BETA

Activities of Ian HUDGHTON related to 2015/2090(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Small-scale coastal fishing in regions dependent on fishing (A8-0044/2016 - Ruža Tomašić)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2090(INI)

Amendments (4)

Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the reformed CFP has regionalisation as one of its cornerstones in recognition of the fact that, given the huge diversity of Europe's fisheries, centralised management is not appropriate; whereas given the very nature of coastal and island fishing, regionalisation and a non-centralised approach is of particular importance in this sector and the communities it serves;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the new Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy gives preferential access to small-scale, coastal and traditional fishermen within a zone extending for 12 nautical miles, i.e. in the most sensitive part of the EU’s waters and whereas the Commission's evaluation of the old Common Fisheries Policy Regulation found that the 12-mile zones were one of the few successes of the old management regime;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to propose a suitable range of definition ofs for coastal, small-scale coastal and traditional fishing that will be based more on the socio- economic characteristics and specificities of a specific region than on the dimensions and power of fishing vessels; considers that, given the huge variation in the fisheries concerned, any definitions must be flexible enough to allow for local circumstances to be fully taken into consideration by local, national and regional policy makers.
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses concern at and opposition to the non-selective approach being taken, consisting of banning the use in the Mediterranean region of traditional gears and techniques (e.g. banning the use of gillnets outside of the category of commercial fishing), which form part of the local inhabitants’ traditions and way of life, are more environmentally friendly, and do not have a significant impact on the status of endangered stocks; feels that a non-selective approach to the use of gears and techniques is having a serious impact on the viability of already marginalised coastal and island communities, causing further depopulation and hindering development and innovation; believes that this approach, as with the case of the proposal to ban driftnets, suggests that the Commission is still adjusting to the decentralised reformed CFP which the co- legislators chose to adopt; reminds the Commission of its duty to operate within the framework of regionalisation as set out in the new CFP Regulation.
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH