Activities of Bert-Jan RUISSEN related to 2019/2177(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy
Amendments (6)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas discarding is a common fisheries practice of returning unwanted catches to the sea, either dead or alive, owing to undersized individuals, reasons of marketability, lack of quota or catch composition rules; whereas, prior to the introduction of the landing obligation, it was not permitted to have undersized fish on board or to land them;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the landing obligation came into being without the support of the sector, with insufficient attention being paid to the practical implementation of the new rule;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the landing obligation is not a goal in itself but a tool to drive improvements in fishing and operational behaviour, incentivise the development and usage of more selective gears to minimise unwanted catches, and improve catch documentation for a better understanding and scientific assessment of fish stocks; recognises that whilthe pcursuing this ultimate objective requires time and sufficient knowledge, greater efforts are needed to promote a common understanding of it and to fully utilise the landing obligation as a means to achieve it;rent landing obligation is not fit for purpose; calls on the European Commission to stop utilising this tool
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned about the lack of proper control over and compliance with the landing obligation and underlines its negative impact on sustainabilityNotes that the landing obligation has been an unfeasible and unenforceable rule from the outset; calls for better use to be made of new technologies and digital solutions and for cooperation between the fishing sector and the Member State authorities to be strengthened in order to rapidly improve control; considers, in this connection, that it is undesirable to seek to enforce unworkable rules through mandatory general video surveillance on board;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
12. Stresses that while improving selectivity must be a high priority, implementing the landing obligation requires a cross-sectoral approach and clear incentives to be devised to encourage best practice mitigationthe top priority; recommends the following accompanying measures and management tools:
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point e
Paragraph 12 – point e