BETA

8 Amendments of Adrian-Dragoş BENEA related to 2020/2273(INI)

Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas the degradation of habitats and disruption of migration corridors by, for example, river modifications and dams, overexploitation for their caviar and meat, as well as pollution have driven sturgeons to the brink of extinction; whereas the drastic decrease of the number of spawners, associated with the population decline, trigger the failure of the natural reproduction, reducing the chance of the few remaining males and females to meet and spawn;
2021/01/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Cb. Whereas the data held by the research institutes indicate that the populations of sturgeon species are fragmented, missing certain generations, and the species of sturgeon natural reproduction is deficient, the number of adults migrating to the Danube for reproduction is extremely low and the species sturgeon is on the verge of extinction;
2021/01/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas the EU Green Deal and Nature policy documents provide new opportunities and measures to better integrate environmental aspects in the sectorial policies, restore species and habitats and promote environmental friendlier investments;
2021/01/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to urgently and temporarily transfer the sturgeons from Annex V to Annex II or even Annex I to Habitats Directive 92/43 / EEC, until scientifically determined that wild stock of sturgeons are no longer red listed under the IUCN list;
2021/01/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Subheading 2 a (new)
Stresses the emergency to establish “fish stock recovery areas” (or “no take zones”) in the Black Sea, to allow the recovery of the wild populations of sturgeons, as such areas were proven beneficial both for biodiversity conservation and for fishery management;
2021/01/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges Member States to take action to strengthen the ex-situ conservation of sturgeons in special facilities, resume supportive stocking programs with native juvenile sturgeons and launch studies assessing the percentage of adult fish returning for spawning;
2021/01/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 180 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the high level of ambition when setting targets; strongly recommends, however, that such targets should not be legally binding, and that they should be set on a case-by-case basis, adapted to local specificities and to the level required to protect nature; recommends that such targets should also take into account socio-economic considerations, should be backed by reconversion programs and alternative livelihood to fishing communities and the need to ensure a long-term resilience of the fisheries and aquaculture value chain, be proportionate with the objective pursued and have a solid scientific basis;
2021/01/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 208 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Welcomes the restoration of free flowing of rivers in a sustainable way, taking into account the environmental, social and economic aspects, investing in technology and innovation for the creation of fishing migrating routes, without hindering the right of Member States to decide on their energy mix, the economic activity of hydropower plants, the energy security and the environmental benefits of hydropower;
2021/01/27
Committee: PECH