Activities of Isabella LÖVIN related to 2012/0232(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain technical and control measures in the Skagerrak and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 and Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 PDF (256 KB) DOC (292 KB)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) An obligation to land all catches of stocks subject to catch limitharvested and regulated species needs to be established, except for species or fisheries where there is scientific evidence of a high survival rates of discarded fish or where the burden to fishermen of having to extract the unwanted species from the catch for separate treatment is unreasonably high. [Art. 3] in a specific fishing operation.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to progressively eliminate discards the selectivity of the fishing gears should be improved by introducing gear modifications, including by increasing the general minimum mesh size requirement for demersal fisheries but with derogations to allow the use of gears, including selection devices having the same selectivity in these fisheries. [Art. 6]
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The introduction of a discard ban in the Skagerrak, combined with the control measures contained in this regulation, should result in new and more accurate information being available to both scientists and managers. Such information should be used to introduce new measures to minimize unwanted catches, such as time and area closures.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Minimum conservation reference size means the size for a given species, based on its size at maturity, below which the sale of catches shall be restricted to reduction to fish meal, pet food or other non-human consumption products only;
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 19(1) of Regulation 850/98 all catches of the fish stocks listed in Annex I shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels and landed in accordance with the timeline set out in that Annex, except if the discarded fish of such stocks have high survival rate or where the burden to fishermen of having to extract the unwanted species from the catch for separate treatment is unreasonably high.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The obligation to land all catches established in paragraph 1 shall not apply to a species in a specific fishery where it has been established pursuant to paragraph 4 that it has a high survival rate and provided it can be separated from the main catch.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend Annex I on the basis of advances in scientific information or where the burden to fishermen proves to be disproportionate to the benefitsthe experience gained during the implementation of the discard band. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts specifying what fish species in which fishing operations may be released in view of their high survival rate. Those delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with Article 16.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag retaining on board fish for which the Member State has no quota shall cease fishing immediately and return to port.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Where a minimum conservation reference size is set for a stock subject to Article 3, the sale of catches of that stock below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted for reduction to fish meal, pet food or other non-human consumption products only, or for charitable pur. Such catches shall be stored separately on land prior to their disposesal.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend Annex II on the basis of advances of scientific informationin order to ensure that minimum conservation reference sizes are in line with the size at maturity of the species concerned and review mesh sizes accordingly. Those delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with Article 16.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Recording of catches All catches shall be recorded in the logbook, distinguishing between: (a) fish from stocks subject to Article 3(1) with separate entries for fish below the minimum conservation reference size; (b) fish from other stocks.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. A fishing vessel of 12 metres' length overall or more shall have installed on board a fully functioning REM system that consists of a sufficient number of closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras on board, GPS and sensors to. Vessels shall not be allowed to leave port without such a fully functioning system.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The information collected through the REM system should be available for scientific and management purposes. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing acts on the conditions under which such information may be used.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Based on the information collected as a result of these measures, the Commission shall ask ICES for advice on additional measures to minimize the amount of discards of unwanted species in the Skagerrak.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
(i) in 2013 210 % of the appropriate quota,
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ii
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ii
(ii) in 2014 150 % of the appropriate quota and
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point iii
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point iii
(iii) from 2015 105 % of the appropriate quota.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table – lines 2 to 15
Annex I – table – lines 2 to 15
1 Januaruly 2013