Activities of Ian HUDGHTON related to 2009/2106(INI)
Plenary speeches (4)
Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Amendments (33)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas fisheries policy must therefore be radically decentralised with real powers and responsibilities being returned to Europe's fishing nations, cooperating with each other on a regional basis,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the application of the CFP interacts directly with areas as vast as the environment, safety, public health, consumer protection and regional development and whereas it is essential to guarantee proper and careful harmonisation between all these areas whilst fully respecting the principle of subsidiarity,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the current geopolitical, economic and social situation and the drawing-up of a strategy and action plan for the preservation and sustainable development of the oceans and seas in Europe and the world (integrated maritime policy – IMP), justify increased decision- making power for Parliament with regard to the CFP as well as powers to the Member States, given their fundamental role in managing maritime policy within their own jurisdiction,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, despite the significant progresslittle progress has been made following the revision of the CFP in 2002, serious problems relating to fleet overcapacity and the scarcity of fishery resources still remain and have worsened in recent yearsin terms of moving the EU towards a sustainable and viable fisheries policy and the current review offers a vital opportunity to abolish the centralised "one size fits all" regime,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas problems such as overcapacity and scarcity of fishing resources should not be seen as endemic or universal given the huge variations in differing fleets and fisheries, and whereas solutions to such problems should be developed and implemented in a manner which recognises wide regional variations across the EU,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas fishing is essential to the livelihood of many coastal communities, which have engaged in this activity for several generations and have thus, in addition, contributed to the EU's cultural heritage and whereas fisheries policy must be developed in such a way as to protect livelihoods in all of Europe's traditional fishing regions by respecting historic rights,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas historic rights have previously been protected by the principle of relative stability and, regardless of future management regimes, the benefits to coastal communities accrued from relative stability must remain with these communities,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
N a. whereas some Member States have already instituted their own schemes, such as conservation credit schemes, aimed at encouraging positive innovation in the industry, and whereas such actions taken at Member State level can be adjusted to take account of local circumstances in cooperation with the stakeholders,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
N b. whereas efforts taken at local and Member State level, in cooperation with stakeholders, to manage fisheries in a sustainable manner are more likely to be effective than regulations imposed from above and should therefore be recognised, encouraged and incentivised,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas regional management bodies should form a vital and important role in the use and sustainable exploitation of fisheries within the Community's own waters, allowing management decisions to be taken at a more appropriate level involving the relevant stakeholders,
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes also the two main principles set out by the Commission with a view to an effective and successful reform of the CFP, namely the need to give more responsibility to the sector, based on the establishment of conditions favourable to good fishing practice and to make management models more flexible in order to create alternatives to the traditional single system of TACs and quotaappropriate to the specific conditions in individual regions, areas and fisheries;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Further stresses that in addition to being one of the most integrated Community policies, the CFP has been one of the Community's biggest failures and thus requires the EU to radically rethink fisheries policy;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that despite having been extensively reformed in 2002, the CFP, 27 years after its establishment, is faced with serious problems whose main featu, many of which ares are overfishing, overcapacity, overinvestment and waste direct result of an over-centralised "one size fits all" approach, with additional aspects, such as the economic and social regression, currently affecting the sector, globalisation of the fisheries and aquaculture market and the consequences of climate change;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that problems such as overfishing, overcapacity, overinvestment and waste should not be considered to be endemic or universal but rather that these problems are specific to particular fleets and fisheries, and should be remedied in a manner which recognises these specificities;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that Parliament has in previous terms drawn attention to the fact that CFP rules were not being sufficiently complied with by enough operators and has repeatedly called on all Member States to improve controls, harmonise inspection and sanction criteria, ensure transparency of inspection findings and strengthen the Community inspection systems;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Considers that regional management bodies within EU waters, involving the Member States and relevant stakeholders, should be created to play a key role in the governance and application of good fishing practice within the respective EU jurisdictions;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Maintains that, within a regime where management controls are the responsibility of Member States and regional bodies, a more selective approach should be applied to fishing gear in order to avert and/or reduce by-catches, thus making for more responsible fishing;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Maintains that the abovementioned long-term sustainability of the sector, the adoption of the ecosystem approach, the application of the precautionary principle and the selection of appropriate gears will only come about within the context a decentralised fisheries policy with decisions taken appropriate to the situations relevant in individual fisheries and maritime regions;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission and the Member States to conduct a detailed and exhaustive survey on the size, characteristics, and spread of the current Community fleet, since this is essential in order to establish ataking into account the vast differences between Member States, regions and fisheries, since this will be useful in establishing at national and regional level appropriate regimes whereby the small-scale fleet would be treated differently from the large-scale fleet, each category being defined according to soumanagement decisions can be taken in accordance with the peculiarities of each locality, Member State and cmariteriaime region;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Notes that, given the vast differences between the fleets and fisheries in the various Member States and regions of the Community, the criteria for defining small-scale fleets will differ from area to area and a single set of criteria for the entire Community would run contrary to any efforts to bring about decentralised fisheries policy;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Notes that in the Green Paper the Commission acknowledges that the 12 nautical mile regime has generally worked well and thus that one of the few areas in which the CFP has been relatively successful is that where the Member States have had control;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that, given the social and cultural importance of fishing to many coastal regions and in particular those areas which might otherwise be economically disadvantaged, European fisheries policy must take full account of the historic fishing rights of these regions, nations and Member States;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Considers that historic rights have previously been protected by the principle of relative stability and that any new management regime must retain the benefits to coastal communities accrued from relative stability;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that all fishing operators, men and women alike, need to be accorded the same status in all Member States, especially as regards access to social security,that they should be offered full social security and protection within the social welfare systems of each Member State and that a strategy must be put in place to provide financial support to fishing professionals who, because fishing capacity has to be adjusted according to the availability of fish stocks, might lose their job;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Considers that, whilst long term strategic objectives may be formulated at EU level, real responsibilities in terms of developing and implementing individual operating plans should be given to Member States and regional bodies, with the European institutions playing a role to ensure that key objectives are met;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that management plans should be regularly monitored and assessed, without detracting from the minimum flexibility required to enable them to be adapted swiftly by the Member States and regional bodies involved to new circumstances affecting the broader context;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Urges the Commission to carefully explore the possibility of adopting new fisheries management mechanisms, as opposConsiders that if the principles of regionalisation and subsidiarity are to be truly adhered to, the TAC and quota system, for example fishing effort management and the use of transferable fishing rights, since such arrangements would enable the fleet to be adapted in a more flexible way, in line with the actual diversity and distribution of stocks, and could be supported by structural implementing measures, without neglecting the more vulnerable small-scale sectorprecise details of management mechanisms within individual fisheries and regions should be devised at a level which truly reflects these principles, subject to their conformity with the agreed long-term objectives;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for a more comprehensive policy to make Member States take greater responsibility and powers, whereby they would be eligible for structural funding and other forms of Community support if, and only if, they had fulfilled their control and conservation commitments;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Believes that the involvement of stakeholders in the design and management of fisheries management policies can lead to more effective management measures and thus believes that positive innovation taken at individual, local or Member State level should be recognised, encouraged and incentivised;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35 b. Urges in particular encouragement and incentives for measures aimed at eliminating the discarding of fish;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Considers that, given the failure of the CFP over the last 27 years, it would be a mistake for Community aquaculture policy to simply become a pillar of a new CFP and further considers that aquacultural policy should be developed with full respect for the huge national and regional diversity in the sector;