2 Amendments of Dorette CORBEY related to 2008/2177(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the cormorant is a resilient species whose numbers have quickly recovered in several countries following the ending of intensive persecution; whereas, moreover, the cormorant is a species which appeals to the imagination,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises that the cormorant population could only be reduced by means of drastic measures which are likely to provoke wide-ranging public opposition, given that the cormorant is not only a resilient, but also a popular species; states, therefore, its preference for measures designed to prevent the cormorant population from growing any further, for example by reducing breeding rates and preventing the establishment of new colonies; calls for genuine, fair financial compensation for fishermen and fish farmers who are suffering losses as a result of existing or growing cormorant populations; calls for regular assessments of the measures and of the losses suffered by fishermen and fish farmers;