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Activities of Caroline ROOSE related to 2022/0111(COD)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and Regulation (EU) .../2022 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

2023/10/26
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2022/0111(COD)
Documents: PDF(394 KB) DOC(167 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Clara AGUILERA', 'mepid': 125045}]

Amendments (9)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – title

North Atlantic Shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus)

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 1

1. ~~Union fishing vessels shall promptly release North Atlantic shortfin mako sharks in a manner that causes the least harm~~North Atlantic shortfin mako sharks caught in Union fishing vessels shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released into the sea, while giving due consideration to the safety of crew members.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. ~~Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may authorise their vessels to fish and retain on board, transship or land North Atlantic shortfin mako, provided that:~~Member States shall make sure that their vessels apply the minimum standards for safe handling and release procedures of North Atlantic shortfin mako shark as set out in Annex IX”.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point i

~~(i) the shortfin mako is dead when brought along side for taking on board the vessel;~~deleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point ii

(ii) the retention of shortfin mako does not exceed the fishing vessel’s average shortfin mako landings while an observer is on board and this is verified by mandatory logbooks and landing inspection conducted on the basis of risk assessment.deleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 3

3. Moreover, for vessels whose length is greater than 12 m, Member States may only authorise their vessels to fish and retain on board, transship or land North Atlantic shortfin mako, if, in addition to the conditions provided in paragraph 2: a) the vessel has either an observer or a functioning electronic monitoring system on board which can identify whether the fish is dead or alive; b) the observer collects data on the number of individuals hooked, body length, sex, condition, maturity (whether the individual is pregnant and its litter size) and weight of products for each shortfin mako caught as well as fishing effort; and c) when shortfin mako is not retained, the number of dead discards and live releases shall be recorded by the observer or estimated from the records of the electronic monitoring system.deleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 4

4. The observer is also encouraged to collect biological samples such as muscular tissues (for stock identification), reproductive organ with embryo (for identification of pregnancy cycle and reproductive output) and vertebrae (for estimation of growth curve). The biological samples collected by the observer should be analysed by Member States concerned and the result should be submitted to the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics by the Commission.deleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall also report to the Commission the number of dead discards and live releases of North Atlantic shortfin mako estimated based on the total fishing effort of their relevant fleets using data collected through observer programs or other relevant data collection programs. Member States that do not authorise their vessels to fish and retain on board, transship or land North Atlantic shortfin mako in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 shall also record through their observer programs the number of dead discards and live releases of North Atlantic shortfin mako. The Commission shall report it to the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics.deleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33a (new)

(24a) The following Article is inserted "Article 33a South Atlantic Shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) 1.Member States shall make sure that their vessels apply the minimum standards for safe handling and release procedures of South Atlantic shortfin mako shark as set out in Annex IX. 2.Member States shall report on a monthly basis to the Commission all permissible landings of vessels flying their flag, which are authorised to catch South Atlantic shortfin mako.That report shall be sent to the Commission within 15 days of the end of the calendar month in which the catches were made.In addition, Member States shall report to the Commission every year the dead discards, live releases and total catches of vessels flying their flag. 3.By 30 June every year, Member States whose vessels have caught (landings and dead discards) South Atlantic shortfin mako sharks shall communicate to the Commission the statistical methodology used to estimate dead discards and live releases.Member States with artisanal and small-scale fisheries shall also provide information about their data collection programs. 4.As part of their annual Task 1 and 2 data submissions, Member States shall provide to the Commission all relevant data for South Atlantic shortfin mako, including estimates of dead discards and live releases using the methods approved by the SCRS. 5. Fishing vessels that retain South Atlantic shortfin mako are prohibited to transship, whole or in part, South Atlantic shortfin mako caught in association with ICCAT fisheries."

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH