Activities of Grace O'SULLIVAN related to 2022/2188(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation report on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has had a severe impact on the EU fisheries fleet, resulting in loss of quota, decommissioning of vessels, and disruption of long established commercial enterprises and trade;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the TCA gradually reduces the share of fishing opportunities for the EU fleet in UK waters by 25 % by 2026, a reduction that will affect all segments of the EU fleet, including particular small-scale fishing;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expresses concern that recent agreements on catch limits for shared fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic and North Sea continue to disregard ‘zero catch’ scientific advice for depleted stocks such as West of Scotland cod, Irish Sea whiting and Celtic Sea Herring;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States in making full use of the funds under the BAR to promote and support the fisheries sector and the coastal communities affected and to compensate for the losses suffered, including particular those suffered by small-scale fisheries;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Opposes all decisions taken unilaterally that establish fishing opportunities which contravene international law or go against the best scientific advice available and thus call into question the credibility of international agreements and undermine the sustainability of the exploitation of shared resources; urges the Commission to take any necessary and proportionate measures to resolve the dispute or to force the United Kingdom into full compliance;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the outcome of the ongoing reform of the Fisheries Control Regulation will have a significant impact on future negotiations between the EU and UK with regard to access and monitoring of fleets; calls on the involved institutions to come to a rapid conclusion to negotiations and subsequent implementation of the reformed Fisheries Control Regulation regime;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses concern about the licencing of EU vessels and the lack of commitment by the UK to faithfully implement the TCA in this regard; notes that vessels under 12 meters were among the most severely harmed by delays in granting a fishing licence or by declined licences, due to the fact that many of them were not equipped with VMS during the entire period of reference, regrets that the TCA didn’t include specific provisions to protect vessels under 12 meters; urges the Commission to continue its efforts to come to an agreement on the unresolved licencing issues, including the level of access for licenced fishing vessels in the waters of the UK and the Crown Dependencies;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the issues regarding the licencing of EU vessels has a stronger impact for small-scale fishers, especially those from the North of France and Normandy, as these vessels are not able to change their fishing area;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Expresses concern regarding the impact of the displacement of fishing effort following the implementation of the TCA, especially in the Channel; calls for the Commission to propose a regional management plan in the Channel and the North Sea to mitigate this impact and to avoid overfishing;