12 Amendments of Marie-Hélène AUBERT related to 2008/2178(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas our knowledge of the oceans and the factors that influence them is still limited, in particular as regards the biological potential of fishery resources, the effects of their exploitation, interactions between the various human activities and their impact on the state of resourcesbut is nonetheless sufficient for us to know that many fish stocks, both commercial and non-commercial, are depleted in the EU and elsewhere, and that while this is due to many factors, in most cases the principal cause is over- fishing,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the main objective of fisheries policy, accepted by all the States participating in the World Summit for Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002, is to obtainallow fish stocks to recover to the extent that they can produce the maximum sustainable catches by 2015,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the sharp decline in income in the fishing industry is due to the depletion of many fish stocks of commercial value, which has made it necessary to impose restrictions on fishing activity and the stagnation/fall in prices at first sale, accompanied by the exponential increase in factors of production (diesel and petrol), a situation which is still worse in countries where these costs are higher, in particular owing to the absence or inadequacy of measures to support the industry by comparison with those adopted by other countries,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that fishing is a fundamental activity for guaranteeingn important industry, contributing to human beings' food and survival, and considers that ithis is the primordial aim of any and every fisheries porefore essential to allow fish stocks to recover so that yields can increase and the industry return to profitabilicty;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. ReiteraNotes that the CFP should promotehas many conflicting objectives, including the modernisation and sustainable development of the fishing industry, safeguarding its socio-economic viability and the sustainability of fisheries resources, and guaranteeing the supply of fish to the public and food sovereignty and security, the preservation of jobs and improved living conditions for fishermen; is convinced that the failure of the CFP is due in part to the fact that all these objectives cannot be met at the same time;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that any and every fisheries policy should take account of a multitude of dimensions - social, environmental and economic - that require an integrated and balanced approach that is incompatible with a vision that creates a hierarchy among them according to an a priori definition of priorities, but believes that the best way to develop a sustained and sustainable fishing industry is to base it on a durable balance between the size of the fleets and the resources available to them;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that scientific researchresearch by experts in the appropriate disciplines should take account of the social, environmental and economic components of fishing activity; considers it essential to assess the impact of the various fisheries management systems/instruments on employment and income in fishing communities;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that, since fishing is an activity that exploits a self-renewable resource, the first and principal task of fisheries management is (directly or indirectly) to control total fishing effort in such a way as to achieve the objective of maximum sustainable catches defined at the 2002 Johannesburg Summit mentioned above;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers, therefore, that one of the first tasks to be carried out in the area of fisheries management is to assess scientifically whether there are any over- large fleets and overexploited resources, and which they are, so that suitable specific measures can be adopted; update the previous studies that have concluded that there are several fisheries in the Community in which the fleets are too large for the available resources, and that the Commission should develop a proposal, based on that study, to bring the fleets into balance with the stocks, where necessary;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. ConsiderNotes that the adoption of precautionary measures in the area of fisheries management, based on suppositions declared with a scientific basis, will be acceptable only where the Member States have not provided the statistical data that they are required to supply, chiefly as regards catchesapproach to fisheries management is referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 as "the absence of adequate scientific information should not be used as a reason for postponing or failing to take management measures to conserve target species, associated or dependent species and non-target species and their environment";
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Urges greater decentralisation of the CFP, which will guarantee theto allow greater involvement of fishermen, their representative organisations and fishing communities in the CFP and fisheries management, while ensuring that minimum standards are to be met that are consistent and coherent across the Community;