Activities of Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA related to 2012/0179(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
North-East Atlantic: deep-sea stocks and fishing in international waters - Status of the North-East Atlantic mackerel fishery (debate)
Amendments (70)
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Union notes in particular paragraphs 83(a) of UNGA Resolution 61/105 and paragraphs 119(a) and 120 of UNGA Resolution 64/72 calling on flag States to not authorize bottom fishing activities until these resolutions have been fully implemented, including the requirement to assess, on the basis of the best available scientific information, whether individual bottom fishing activities would have significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The capacity of vessels with deep-sea fishing permits has been limited since 2002 to the aggregate capacity of all the vessels that caught more than 10 tonnes of any mixture of deep sea species in any of the years 1998, 1999 or 2000. The Commission evaluation concluded that this capacity ceiling had no substantial positive effect. Given the past experience and the lack of accurate data in many deep sea fisheries, it is inadequate to manage these fisheries by means of effort limits only.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Deep-sea fishing with bottom trawls carry the highest risk for vulnerable marine ecosystems among the different gears used and reports the highest rates of undesired catch of deep-sea species. Bottom trawls should therefore be permanently prohibited from the targeting of deep-sea species. . EU Council Regulation 1568/2005 already prohibits bottom trawling and gillnetting below 200 meters around the Azores, Canarias and Madeira. EU Regulation 1343/2011 prohibits the use of towed dredges and trawl nets at depths beyond 1,000 meters in the Mediterranean Sea. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources has prohibited the use of bottom trawling and gillnetting in all the high seas areas of its regulatory area.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Bottom-set gillnets are currently restricted in entering deep-sea fisheries by Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 establishing transitional technical measures from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011. In view of the high rates of undesired catch when they were deployed unsustainably in deep waters, and in view of the ecological impact of lost and abandoned gear, this gear should also be permanently prohibited from the targeting of deep-sea species. NEAFC Recommendation 3/2006 also prohibits bottom gillnetting below 200 meters in its regulatory area.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Vessels targeting deep-sea species with other bottom gear should not extend their range of operation according to their authorisation within Union watersfrom that in the period 2009-2011, unless such expansion can be assessed as not carrying a significant risk of negative impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems. Impact assessments carried out to that effect must conform to the requirements referred to in paragraph 47 of the 2008 FAO Guidelines for the Management of Deep Sea Fisheries.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Given the mixed nature of most deep sea fisheries, fishing opportunities for deep sea fishing should be established in a way that ensures the long term conservation of the most vulnerable species caught in the fisheries involved.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Scientific advice further indicates that fishing effort limits are an appropriate instrumentGiven the lack of accurate data in most deep sea fisheries and the mixed nature of most of them, fishing effort limits should only be used in combination with catch limits for fixing fishing opportunities for deep-sea fisheries. In view of the large variety of gears and fishing patterns present in deep-sea fisheries, and the need to develop accompanying measures tackling the environmentally weak points of the fisheries individually, fishing effort limits should only replace catch limits when it can be ensured that they arneed to be adapted to specific fisheries.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Holders of a fishing authorisation allowing for the catch of deep-sea species should lose their authorisation as far as the catching of deep-sea species is concerned if they do not comply with relevant management and conservation measures as well as with the reporting requirements of this regulation, in particular those related to the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) While there has been progress in the implementation of the relevant provisions of UNGA Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72 by NEAFC, such provisions have not been fully implemented yet. Assessments carried out by ICES of NEAFC conservation and management measures have identified areas of concern. In addition, NEAFC has failed to implement some ICES recommendations, including the closure of several areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems had been identified. It is therefore necessary that the Union ensures that the objectives of the new common fisheries policy and the provisions of UNGA resolutions relevant to deep sea fisheries are fully implemented and are not limited to the implementation of NEAFC conservation and management measures.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU to modify the conditions under which fishing activities are considered as deep sea fishing, in order to take into account varying exploitation patterns by the Member States and new scientific information on the stock structure and distribution of deep sea species as well as on areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems are known or likely to occur. The same powers should be granted to the Commission to modify the conditions for landing and transhipment allowances for vessels not holding a deep sea fishing authorisation where this is necessary to take into account varying exploitation patterns in the Member States, to review bottom fisheries impact assessments required under this regulation, and to specify measures accompanying annual effort limits if Member States fail to take them or if the measures they adopt are deemed not to be compatible with the objectives of this regulation or insufficient in respect of the aims indicated in this regulation.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU, which may be necessary to amend or supplement non-essential elements of this Regulation in cases of absence or insufficiency of the accompanying measures adopted by the Member States and linked to annual effort limits, when these areplace used in combination with catch limits.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to ensure the sustainable management and exploitation of deep-sea specfisheries while minimising the impact of deep-sea fishing activities on the marine environment;
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to prevent significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems and ensure the long-term conservation of deep sea fish stocks;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) to implement the provisions of United Nations General Assembly resolutions relevant to the protection of deep sea ecosystems, in particular Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) international waters of the CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2Regulatory Area and
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) ‘'most vulnerable species’' means the deep-sea species indicatthat qualify as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered under the IUCN Red List criteria, rare species or species which a scientific advisory body has determined as highly susceptible to depletion or for which the scientific advisory body has recommended minimal or zero by catch. All those species shall be included in the third column ‘'Most vulnerable (x)’' of the table in Annex I. All species of deep-sea sharks shall fall under this category";
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) 'precautionary approach to fisheries management', means an approach which follows the requirements of Article 6 of the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, according to which the absence of adequate scientific information should not justify postponing or failing to take management measures to conserve target species, associated or dependent species and non- target species and their environment
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall review the list of deep-sea species in annex I, including the designation of most vulnerable species, every two years. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 20, to amend the list based on new available scientific information from Member States, from the scientific advisory body and from other relevant sources of information, including the IUCN Red List Assessments.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the vessel's master records in the logbook a percentage of deep-sea species equal or superior to 10% of the overall catch weight in theduring any fishing day concerned., or fishing activities which lead to catches and retention on board of more than 10 tonnes of deep-sea species each calendar year, or
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the vessel deploys bottom gear at depths equal to or below 200 metres.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Fishing authorisations referred to in paragraph 1 for vessels using bottom trawls or bottom-set gillnets shall expire at the latest two years after the entry into force of this Regulation. After that date, fishing authorisations targeting deep-sea species with bottom trawls or bottom-set gillnets shall neither be issued nor renewed.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 3, fishing vessels may catch, retain on board, tranship or land any quantity of deep-sea species without a fishing authorisation, if that quantity is below a threshold set at 100 kg of any mixture of deep-sea species per fishing trip. All such catches of deep sea species shall be duly recorded in the vessel's logbook.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The aggregate fishing capacity measured in gross tonnage and in kilowatt of all fishing vessels holding a fishing authorisation issued by a Member State, allowing the catch of deep-sea species, whether as target or by-catch species, shall at no time exceed the aggregate fishing capacity of vessels of that Member State which have landed 10 tonnes or more of deep-sea species during any of the two calendar years preceding the entry into force of this Regulation, whichever year provides the higher figurethe period 2009-2011.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that in conducting the annual capacity assessments called for in Article x of Council and Parliament Regulation (EU) No xxx/2013 of xxx 2013 on the common fisheries policy the impact of their fleets on deep sea stocks not subject to catch limits is duly taken into account. The capacity assessments for all fleets subject to a special fishing authorisation granted under Articles 4(1) and 4(3) of this regulation shall clearly indicate whether fishing mortality exerted by these fleets on stocks included in Annex I of this regulation is in line with recommended mortality levels for those stocks according to the best available scientific advice.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Where the capacity assessments referred to in article 1a indicate the fishing mortality on deep sea stocks is above recommended levels, the Member State concerned shall prepare and include in the report an action plan for the affected fleet segment in order to ensure that the fishing mortality exerted on the stocks concerned is consistent with the objectives of article 10 of this regulation.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Each application for a fishing authorisation allowing for the catch of deep-sea species whether as target or by- catch species, and for its renewal shall be accompanied by a fishing plan containing a description of the area where it is intended to conduct fishing activities, the type of gears, the depth range at which the activities will be deployed, and of the individual species targeted, as detailed in Article 7(1).
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Fishing authorisations shall be renewed annually. Two years after the entry into force of this Regulation, fishing authorisations for vessels using bottom trawls or bottom-set gillnets shall not be issued nor renewed.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
From 1 January 2015 no fishing authorisation granted following Articles 4(1) and 4(3) of this regulation shall be issued for deep sea species in an area where either a Member State or a scientific advisory body has not conducted an impact assessment in accordance with the criteria laid down in Annex IIa to this Regulation which has concluded that such activities are not likely to have significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems. The impact assessments should be made publicly available.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new)
The impact assessments referred to in paragraph 1b shall be reviewed by a scientific advisory body. The Commission can make, or require to make, adjustments or improvements to the assessment based on any recommendations of the scientific advisory body. The Commission shall also review all assessments to take into account individual, collective and cumulative impacts, and make or require adjustments or improvements to the individual impact assessments.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 d (new)
For the purposes of the implementation of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1b, the Member States and the scientific advisory body shall rely on the best scientific and technical information available concerning the location of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the areas in which the fishing vessels concerned intend to operate. That information shall include, where available, scientific data on the basis of which the likelihood of occurrence of such ecosystems can be estimated. The assessment process shall include appropriate elements of independent scientific peer review.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Council Regulation (EC) No 734/2008
Article 4, paragraph 4
Article 4, paragraph 4
The competent authorities shall apply precautionary criteria in the conduct of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1b. In case of doubt as to whether the adverse impacts are significant or not, they shall consider that the likely adverse impacts resulting from the scientific advice provided are significant.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6b Move-on rule 1. Member States shall require that vessels flying their flag which, in the course of fishing operations, encounter evidence of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs), immediately report the encounter, including the location, and the type of ecosystem in question, to the relevant authorities of the Member State. The Member State shall immediately inform the Commission of the encounter and the Commission shall inform all Member States of the area of the encounter and the management measures established in respect of the area consistent with this Article. 2. The presence of any vulnerable marine ecosystem indicator species bought up in the fishing gear shall constitute evidence of an encounter with a vulnerable marine ecosystem. 3. Following the encounter of a vulnerable marine ecosystem by a Union fishing vessel, a scientific body shall assess the area in a timely manner to determine whether VMEs are present or likely to occur in the area. Based on the outcome of the assessment, appropriate management measures shall be established to prevent significant adverse impacts on VMEs from bottom fishing in the area, including restrictions on the use of fixed as well as towed gears if warranted. 4. When the encounter with VMEs has been reported by a vessel using towed gears, an immediate cessation of bottom fishing in the area of the encounter shall be established. The area shall be subsequently closed to bottom fishing with towed gear by all vessels until an assessment following paragraph 3 has been carried out. 5. Vessels using towed gears shall carry 100% observer coverage to monitor and collect information on VME encounters, the catch and bycatch of deep-sea species, and other information necessary to ensure the effective implementation of this Regulation. Fixed gear vessels shall carry 10% observer coverage. 6. The Commission shall be empowered to establish rules on the extent of the area around the encounter to be assessed or on the extent of the area where fishing activities must cease consistent with paragraphs 3 and 4 of this article by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 20.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In addition to the requirements set out in Article 6, each application for a fishing authorisation for targeted deep sea fisheries, as referred to in Article 4(1) bellow 200 meters, that allows the use of bottom gears in Union waters as referred to in Article 2(a), shall be accompanied by a publicly available detailed fishing plan specifying:
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the locations, if any, of activities in the deep-sea métier during the last three full calendar yearsperiod 2009 - 2011. Those location(s) shall be defined by coordinates in accordance with the World Geodetic System of 1984 and they shall circumscribe the fishing activities as closely as possible.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the targeted species;
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) the type of gears and the depth at which they will be deployed, and
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) the configuration of the bathymetric profile of the seabed in the intended fishing grounds, where this information is not already available to the competent authorities of the Flag State concerned
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Prior to granting an application Member States shall verify through the VMS record of such vessels that the information submitted following paragraph 1(b) is accurate. If the information provided under paragraph 1(b) does not match that in the VMS record the application shall not be granted.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The special fishing permit provided for in Articles 4(1) and 4(3) shall make it explicit that fishing activities carried out under it must conform to the fishing plan submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 at all times.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Where circumstances beyond the control of the person responsible for the vessel's operations necessitate an alteration of the submitted plans, the person responsible for the vessel's operations shall inform the competent authorities without delay, indicating the modifications intended to the original plan. The competent authorities shall examine such alterations and shall not authorise them if they entail a relocation of the activities to areas where vulnerable marine ecosystem occur or are likely to occur.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Failure to conform to the fishing plan provided for in paragraph 1 in circumstances other than those specified in paragraph 1c of this Article shall entail the withdrawal by the flag State of the special fishing permit issued to the fishing vessel concerned
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Any fishing authorisation issued on the basis of an application made in accordance with paragraph 1 shall specify the characteristics, type and dimensions of the bottom gear to be used and limit the fishing activities authorised to the area in which the intended fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(a), and the existing fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(b), overlap. However, the area of the intended fishing activity can be extended beyond the area of the existing fishing activity if the Member State has assessed and documented, based on best available scientific advice, that such extension would not have significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems. This assessment shall be conducted in accordance with Annex IIa and the 2008 FAO International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas and shall be made publicly available. The Commission, in consultation with the Member State and the scientific advisory body, shall review this assessment to ensure that all areas where VMEs are known or likely to occur have been identified and that the proposed mitigation and management measures are sufficient to prevent significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Expiry of deep-sea fishing authorisations targeting deep-sea species for vessels using bottom trawls or bottom- set gillnets
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Fishing authorisations referred to in Article 4(1) for vessels using bottom trawls or bottom-set gillnets bellow 200 meters shall expire at the latest two years after the entry into force of this Regulation. After that date, fishing authorisations targeting deep-sea species with those gears shall neither be issued nor renewed.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Fishing opportunities shall be fixed at a rate of exploitation of the deep-sea species concerned that is consistent withensures that populations of deep-sea species are maintained or restored above levels which can produce maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where, based on best scientific information available, it is not possible to identify exploitation rates consistent with maximum sustainable yieldparagraph 1, the fishing opportunities shall be fixed as follows:
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) where the best scientific information available identifies exploitation rates corresponding to the precautionary approach to fisheries managementwhich ensure with high probability that the stocks concerned will be kept above safe biological limits, the fishing opportunities for the relevant fishing management period may not be fixed higher than those rates;
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) where the best scientific information available does not identify exploitation rates corresponding to the precautionary approach to fisheries managementwhich ensure with high probability that the stocks concerned will be kept above safe biological limits due to lack of sufficient data concerning a certain stock or species, no fishing opportunities may be allocated for the fisheries concerned.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Fishing opportunities set for deep sea species shall take into account the probable composition of the catch in these fisheries and shall ensure the long term sustainability of all harvested species.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When allocating the fishing opportunities for deep-sea species available to them Member States shall use transparent and objective criteria that shall include, inter alia: (a) selectivity of fishing methods, gears and practices with low by-catch and low impact on the marine ecosystem, with a particular focus on most vulnerable species and vulnerable marine ecosystems; (b) record of compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy and EU environmental requirements and with respecting catch and/or fishing effort limits designated by scientific advice; (c) quality employment (d) fuel emissions and energy efficiency of the fishing operation; and (e) use of video surveillance or an equivalent electronic monitoring equipment, (f) working conditions that comply with relevant international standards, notably the 2007 ILO Work in Fishing Convention.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Obligation to land all catches 1. By way derogation of Article 15 of Council and Parliament Regulation (EU) No xxx/2013 of xxx 2013 on the common fisheries policy all catches of fish and non-fish species, irrespective of whether they are subject to catch limits or not, made by a fishing vessel holding an authorisation to catch deep-sea species granted under Articles 4(1) or 4(3) of this regulation shall be brought and retained on board, recorded in the logbook and landed. The de minimis provisions will not apply to such vessels.
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 3 – section 2 – title
Chapter 3 – section 2 – title
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Fishing opportunities by means of fishing effort limits only
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Council, acting in accordance with the Treaty, may decide to switch from the fixing of annual fishing opportunities forset effort limits in deep- sea specfisheries in terms of both fishing effort limits and catch limits to the fixing of only fishing effort limits for specific fisheriesorder to ensure that annual catch limits established for deep- sea species are fully complied with.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the fishing effort levels for each deep-sea métier that shall be used as a baseline for any adjustments required in order to follow the principles set out in Article 10 shall be the fishing effort levels assessed, based on scientific information, as consistent with the catches made by the relevant deep-sea métiers during the previous two calendar yearsrates of exploitation established in accordance with article 10.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Fishing effort limits set for deep sea species shall take into account the probable composition of the catch in these fisheries and shall ensure the long term sustainability of all harvested species.
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the specific deep-sea métier to which the fishing effort limit applies by reference to the regulated gear, the species targetedtype and amount of gear, the species and specific stocks targeted, the depth, and the ICES zones or CECAF areas within which the allowed effort may be deployed; and
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the fishing effort unit or combination of units to be used for management.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) methods and protocols for the monitoring and reporting of effort levels during a management period.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Where annual fishing effort limits have replaced catch limits in accordance with Article 11(1), Member States shall maintain or put in place, in respect of their flagged vessels the following accompanying measures:
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) measures to avoid an increase of the overall catching capacity of the vessels concerned by the effort limits established following article 11.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) measures to avoid an increase in by- catchesprevent by-catches in deep sea fisheries, of most vulnerable species in particular; and
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) conditions for effective discard prevention. Those conditions shall aim at lanavoiding all fish taken on board, unless this would be contrary to the rules in forthe catch of unwanted species in the first place uander the Common Fisheries Policy require the landing of all fish taken on board.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall assess the effectiveness of the accompanying measures adopted by Member States upon their adoption, as well as annually thereof.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) if the Member State concerned does not notify to the Commission any measures adopted pursuant to Article 12 within three months after the date of entry into force of the fishing effort limitsis regulation.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall establish a programme of observer coverage to ensure the collection of reliable, timely and accurate data on the catch and bycatch of deep-sea species, encounters with vulnerable marine ecosystems and other relevant information for the effective implementation of the provisions of this regulation. Vessels using bottom trawls or botom-set gillnets with a fishing authorisation to catch deep-sea species, whether as target or by-catch shall carry 100% observer coverage. The rest of the vessels with an authorisation to catch deep-sea species shall carry 10% observer coverage.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a Observers 1. Member States shall establish a programme of observer coverage to collect relevant, timely and accurate data on the catch and by-catch of deep-sea species, encounters with vulnerable marine ecosystems and other relevant information to ensure the effective implementation of the provisions of this regulation. Vessels using bottom trawls and bottom gillnets holding a fishing permit provided for in Article 4 shall carry 100% observer coverage. Vessels using other gears shall carry 10% observer coverage. 2. The observer shall: (a) record independently, in the same format as that used in the vessel's logbook, the catch information prescribed in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 1993 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy; (b) record any instances of alteration of the fishing plan as referred to in Article 7(1); (c) document any unforeseen encounters with vulnerable marine ecosystems referred to in Article 6b, including the gathering of information that may be of use in relation to the protection of the site; (d) record depths at which gear is deployed; (e) present a report to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned within 20 days following the termination of the observation period. A copy of this report shall be sent to the Commission, within 30 days following receipt of a written request. 3. The observer shall not be any of the following: (a) a relative of the master of the vessel or other officer serving on the vessel to which the observer is assigned; (b) an employee of the master of the vessel to which he is assigned; (c) an employee of the master's representative; (d) an employee of a company controlled by the master or his representative; (e) a relative of the master's representative.