Activities of Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES related to 2023/2015(INI)
Opinions (1)
OPINION European protein strategy
Amendments (8)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the aquaculture sector has been the world’s largest supplier of seafood since 2013; notes that, according to the FAO report on The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture in 2022, global aquaculture production in 2020 reached a record 122.6 million tonnes, compared to 91.4 tonnes from marine capture;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the central role of fisheries and fishery productsaquaculture in ensuring food security and in any nutritional strategy based on healthy and high-quality protein; considers it therefore necessary to strengthen the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of the highest quality food with the best sustainability standards worldwide in order to reduce the EU’s growing dependence on imports;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises, in particular, that, in addition to having a lower carbon footprint, fishery and aquaculture products also use fewer natural resources, such as water, and play an important role in helping to build a sustainable food system;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines the fact that the EU is a net importer of seafood, importing almost 75% of its yearly consumption from third countries; notes, too, that EU self-sufficiency levels dropped to 35% after the COVID-19 pandemic, although the 10-year average remained at around 42%;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that, according to AIPCE’s Finfish Study 2022, whitefish species are of great importance in the supply of marine protein to the EU market, due to the scale of the tonnages involved; warns that almost 30% of imports are whitefish from third countries that have different production and sustainability standards, yet European aquaculture is stagnant and far from reaching its full capacity;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Points out that EU mariculture could play a much greater role in sustainable food production and provide protein that is healthier, fairer and more sustainable;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the ‘Strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030’, and highlights the need to monitor and promote implementation of the reforms set out in the multiannual national strategic plans for the development of aquaculture, with a view to maximising seafood production;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Underlines the importance of supporting research and development in order to further decouple mariculture and marine capture, thereby accelerating and increasing the use of alternative proteins in fish feed, such as vegetable or animal proteins, by-products of shellfish processing, microbial ingredients, insects and algae;