Activities of Ole CHRISTENSEN related to 2017/2120(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the state of play of recreational fisheries in the European Union PDF (298 KB) DOC (64 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas it is important to evaluate and regulate individually the different fishing methods, or segments of recreational described in the ICES 2013 definition;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is important to understand the difference between recreational fisheries and, semi-subsistence fishing, because the two should be evaluated and regulated separatelysemi-commercial and commercial fishing because the EU's two-tier system requires that semi-subsistence fishing and semi-commercial fishing should be evaluated and regulated as either recreational or commercial fishing;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas without a clear legal distinction between recreational fisheries and, semi-subsistence and semi-commercial fishing, certain illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing may go undetected by falling under those two categories; not being counted and regulated as commercial fishing;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in order to properly manage any type of fishing activity, including recreational fisheries, reliableobust data collection and time series are required in order to assess the impact on fish stocks and on the environment;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the estimated number of marine recreational fishermen in the EUurope stands at between 8.7 and 9 million people, or 1.6 % of the European population, who fish for an estimated 77 million days each year;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the estimated economic impact of European marine recreational fisheries (without the value of tourist fisheries) is EUR 10.5 billion, comprising EUR 5.1 billion direct, EUR 2.3 billion indirect and EUR 3.2 billion induced expenditure. EU alone: EUR 8.4 billion (comprising EUR 4.2 billion direct, EUR 1.8 billion indirect and EUR 2.5 billion induced expenditure);
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas marine recreational fisheries supports an estimated 10099 000 full- time equivalent jobs in the EU(FTEs) in Europe, comprising 57 000 direct, 18 000 indirect and 24 000 induced jobs, and generating an average economic value of EUR 49 000 per year per full-time equivalent job (including NorwayFTE; EU alone: 84 000 FTEs (50 000 direct, 15 000 indirect and 20 000 induced jobs);
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the estimated percentage contribution to total catches by maritime recreational fisheries ranges widely, depending on the targeted species – from 1.8 % for mackerel to 13-72 % for the European eel;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the evaluation of the impact of recreational fisheries on fish stocks includes the retention of catches and the mortality rates of released fish; whereas the survival rate of fish caught by rod and line (catch and release fishing), in most instances is higher than equivalent rates for fish caught with other gear and by other practices and should thus be taken into consideration;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas owing to the poor state of Northern sea bass and Western Baltic cod stocks, recreational fisheries have been included in recovery plans, by setting bag limitsrestrictions have been introduced at EU-level by setting bag limits or forbid retention (sea bass), in order to help recover these stocks;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. as salmon return to their natal waters, ideally they should only be targeted in the river systems where efficient control and enforcement is possible, whereas targeting salmon at sea indiscriminately removes salmon from both healthy as well as vulnerable populations;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)