Activities of Francisco José MILLÁN MON related to 2021/2056(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Small-scale fisheries situation in the EU and future perspectives (debate)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 25 #
— having regard to recital four of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy1 (CFP), which states that the CFP should contribute to ‘a fair standard of living for the fisheries sector including small-scale fisheries’, and to recital 33 thereof, which states that ‘access to a fishery should be based on transparent and objective criteria including those of an environmental, social and economic nature’ and that ‘Member States should promote responsible fishing by providing incentives to those operators who fish in the least environmentally damaging way and who provide the greatest benefits for society’, _________________ 1 OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, which states that, when allocating fishing opportunities, Member States are to use transparent and objective criteria including those of an environmental, social and economic nature,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and amending Regulation (EU) No 2017/10041a, _________________ 1a OJ L 247, 13.7.2021, pp. 1-49.
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 12 April 2016 on innovation and diversification of small-scale coastal fishing in fisheries-dependent regions (2015/2090(INI))1a, _________________ 1a P8_TA(2016)0109
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) defines ‘small-scale coastal fishing’ as fishing activities carried out by marine and inland fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 12 metres and not using towed gear and also fishers on foot, including shellfish gatherers, and whereas this is the only definition of coastal fishing existing in EU legislation;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the EMFAF Regulation imposes an obligation on Member States to take into account the specific needs of small-scale coastal fishing when carrying out the analysis of the situation in terms of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats referred to in the regulation;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, therefore, the centralisation of fisheries management advocated by the common fisheries policy (CFP) and the resulting loss of Member State sovereignty has hinderedmust be made compatible with the necessary local management that is essential for ensuring the sector’s socio- economic viability;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the fisheries sector and small-scale fishing, together with shellfish-gathering, make an important contribution towards socio-economic well- being, employment and the promotion of economic and social cohesion in various coastal regions and Member States; whereas their influence on the social and cultural heritage of coastal areas is exceptional and diverse;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas small-scale, artisanal and coastal fisheries ware potentially less damaging to fish stocks and more sustainable, both in terms of the biological management of resources and from a socio-economic point of view, and therefore warrant particular attention and support, in view of their social importance;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas in some cases earnings are very unequally distributed between industrial fisheries on the one hand, which tend to take a more destructive approach to resources, and small-scale, artisanal and coastal fisheries on the other;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas fishers’ associations such as guilds are key players in the food systems of some Member States, where they operate as not-for-profit social economy entities representing the fisheries sector, and especially the small- scale coastal fleet and shellfish-gathering, performing functions of general interest for the benefit of maritime fishing and workers in the fisheries sector as well as discharging business functions, such as marketing products and providing advisory and management services;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the future of small-scale, coastal and artisanal fishing depends on immediate, meaningful and effective measures to increase fishing incomes, empower the fleet, to enhance the profession’s attractiveness and provide training for young people and to improve operating conditions, as well as to facilitate the inclusion of women on board vessels; calls on the Commission, therefore, working in close cooperation with the Member States, to establish and implement support mechanisms for small- scale, artisanal and coastal fisheries that make it possible to tackle the specific problems in this part of the sector, including granting incentives when allocating fishing opportunities;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Repeats its request to the Commission to amend the definition of ‘small-scale coastal fishing’ to bring it into line with the reality of the sector, as the EU’s current legislation is unsatisfactory; repeats its proposal that the definition of ‘small-scale coastal fishing’ take into account various criteria in addition to vessel length, such as the selectivity of the fishing gear used, the duration of the fishing trips or the number of crew members, as is the case in the current definition in the framework of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that the declaration of 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture constitutes an exceptional opportunity for directing global attention to the work done by this segment of the fleet for food security and the sustainable use of natural resources, as well to ensure that artisanal fishing gains visibility and is included more actively in decision-making processes;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls, with a view to distributing added value more fairly and properly along the sector’s value chain, for consideration to be given to forms of intervention along the lines of guarantee prices or maximum profit rates in order to achieve the above aim and improve fishers’ incomes;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that measures are needed to defend or create markets of origin, thereby advocating short sales channels for traditional products and promoting and defending the particular quality of fish from small-scale fishing;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Warns that the Commission’s proposal to revise the Directive on the taxation of energy products1a, which argues for the removal of tax exemptions for gas oil used in fishing and for the introduction of a minimum rate of taxation, would have a particularly damaging effect on the small-scale coastal fleet, which cannot make long voyages in order to refuel in ports with lower prices; points out that the end of subsidised gas oil would put the EU’s fishing sector at a competitive disadvantage compared with other countries with lower fuel prices and taxes and would also result in a rise in prices for end consumers, especially consumers of fresh products; stresses that these consequences would conflict with the public health recommendations regarding increasing fish consumption, in view not only of its high nutritional quality and, therefore, its health benefits, but also its low carbon footprint; _________________ 1a COM(2021) 563 final.
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to continue to exempt the fishing industry from fuel taxation, with the aim of ensuring equal conditions at international level; warns that, if they do not do so, there would be a large wave of bankruptcies of fishing firms, in a way not seen before, particularly for small- scale firms and, as a result, a large number of jobs would be lost, with serious impacts on fishing communities;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) should make it possible to provide specific support for small-scale fishing in the form of fuel subsidies; urges Member States to allocate funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to investment in the small- scale coastal fleet;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the need to encourage small-scale fishers to come together in associations, cooperatives and producer organisations to give themselves a better negotiating position with market suppliers and a better and stronger position in the food supply chain to guarantee them a fair income; insists that associations and guilds must be recognised and must be eligible to receive financial aid on an equal footing with producer organisations; calls on Member States and the Commission, in particular within the framework of the reform of the common organisation of the markets, to adopt initiatives on this matter with the aim of removing any discrimination between guilds and producer organisations;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to promote projects, in the context of cohesion policy, that will make a contribution to protecting coastal and island areas as integral parts of fishing and maritime heritage;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Emphasises that the revision currently under way of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 on control of fisheries should respect the special features of small-scale fishing activity and not overload it with bureaucracy, particularly in relation to geolocation or electronic sending of catch data; calls for a control system that is specifically designed and suited to the reality and the diversity of the small-scale coastal fleet, including shellfish-gathering and fishing without vessels, in which proportionality and a phased approach are key;