 5. Takes the view that for a macro- regional strategy to succeed, third countries need to be actively involved, especially financially, in helping to tackle the Mediterranean basin’s multidimensional environmental problems. It is not the EU’s duty to extend funds to any third country.