8 Amendments of Pierre KARLESKIND related to 2019/2177(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas unwanted catches and discards constitute a substantial waste of natural resources andfor human consumption and may have an adverse effect on the sustainable exploitation of fish stocks and marine ecosystems and the financial viability of fisheries;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the landing obligation, which was phased in over a period of four years (2015-2019), makes it mandatory to land and deduct from applicable quotas all catches of regulated specispecies which are subject to catch limits and, in the Mediterranean Sea, are subject to minimum sizes in EU waters, or by EU vessels in international waters, and forbids the use of undersized fish for direct human consumption;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas before the introduction of the landing obligation it was forbidden for a fishing vessel to carry on board or land any fish for which it did not have a valid quota or was undersized;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the timeframe for the progressive introduction of the landing obligation supported by the conduction of pilot projects aiming at fully exploring all practicable methods for the avoidance, minimisation and elimination of unwanted catches, in accordance with article 14 of the CFP, has not been sufficient;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas the landing obligation also depends on the use of temporary exemptions scientifically assessed;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
G c. whereas quota pools for by-catch have been recently adopted to counter choke species situations;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a
Paragraph 12 – point a
a. using quota-based tools: the distribution of quotas in line with the expected catch composition, further use of adjustments through quota swaps with other Member States and the allocation of estimated discard share of quotas for fishers that opt to use more selective gear without prejudice to the principle of relative stability;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the evaluation report of the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy due in 2022 to particularly assess and monitor: - pathways for better adaptation and simplification of Article 15 of the CFP to facilitate its implementation and understanding by allstakeholders and especially the use by Member States of the overall available tools provided by the legal framework in place to improve selectivity; - fisheries where scientific evidence indicates that increases in selectivity are currently difficult to achieve; - the recent adoption of quota pools for by-catch as an efficient and applicable tool to counter choke species situations.