8 Amendments of Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES related to 2021/0300M(NLE)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the new direction taken in the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and their Implementing Protocols, which duly reflect EU priorities and external policy lines; rRecalls the EU’s commitment to the principle of policy coherence for development and the need for the SFPAs and their implementing protocols to be in line with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; considers that insufficient, inaccurate and non-public data makes it difficult to evaluate the contributions of the sustainable fishing partnership agreements towards the attainment of the SDGs in partner countries;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RecognisesTakes note of the role of the SFPAs in improving fisheries management and enhancing sustainability and good governance in the EU’s partner countries and globally;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that fishing is an important sector for Mauritania’s economy and is essential to the country’s economic development, employment opportunities and food security; insists that fisheries investments must be clearly aligned with the SDGs and not jeopardise the needs of coastal communities;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the amount allocated to the sectoral support component and encourages this allocation to be used to improve research, surveillance and control of fishing activity and the sustainable development of Mauritania’s fisheries sector; underlines the need to ensure that the identification of sectoral support spending priorities is a transparent and participatory process, involving the scientific as well as local communities, including women fish processors.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the fostering of local economic development and the strengthening of coastal communities that are dependent on marine resources; underlines the need for regular consultation of coastal communities throughout the implementation process;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for more onshore investment and for sectoral support, coupled with other actions, to become a catalyst for land-based investments aimed at improving the use of catches for human consumption, which is essential to avoid the massive processing of fish into meal and oil;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to ensure that small-scale artisanal fishers and small- scale processors of fish are able to make a living by promoting a sustainable local blue economy, acknowledging the role of women in fish processing and keeping EU vessels away from resources and fishing areas upon which small-scale fishers depend for their livelihoods;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the need to work to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing to ensure that fish stocks are maintained at sustainable levels. ; insists on the need to trigger infringement procedures against Member States who do not ensure compliance of their external fleets;