Activities of Marlene MORTLER related to 2021/2188(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Toward a sustainable blue economy in the EU: the role of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors
Amendments (7)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the critical role of small- scale fisheries in food security and nutrition; notes the potential conflicts between fisheries and other emerging sectors of the blue economy;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the EU’s responsibility in global fisheries governance, which should prioritisebe to create a level playing field among all operators, taking also into account the rights of small-scale fishers and protecting their use of and control over fishing resources;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the EU’s commitment to the principle of policy coherence for development; stresses that sustainable fisheries partnership agreements must neither undermine local food security nor threaten small-scale fisheries in non-EU countries by not putting them in direct competition with EU vessels; calls for the EU to cooperate with its partner third countries through its bilateral or multilateral relations, so that other third countries' distant fleets apply the same sustainability standards as the EU distant fleets; calls for the agreements to be aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by increasing sectoral support and sustainability provisions on surpluses, discards and the precautionary approach;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the production of fishmeal and fish oil may contributes to overfishing in developing countries; calls for mandatory due diligence measures to ensure that the whole seafood-industry supply chain is fair, fully traceable and free of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the EU to develop a humanfair rights-based approach towards ocean governance and the blue economy by supporting food sovereignty for local fishing communities;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomesTakes note of the objective of protecting 30 % of the world’s oceans by 2030, but warns that it should not be done at the expense of food security, fishermen and aquaculture producers, indigenous peoples and local communities;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10