Activities of Struan STEVENSON related to 2012/0201(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Measures for the recovery of European eel stocks (debate)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) European eels are a species with a very particular lifecycle; travelling to European coasts to access the natural habitat (freshwater systems and wetlands) and then returning to the ocean to spawn. A lasting solution to allow the recovery of the eel population is to unblock migratory pathways by modifying lock gates, screening hydro-electric power turbines and water pumps.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) As long as migratory pathways remain closed, restocking is the only temporary measure to help the eel recover. When transfers of glass eels are conducted following available best practices, such as the Sustainable Eel standard, they are an efficient way of boosting eel recovery. Another temporary measure to boost silver eel escapement is transferring them with human support over obstacles such as dykes, hydro power stations and water pumps. At a time when fishermen are looking to find an alternative occupation, their skills could be used to accelerate the European eel recovery.