3 Amendments of Sylvie GODDYN related to 2018/0109(COD)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) At the 2016 Annual Meeting in Vilamoura (Portugal), the ICCAT contracting parties and cooperating non- contracting parties, entities or fishing entities (the 'CPCs') recognised the need to address the alarmworrying situation of Mediterranean swordfish (Xiphias gladius). To that end, ICCAT adopted a recovery plan starting in 2017 and continuing until 2031, considering that the current biology, structure and dynamic of the population of the Mediterranean stock of swordfish does not allow to achieve levels of biomass capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) in the short term, even if drastic and urgent management measures (total closure of the fishery) were adopted. The ICCAT recommendation on the recovery plan was adopted at its 20th Special meeting, after analysing the scientific advice of the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS). That Recommendation 16-0517 entered into force in 12 June 2017 and it is binding on the Union. _________________ 17 ICCAT Recommendation 16-05 adopted at the ICCAT's 2016 Annual Meeting replacing the Recommendation [13-04] and establishing a Multi-annual recovery plan for Mediterranean swordfish.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The recovery plan takes into account the effects of swordfish ingesting plastic, given that the stomachs of 18 % of swordfish contain plastic waste.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, when allocating the fishing opportunities available to them, Member States shall use transparent and objective criteria, including those of an environmental, social and economic nature, and shall also endeavour to distribute national quotas fairly among the various fleet segments giving considerationensuring in particular that quotas are allocated to traditional and artisanal fishing, and to provide incentives to Union fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear or using fishing techniques with reduced environmental impact.