BETA

7 Amendments of Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ related to 2009/2152(INI)

Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, inter alia, rapid depletion of European fish stocks as a result of fishing practices is eroding the ecological and economic basis of fisheries and is making marine ecosystems more vulnerable to climate change and thus less capable of adapting;
2010/02/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
1 4a. Points out, likewise, that changes in sea level will cause extreme damage to marine and intertidal ecosystems, Green Paper on Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (COM(2009)0163). affecting sites that are of great importance for primary production, breeding, recruitment and shelter for many species, and thus also damaging fishing, shellfishing and aquaculture activity as well as marine biodiversity; points out, further, that these ecosystems are also vulnerable to changes in water salinity and temperature aggravated by climate change;
2010/02/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that climate change will have potentially severe economic implications for European industrial and small-scale fisheries, which may requiringe a reduction in industrial fishing-fleet capacitythe capacity of some segments of the fleet and a shift towards sustainable fishing and aquaculture practices; calls, therefore, for consideration to be given to alternative fisheries management systems that allow effective and swift adaptation and help make ecosystems more resilient;
2010/02/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Highlights the particular vulnerability of fishing ports and aquaculture installations to rising sea levels, since these infrastructures are located along the edge of the coastline; also highlights their economic and social significance; urges the Commission, therefore, to take specific account of them in adaptation and risk analysis measures and to pay careful attention to the economic costs to these infrastructures of failure to adapt to climate change;
2010/02/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores the fact that mature and well- functioning Integrated Coastal Zone Management involving all relevant levels of government is still rarely put into practice1 and strongly urges the Commission to ensure that the Integrated Coastal Zone Management recommendations2 are updated, 1 Communication from the Commission - Report to the European Parliament and the Council on evaluation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Europe (COM(2007)0308). 2 Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2002 concerning the implementation of I, . . , . strengthened and implemented, with fisheries, shellfishing and aquaculture being closely involved in this integrated management, bearing in mind how important these activities are in coastal areas and the key role they play; draws the Commission's attention to the desirability of using geographical information systems and spatial data infrastructure as tools for integrated Ccoastal Zone Mmanagement in Europe OJ L 148, 06 06 2002 p. 24 strengthened and implemented, since these are extremely useful for the quick diagnosis of natural hazards and disasters, in particular;
2010/02/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission to ensure that adequate financing is provided for ecosystem protection and for compensation for the climate-related income losses suffered by fishermen; ; calls on the Commission, likewise, to guarantee adequate funding for research into climate change and its impact on fisheries and possible mechanisms for adapting to climate change, as well as applied research on the fishing industry aimed at identifying and using alternative fuels that reduce carbon dioxide emissions as a means of mitigating the impact of climate change;
2010/02/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11a (new)
11a. Stresses that the fishing industry's capacity to adapt to variations in productivity and recruitment in the various fisheries depends on the following factors: - fishing capacity being commensurate with the productive capacity of the resource during its lower productivity phases, - the availability of alternative fishery resources, - investment in flexible technologies such as 'multipurpose' boats and flexible processing chains, - the availability of alternative livelihoods during lean periods1;
2010/02/04
Committee: PECH