Activities of Daciana Octavia SÂRBU related to 2007/0224(CNS)
Plenary speeches (1)
Protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authorities shall issue a special fishing permit after having carried out an assessment on the potential impacts of the vessel's intended fishing activities and concluded that such activities are not likely to have significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep sea fish stocks.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The assessments referred to in paragraph 2 shall be based on criteria harmonised at Community level and shall be reviewed by the Commission.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where, in the course of fishing operations, a fishing vessel encounters a vulnerable marine ecosystem, made evident for example by coral fragments in the haul of the net, it shall immediately cease fishing, or refrain from engaging in fishing in the site concerned. It shall resume operations only when it has reached an alternative site at a minimum distance of 5 nautical miles from the site of the encounter within the area foreseen in its fishing plan provided for in Article 4(1).
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. If there is substantial uncertainty about the presence of a vulnerable marine ecosystem, the area should be designated as a vulnerable marine ecosystem until there is sufficient evidence to the contrary.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The fishing vessel shall report each encounter to the competent authorities without delay, which shall, in turn, report to the Commission and the Member States as soon as possible, providing precise information on the nature, location, time and any other relevant circumstances of the encounter.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The unforeseen encounters shall be registered on an electronic online mapping scheme in order to build up a permanent database of vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall establish a list of areas for closure, indicating both confirmed sites and areas which are likely to contain VMEs, by the end of 2008.