Activities of Caroline ROOSE related to 2019/2178(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on rebuilding fish stocks in the Mediterranean: assessment and next steps
Amendments (65)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
— having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
— having regard to GoalSustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, ‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development’, of the resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
— having regard to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollutioarine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention) and the related European Union protocols and decisions,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to the Sofia Ministerial Declaration signed on 7th June 2018,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
— having regard to the EU Bbiodiversity Sstrategy tofor 20230, and in particular to Target 4, ‘Make fishing more sustainable and seas healthier’, in which the EU pledges, among other things, to eliminate adverse impacts on fish stocks, species, habitats and ecosystems, ‘including through providing financial incentives through the future financial instruments for fisheries and mset out in the Commission communication of 20 May 2020 entitled ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 – Bringing nature back into our lives’ (COM(2020)0380), in paritime policy for marine protected areas (including Natura 2000 areas and those established by international or regional agreements)’,cular, to its point 2.2.6 “Restoring the good environmental status of marine ecosystems” (...);
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 21 January 2021 on 'More fish in the seas? Measures to promote stock recovery above the maximum sustainable yield (MSY), including fish recovery areas and marine protected areas' (2019/2162(INI)),
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
— having regard to the 2019 special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 c (new)
Citation 21 c (new)
— having regard to The First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) prepared by the independent network of Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change (MedECC),
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
Citation 22
— having regard to the FAO - GFCM report entitled ‘The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries 20202 ’, _________________ 2FAO. 2020. The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries 2020. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Rome.
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
— having regard to the 2020 report of the Commission’s Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) on monitoring the performance of the common fisheries policy (STECF- Adhoc-20-01),
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
— having regard to the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report 26/2020 titled 'Marine environment: EU protection is wide but not deep',
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
Citation 23 b (new)
— having regard to the 2016 retrospective evaluation study of the Mediterranean Sea Regulation of the European Commission,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 c (new)
Citation 23 c (new)
— having regard to the CNRS 2020 Study titled 'Underprotected Marine Protected Areas in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot' by Claudet et al.,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 d (new)
Citation 23 d (new)
— having regard to the Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions titled 'Renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood - A new Agenda for the Mediterranean' {SWD(2021) 23 final},
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 e (new)
Citation 23 e (new)
— having regard to the European Environmental Agency report No 17/2019 titled 'Marine messages II',
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 f (new)
Citation 23 f (new)
— having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Directive 2008/56/EC) COM/2020/259 final,
Amendment 31 #
A. whereas the Mediterranean Sea is a common good to be protected, and whereas its current environmental status is worrying, partmainly as a result of overfishing, and is having negative repercussions for the industry and the marine environment as a whole;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas fish stocks do not have unlimited reproductive capacity, their depletion in the region is linked to overcapacity in the fishing fleet, and whereas demand for and consumption of fish is constantly increasing;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, more than 80 % of stocks that are scientifically assessed in the Mediterranean and Black Seas are overexploited, meaning exploited above maximum sustainable yield (MSY) levels, according to the STECF, whereas according to the 201820 GFCM report on the state of Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries, in the Mediterranean the proportion of overfished stocks decreased from 88% in 2014 to 785% in 2016; 8;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas 19 out of 22 demersal fish stocks remain overfished in the EU Member States of the Mediterranean Sea;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas stocks depletion and marine biodiversity erosion is threatening food security of coastal communities, jobs and incomes throughout the artisanal fisheries value chain;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the majority of the Mediterranean fishing fleet consists of small-scale artisanal fishing vessels, and whereas some fleets have shrunk significantly decreased in size which represent 83% of the total number of vessels in the region; whereas the EU fleet in the Mediterranean has increased since 2008;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in addition to fishing, the factors exerting pressure on Mediterranean fish stocks include polluand marine biodiversity include pollution and plastic pollution, oil and gas exploitation, habitat loss, maritime traffic, competition for space and climate change;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the 2030 EU biodiversity strategy calls for a legally binding objective to protect at least 30 % of the EU’s sea area, and for 10 % of the EU’s sea area to be strictly protected;
Amendment 75 #
J a. whereas the Mediterranean Sea is warming up to 20 percent faster than the rest of the world, whereas climate change could lead to the local extinction of up to 50% of commercial fish and marine invertebrates by 2050 according to MedECC;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
J b. whereas according to CNRS only 0.23% of the Mediterranean Basin benefit from an effective level of protection;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, after consulting the Regional Advisory Council for the Mediterranean (MED-AC), to identifytackle the obstacles to the process of rebuilding fish stocks with a view to revisapplying and fully implementing the current EU legislation and GFCM recommendations and taking practical steps to rebuild fish stocks in the Mediterranean Sea;
Amendment 85 #
1 a. Recalls the objective of the CFP to achieve the maximum sustainable yield exploitation rate at the latest by 2020 for all stocks;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls the objective of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status in the marine environment by the year 2020 at the latest;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on EU Member States to fully implement the Multiannual Plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea and reduce the maximum allowable fishing effort by the full 30% during the foreseen period;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Expresses its concern over the weak implementation and infringements by Member States to the Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, especially its articles 4, 6 and 7; calls on the European Commission to publish a new evaluation of the regulation and, where needed, to launch infringement procedures;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Expresses its concern over recent recorded bottom fishing activities in protected habitats under the Habitats Directive such as in posidonia oceanica meadows, maërl seabeds, and coralligenous habitats; stresses the lack of available scientific data on these habitats;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Calls on the Commission to continue to support plans to improve selectivity in the Mediterranean Region, notably considering the regulatory difference in terms of minimum mesh size with the Atlantic Ocean, and to take into account the results of studies showing the detrimental impacts of fishing techniques such as bottom-contacting gear or fish aggregating devices (FADs) by strongly limiting their use;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1 g. Calls on the EU Commission to draw on the successful example of bluefin tuna by studying the introduction of TACs in the long term for some species including hake and to come forward with a proposal during the evaluation of the multiannual plan in 2024;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1 h. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal, in its 2030 biodiversity strategy, to have at least 30 % of sea area in the EU protected, including through fish stock recovery areas as provided for under the CFP, and areas where the most destructive fishing techniques and economic activities are restricted;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1 i. recalls that the success of MPAs and other protected areas lies in them being embraced by fishers, coastal communities and other stakeholders; calls on the Commission to consider the need to facilitate the active participation of the fisheries sector, including its artisanal component, the local communities and all relevant stakeholders in the design, management and monitoring of respective MPAs;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1 j. Calls on the EU and its Member States to act to end “paper parks” in the Mediterranean Sea and to establish MPAs as part of a coherent network of effectively managed and connected areas, including offshore and deep-sea areas; recalls the requirement to cease fishing with bottom-contacting gear below 400 m in areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) are known to exist or are likely to occur;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 k (new)
Paragraph 1 k (new)
1 k. Invites the EU and its Member States to expand the network of fish stock recovery areas under the CFP and under the GFCM, especially where there is clear evidence of heavy concentrations of fish below minimum conservation reference size or of spawning grounds; emphasises the need to include the evaluation of the designation and success of such areas in the upcoming report on the functioning of the CFP; calls on the GFCM to draw on the successful example of the ‘Jabuka/Pomo Pit’ fish stock recovery area;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 l (new)
Paragraph 1 l (new)
1 l. Regrets the lack of scientific data on recreational fisheries; calls on the EU Member States and the GFCM to fully assess the impacts and contribution of recreational fisheries on the management of fisheries resources and to include them in their management plans;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 m (new)
Paragraph 1 m (new)
1 m. Stresses the importance of monitoring and control and effective regional cooperation on the management of marine biological resources;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 n (new)
Paragraph 1 n (new)
1 n. Calls on the GFCM to propose an ambitious and holistic new common strategy for fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and Black Sea for 2021-2025, which must include effective and sustainable management measures at regional and national level, following the MSY approach; calls on the GFCM to tackle issues such as global warming, IUU fishing and recreational fishing, and to establish new fish stock recovery areas and fisheries closures;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 o (new)
Paragraph 1 o (new)
1 o. Calls on the European Commission to promote the objectives of the European Green Deal at the GFCM level and to support sustainable ocean governance and fish stocks management through adequate funding;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to ensure thatstrengthen every legislative proposal to restrictaimed at managing fishing activities takes account of itsby taking into account environmental and socioeconomic impacts and isby supported by scientific data are kept up to date and shared with fishers’ associationing each decision with the best available scientific advise, and to share and and discuss the proposals with all relevant stakeholders such as through the Advisory Councils;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to legislate on the basis of and to strengthen the implementation of the eco-system-based approach, including by increasingly applying multi-species approaches, which can be used to identify and analyse all interactions that have an impact on fish stocks in order to minimise the negative impacts of fishing activities and other factors such as global warming on marine ecosystems, fish populations and society and to ensure ocean resilience to global warming;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to urgently carry out an analysis of socioeconomic data for the Mediterranean fisheries sector as soon as possible in order to assess the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the industry; environmental and socio-economic analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis to support decisions to the new context; calls on the Commission to focus that analysis on the entire Mediterranean, including both EU and non-EU riparian countries, to assess and avoid potential disputes among fleets targeting the same marine biological resources, located in sensitive areas of international waters;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Urges EU Member States to make correct use of EMFAF resources to compensate small-scale fisheries having to temporarily suspend their activity due to conservation measures, in line with the rules and provisions of the EMFAF;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Tackling the impacts of other economic activities and pressures to fish stocks recovery
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Welcomes the work carried out at the GFCM level since 2017 to develop and adopt strategies to cope with the potential effects of climate change on fisheries;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Highlights that ending overfishing, as required by the Common Fishery Policy, would also help mitigating climate change and help EU fleets to better adapt to its growing effects;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Calls on the EU Member States to adopt rules to put a ban on anchoring and mooring of large private vessels within 300 m of the coastline and in protected habitats, on this 300 m limit and in roadsteads, given their strong impacts on fragile ecosystems such as posidonia oceanica meadows;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Calls on the European Commission to publish a study on the impact of the diverse human activities and sources of pollution, both terrestrial and marine, on fish stocks and on marine ecosystems;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Expresses its concern regarding the fact that many commercial and non- commercial fish stocks are not assessed in the region;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6 g. Highlights the lack of resources to conduct scientific research and stocks assessment in the Mediterranean Sea, especially human resources;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6 h. Calls on the EU Member States to finance the training of new scientific experts;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)
Reinforcing data collection and research
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6 i. Stresses the need to promote small- scale coastal fisheries and low-impact fishing techniques in the Mediterranean, including making it mandatory for Member States to allocate to these fisheries a bigger share of the fishing opportunities for the two fisheries where TACs have been introduced, in line with Article 17 of Regulation EU 1380/2013;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to carry out an economic analysis of the social and employment effects of the decline in fishery resources in the Mediterranean, with a view to identifying appropriate stock recovery measures, support measures to guarantee the sustainability of the industry and support the transition to low- impact fishing techniques;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls foron local opauthorities to establish co-managed local multi-annual management plans in ordera tors to be more closely involved in the collection of data on selective fishing involve all relevant fisheries stakeholders including fishers, NGOs and scientists in the decision-making process at local level, and for local operators and fisheries stakeholders to be closely involved in the collection of data on catches and landings, the effectiveness of selectivity measures, ion close cooperation with the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (by-caught species, and in testing and implementing more selective and sustainable fishing practices in close cooperation and under the supervision of the GFCM and the STECF);
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to improve andco-management and to step up cooperation and dialogue with the aAdvisory cCouncils, taking due account of their views and acknowledging the importance of fishers for coastal communities and the need to involve fishers, relevant professional organisations and civil society organisations in decision- making processes;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Welcomes the adoption of the 2018 Plan of Action to ensure a sustainable future for small-scale fisheries and the marine environment in the region as well as the launch of the 'Friends of Small- Scale Fisheries' platform;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, through its agenci and Member States, to step up its efforts to monitor EU territorial waters in order to make the conditions in which EU fishers work safer and, where necessary, to provide these agencies with adequate funding;