Activities of Anna ROSBACH 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)
Shadow reports (1)
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Amendments (14)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union is committed to implementing the Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, in particular Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72, which call on States and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations to ensure the protection of vulnerable deep-sea marine ecosystems from the destructive impact of bottom fishing gears, as well as the sustainable exploitation of deep-sea fish stocks. Furthermore the Union should act as a leader in the establishment and implementation of good governance measures for the sustainable management of deep-sea fisheries within international fora in line with the UNGA and FAO resolutions adopted in this Regulation.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
ba) There shall be no fishing opportunities allocated for targeted fishing or by-catch of those deep-sea species identified in accordance with Article 3(e) as being most vulnerable.
Amendment 146 #
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 and 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 require review and revision of bottom fisheries impact assessments, 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 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ‘deep-sea species’ means the species listed in Annex I, which, provides an indicative and non-exclusive list, and other species recognised as deep-sea species, based on advice by the scientific advisory body;
Amendment 166 #
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 indicatdeep sea species that 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 bycatch. 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 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) In accordance with the IUCN Red List, the list of species in Annex I, including those identified as the most vulnerable species pursuant paragraph 2 e) will be revised every two years by the Commission by delegated acts in accordance with Article 20.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) "significant adverse impacts" has the same meaning and characteristics as those described in paragraphs 17 -20 of the 2008 FAO International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas;
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)
(jb) "vulnerable marine ecosystems" means marine ecosystems, which fit the criteria established in paragraph 42 of the 2008 FAO International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas.
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 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 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 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Obligation to land all deep sea catches All catches of fish and non fish species made by a fishing vessel holding an authorisation to catch deep sea species shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessel, recorded in the logbook and landed.
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.