Activities of Francisco GUERREIRO related to 2022/2148(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implications of Chinese fishing operations on EU fisheries and the way forward
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 8 July 2021 on the establishment of Antarctic Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the conservation of Southern Ocean biodiversity (2021/2757(RSP)),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the 2022 FAO report titled 'The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022. Towards Blue Transformation',
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
– having regard to the 2022 EUMOFA report titled 'The EU Fish Market',
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU is in favour ofcommited to the development and management of sustainable fisheries, including measures to improve monitoring, inspection, control and surveillance capacities with which to combat IUU fishing
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Member States to strictly enforce EU law on the system for traceability and reporting of catches; wishes to knowcalls on Member States and the Commission to provide information about how many products are caught by Chinese vessels that subsequently enter the EU market;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages EU seafood producers to diversify their primary processing partners, including on non-fishmeal sources;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that China has considerably increased its imports into the EU by means of autonomous tariff quotas; takes the view that this creates market distortions, such as the wholesale imports in January, that are out of line with the specific demands; observes that these imports have gradually increased from 25 000 tonnes in 2017 to 50 000 tonnes in 2020; notes that the European Court of Auditors has recently observed that Member States’ checks on the legality of imported seafood are uneven; calls on the Commission to ensure that all actors involved commit toward rapid, uniform and global implementation of the CATCH IT system, once its use becomes mandatory EU-wide;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that China as well as other global actors including the EU subsidises its fleets operating in the exclusive economic zones and on the high seas; stresses that the recent signing, in June 2022, of the WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies should limit the sums disbursed;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the intensity of the Chinese fishing fleet’s activities is on the way to depleting stocks; takes the view that the status of all targeted stocks globally should be ascertained with a view to determining the level of exploitation; calls on the EU to lead by example;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the evidence that Chinese commercial fishing vessels are being used in disputed waters in the South China Sea to consolidate Chinese presence; is concerned that this practice might contribute to increase the existing tensions in those areas;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Advocates the establishment of management plans, including regional ones, in countries with which the EU has signed sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs); notes that the SFPA with Mauritania, which includes a management plan for pelagic species, has reduced the fishing pressure imposed by all vessels targeting these stocks;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and on EU partner countries in Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements to increase their efforts fighting IUU fishing in their waters;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to devise a strategy to address the fact that China is importing increasing amounts of fishmeal from the rest of the world; stresses that these importsand any such imports elsewhere could jeopardise food security in Africa;