Activities of Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS related to 2011/0195(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common fisheries policy (debate)
Amendments (49)
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Common Fisheries Policy should ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities contribute to long-term sustainable environmentare sustainable and that they are managed in a way which is consistent with the goal of achieving a healthy marine environment, in order to ensure long-term social, economic, and social conditionenvironmental benefits. It should contribute moreover to increased productivity, a fair standard of living for the fisheries sector, stable markets, ensure the availability of resources and that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) At the World Summit on Sustainable Development at JohannesburgNagoya in 20102, the Union and its Member States committed themselves to act against the continued decline of many fish stocks. Therefore, the Union should improve its Common Fisheries Policy to ensure that as a matter of priority exploitation levels of marine biological resources stocks are restored and maintained at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yields from the populations of harvested stocks by 2015, where possible, and by 2020 at the latest. Where less scientific information is available, this may require applying proxies to maximum sustainable yield. (The expression 'by 2015' as the deadline for Member States to comply with exploitation levels of marine biological resources and maximum sustainable yields is to be read as 'by 2015, where possible, and by 2020 at the latest' throughout the proposal for a regulation.)
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Measures are needed to reduce and, where possible, eliminate the current high levels of unwanted catches and discards. Indeed, unwanted catches and discards constitute a substantial waste and affect negatively the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources and marine ecosystems as well as the financial viability of fisheries. An obligation to land all catches of managed stocks caught during fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels should be established and gradually implemented.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Landings of unwanted catches should not result in full economic advantages for the operator. For landings of catches of fish under the minimum conservation reference size, the destination of such catches should be limited and exclude sale for to the free distribution of the products landed for beneficial or charitable purposes or non-human consumption.
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) For stocks for which no multi-annual plan has been established, exploitation rates delivering maximum sustainable yield should be ensured by setting catch and/or fishing effort limits. If there is insufficient data available, fisheries should be managed by using proxy standards.
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) AMember States may implement a system of transferable fishing concessions for the majority of managed stocks under the Common Fisheries Policy should be implemented no later than 31 December 2013 for all vessels of 12 meters' length or over and all other vessels fishing with towed gears. Member States may exclude vessels up to 12 meters' length other than vessels using towed gear from transferable fishing concessions. Such a system should contribute to industry- induced fleet reductions and improved economic performance while at the same time creating legally secure and exclusive transferable fishing concession of a Member State's annual fishing opportunities. Since marine biological resources are a common good, transferable fishing concessions should only establish user entitlements to a Member State's part of annual fishing opportunities which may be recalled according to established rules.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) Fishing concessions may become transferable within a Member State if that Member State has not succeeded in aligning its fishing capacity to available resources.
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 1 – Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Structural measures and fleet capacity management.
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 2
Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure, by 2015, where possible, and by 2020 at the latest, that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species abovet levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 3
Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Common Fisheries Policy shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries and aquaculture management to ensure that the adverse impacts of fishingthose activities on the marine ecosystem areis limited.
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) provide conditions for more efficient fishing activities within anand sustainable fishing and aquaculture activities, for instance through support for fleet renewal and adaptation, thereby ensuring that activities will be safer, both for workers and in environmental terms, and economically viable and competitive fishing industry; ;
Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities and create better working conditions for fishermen, not least through compliance with health and safety legislation and the provisions of collective labour agreements and through support for vocational training;
Amendment 935 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 18
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 18
Amendment 1031 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In cases where particularly sensitive zones are identified between the 100 and 200 mile limit, new restricted access areas may be established, given the vulnerability of these ecosystems and the presence of commercial species.
Amendment 1061 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) adopting measures, particularly of an economic nature, for the purpose of adapting the number of fishing vessels and/or types of fishing vessels to available fishing opportunities;
Amendment 1073 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) establishing incentives, including those of an economic nature, to promote more selective or low impact fishing, in order to gradually eliminate discards and minimise unwanted catch;
Amendment 1107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 a (new)
Part 3 – article 7 a (new)
Amendment 1161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans providing for conservation measures to maintain or restore fish stocks abovet levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield shall be established as a priority.
Amendment 1228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Multiannual plans shall provide for and report on the socioeconomic impact of their measures on the coastal population.
Amendment 1254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting in a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains all stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015, where possible, and by 2020 at the latest.
Amendment 1271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2
2. In cases where the determination of a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains stocks abovet levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield is not possible, multiannual plans shall provide for precautionary measurestake a precautionary approach to fishery management, establishing proxy indicators and providing measures which at least ensuringe a comparable degree of conservation of the relevant stocks.
Amendment 1320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) technical and conservation measures including measures concerning the elminiminsation of unwanted catches;
Amendment 1337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 3 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) quantifiable indicators for periodic monitoring and assessment of the progress related to achieving the targets of the multiannual plan, especially in socio- economic terms;
Amendment 1367 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j
Part 3 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) any other measures suitable to achieve the objectives of multiannual plans. , including socio-economic measures to mitigate possible adverse consequences for the coastal communities concerned.
Amendment 1378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Studies on the socio-economic impact of the measures on the coastal population.
Amendment 1407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 13 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of evidence of a serious threat to the conservation of marine biological resources, or to the marine eco- system and requiring immediate action, the Commission, upon a reasoned request of a Member State or on its own initiative, may decide on temporary measures to alleviate the threat after hearing the Member State or States alleged to be at fault.
Amendment 1443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) contribute to maintaining or restoring fish stocks abovet levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield through improvements in size- selection and where appropriate species selection;
Amendment 1510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) At the latest fFrom 1 January 2015 but no later than 2018: cod, hake, sole;
Amendment 1519 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) At the latest fFrom 1 January 2016 but no later than 2019: haddock, whiting, megrim, anglerfish, plaice, ling, saithe, pollack, lemon sole, turbot, brill, blue ling, black scabbard, roundnose grenadier, orange roughy, Greenland halibut, tusk, redfish and Mediterranean demersal stocks.
Amendment 1532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may allow an overrun not exceeding 10% in catches of fish stocks to be landed provided that this is offset by an equal reduction in the following year.
Amendment 1545 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Minimum conservation reference sizes based on the best available scientific advice shall be established for the fish stocks set out in paragraph 1. The sale of catches of such fish stocks below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted for reduction to fish meal or pet food only; such catches may also be distributed free of charge for welfare or charitable purposes. The Commission shall monitor the market situation and take the steps required to prevent juvenile fish of this kind from being marketed if the prices charged for it exceed the normal market prices for adult fish for human consumption.
Amendment 1621 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 3 – Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where, owing to a lack of data, it is not possible to determine exploitation rates for given stocks consistent with the maximum sustainable yield: (i) the precautionary approach shall be applied to fisheries management; (ii) proxy standards may be adopted on the basis of the methodologies set out in points 3.1 and 3.2 of Part B of the Annex to Decision 2010/477/EU, and fishing mortality shall be further reduced by virtue of the precautionary principle or, in cases where there are indications that the stock status is satisfactory, of stable trends; (iii) the Commission and the Member States shall evaluate the obstacles to research and knowledge and take steps to enable additional stock and ecosystem data to be supplied without delay.
Amendment 1624 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 16 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may, after notifying the Commission, exchange all or part of the fishing opportunities allocated to them. The Commission shall publish all such notifications. From 1 January 2015 the Commission may propose quota swaps in order to facilitate the entry into force of the obligation to land all catches. The swaps must be based on a fair system (e.g. cod equivalents) in order to preserve overall relative stability.
Amendment 1897 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 6
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 6
6. Member States may recall transferable fishing concessions with a shorter notice in the event of an established serious infringement committed by the holder of the concessions. Such recalls shall be operated in a manner which gives full effect to the Common Fisheries Policy, the proportionality principle and, whenever necessary, with immediate effect.
Amendment 1920 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 1
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall allocate individual fishing opportunities to holders of transferable fishing concessions, as referred to in Article 28, on the basis of fishing opportunities allocated to the Member States, or establishand retained by the Member State pursuant to Article 16(1) or obtained in management plans adopted by Member States in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 exchange with another Member State pursuant to Article 16(4).
Amendment 1931 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 3
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Fishing vessels shall be authorised to undertake fishing activities only when in possession of sufficient individual fishing opportunities to cover all their potential catch, given the area in which the fishing vessel is operating and the fishing gear that it is using.
Amendment 1933 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 4 – article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may apply a margin of flexibility not exceeding 10 % for annual catch in mixed fisheries, to be allocated as by-catch.
Amendment 1976 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 1
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Transferable fFishing concessions may be fully or partially transferred within a Member State among eligible holders of such concessions.
Amendment 1983 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 A. With regard to paragraph 1, Member States shall determine, for each fishery, which limits to transferability shall be established in order to prevent an excessive concentration of ownership, preserve or improve fleet structure, encourage less damaging gear types, secure access for artisanal, coastal, small scale and other specific fleet segments or to avoid an excessive geographic concentration of fishing concessions. These limits may include: (a) setting maximum percentages of shares of fishing opportunities that can be held by any given vessel owner or collective management pool; (b) requiring the owner's presence on board the vessel; (c) limiting the transfer of concessions to within specific fisheries or segments of the fishing fleet; (d) requiring an economic link between the concession holder and the coastal community of his home port; (e) any other limit to transferability that the Member State considers appropriate.
Amendment 1986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may regulate the transfer of transferable fishing concessions by providing for conditions for their transfer on the basis of transparent and objective criteria.
Amendment 2052 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shallould ensure that from 1 January 2013 the fishing capacity of their fleet does not exceed at any timeis adjusted to the fishing capacity ceilings established in accordance with Article 35.
Amendment 2180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 2
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 2
2. The positions of the Union in international organisations dealing with fisheries and RFMOs shall be based on the best available scientific advice to ensure that fishery resources are maintained abovet or restored aboveto levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 2189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Union shall articulate its economic trade policy in such a way as to prevent illegally caught, undeclared and unregulated fish from entering its territory and being sold therein.
Amendment 2213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2
2. Union fishing vessels shall only catch surplus of the allowable catch determined by the third country as referred to in Article 62(2) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and identified on the basis of the best available scientific advice and relevant information exchanged between the Union and the third country concerned about the total fishing effort on the affected stocks, in order to ensure that fishery resources remain abovet levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 2272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) promote aquaculture products. particularly through quality certification, providing better information to consumers and ensuring product traceability and consumer food safety;
Amendment 2349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 44 – paragraph 1
Part 8 – article 44 – paragraph 1
An Advisory Council on aquaculture shall be established in accordance with Articles 532 to 54.
Amendment 2398 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the use of moderneffective control technologies for the availability and quality of data on fisheries and aquaculture;
Amendment 2426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – Article 48 – paragraph 1
Part 10 – Article 48 – paragraph 1