Activities of François-Xavier BELLAMY related to 2019/2162(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Measures to promote the recovery of fish stock above MSY (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT 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
Amendments (11)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) calls foradvocates the transformation of at least 30 % of all marine habitats to be transformed by 2020 into a network of highly protected marine protected areas (MPAs), among other efficient area-based conservation measures, the aim being to have no extractive activities carried out in at least 30% of the ocean;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomescalls on the Commission’s proposal, in its 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, to have at leasaccompany its decision to protect 30 % of the sea area in the EU protected;with an impact assessment based on scientifically proven facts with a view to evaluating the consequences of a goal of this kind on fisheries and to prevent any adverse effects.
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges Member States to set stronger and more effective management plans for the existing MPAs and to put in place stronger control measures to ensure that MPAs are respected, including by involving the fisheries sector;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that the success of MPAs and other protected areas lies in them being accepted and embraced byir scientific justification founded on impact analyses that encourage fishers, coastal communities and other stakeholders to accept and adopt them; calls therefore for the inclusion of the fisheries sector, including its artisanal component and scientific fisheries-management bodies, as well as other relevant stakeholders, in the design, management and monitoring of MPAs;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of having a comprehensive and coherent approach when establishing MPAs, by not only limiting commercial fishing activities but also tackling other activities such as fossil fuel exploration and exploitation, mining, large-scale aquaculture, dredging, offshore wind farms, transport and recreational fisheries;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for an end to be brought to the installation of any offshore wind farms, given the known effects of this technique, which reduces biodiversity and destabilises marine ecosystems, and to prevent as yet poorly understood or unforeseeable negative effects; calls for the installation of any floating wind farms to be preceded by a thorough impact assessment to ensure that these farms do not damage the marine environment;