13 Amendments of Carl HAGLUND related to 2011/2290(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, although the EU's fishing industry lost 30 % of its jobs between 2002 and 2007,cause of the poor state of fish stocks, the fall in prices caused by cheaper imports, and technological advances the fisheries sector (including aquaculture) between 2002 and 2007 is still estimated to generate EUR 34.2 billion in annual earnings, and creates more than 350 000 jobs both upstream and downstream in the fishing, fish processing and marketing sectors, in particular in coastal areas, remote regions and islands; despite the lost jobs, the fishing capacity of the fleets has significantly increased due to the technological advances;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the available data on the actual capacity of the European fishing fleet is not reliable because technological developments have not been taken into account and Member States are failing to accurately report data on fleet capacities;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to provide for the establishment of long-term management plans (LTMPs) for all EU fisheries and use of the ecosystem approach as a basis for all LTMPs, with clearly defined objectives and harvest control rules playing a pivotal role in each plan, whereby the latter is to lay down rules for determining annual fishing effort taking into account the difference between the current stock size and structure of the fishery and the target stock objective; urges the Council in this regard to follow the objectives of the LTMPs without exception;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Understandlines the Commission's motivations when proposing to implement a discard ban by 2016, and considers that it is right to view such practices as unacceptable in principle, particularly given their harmful impact on numerous essential evaluations direct link between discards, unwanted by-catch and overfishing, and understand the Commission's motivations and the need to develop an efficient no-discards policy at EU level whereby the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) should have grelating to sustainable stock management, sound scientific advice, marine ecosystem surveillance and the financial viability of fisherieser powers to ensure a fair system of rules and sanctions, i.e. the principle of equal treatment;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that a ban on discards ban should only be put in pbe fishery-based and not relacte if accompanied by technical measures to reduce unwanto different fish stocks; stresses that selected fishing gear and other devices which reduce or eliminated by-catch and incentives to encourage selective fishing practices, provided the ecosystem balance is maintainees of non-targeted species, as well as other sustainable fishing methods, should be promoted; underlines the importance of addressing the management of mixed fisheries to this end; priority should go to avoiding unwanted catches in the first place, rather than finding ways to market them; also stresses the importance of stakeholder engagement and careful design of the landing obligation, in order not to shift from unwanted fish in the sea to unwanted fish on land;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for more scientific research to develop tackleand that adequate financial means have to be allocated to relevant scientific research in the Member States to develop the fishing gear and fishing techniques in such a way as to avoid bycatches of non-targeted species and promote other sustainable fishing methods; underlines the importance of addressing the management of mixed fisheries to this end;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that the main reason for this lack of basic scientific data on the majority of stocks is inadequate reporting by Member States; in this respect,calls on the Commission to establish a system whereby Member States which do not fulfil their data collection and transmission obligations are sanctioned; calls on the Commission to provide Member States with technical and financial assistance for the collection and analysis of reliable data, employing both positive and negative incentivthat adequate financial means have to be allocated to relevant scientific research in the Member States;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls on the Commission to establish a definition of overcapacity at EU level accommodating regional definitions, where local specificities are taken into account; further calls on the Commission to redefine fishing capacity in such a way that both the vessel's fishing capacity and its actual fishing effort are taken as a basis; stresses moreover the necessity to define small-scale fisheries in order to dissociate them from industrial fisheries;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that prior to the mandatory introduction of TFCs the Commission should undertake fleet assessments in order to obtain credible results vis-à-vis the precismonitor and adjust fleet capacity ceilings for Member States so that they are in line swituation of overcapacity at EU levelh reliable data and technical advances are taken into account, thus making it possible to propose appropriate and targeted instruments for its reduction;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Urges the Member States to carry out mandatory cuts to achieve set targets for a sustainable level of capacity for every fishery so as to tackle the remaining significant overcapacity of the fishing fleets, with sanctions for failure to meet the targets, i.e. the freezing of funds from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF);
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that the fisheries sector can remain sustainable only if there are sufficient and adequately trained and skilled workers; believes that in order to achieve this, careers in fishing need to remain attractive and standards of qualifications and training need to meet international and European requirements; calls on the Commission to promote proper training and mandatory education schemes in best practice in different areas of the sector, since this will attract young people and help create a competitive and eco- friendly fisheries and aquaculture sector; believes that there should be a possibility for start-up packages in order to secure a new generation of fishermen entering into small-scale fisheries;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that as far as regionalisation is concerned, the key response is good governance, which means a bottom-up approach; stresses that clear and simple rules must be established at the appropriate level, thus increasing compliance; also strongly believes that the Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) promote dialogue and cooperation between stakeholders and should contribute actively to the establishing of Long Term Management Plans; considers that RACs should play a much greater role in the future Common Fisheries Policy;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33