Activities of Jean-Paul BESSET related to 2011/2292(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on small-scale coastal fishing, artisanal fishing and the reform of the common fisheries policy PDF (246 KB) DOC (170 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the specific characteristics of small-scale fishing are not duly taken into account in the proposal formust be included in the CFP rReform tabled by the European Commission and whereas this proposal does not offer an adequate, sufficient or necessaryand the criteria underlying that reform should encourage appropriate responses to the problems currently faced byspecific problems of small- scale fishing;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that, within the CFP reform process, small-scale fishing should be the subject of differentiatedspecific treatment, with management systems and models adapted to its specific characteristics and problems;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Rejects a definition of small-scale fishing that is restrictive and detached from the reality of fisheries management; considers that the definition of small-scale fishing should cover a range of criteria, in addition to the strict boat-size criterion, including, inter alia, the impact of fishing techniques on the marine ecosystem, time spent at sea and the characteristics of the economic unit exploiting the resources; such characteristics are best defined at regional, national and local levels, and require that standards set at EU level provide for sufficient flexibility for their application at the appropriate level;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that local co-management, that is based on scientificcombining scientific and local knowledge and that involves the sector and its organisations in setting out and implementing policy, is the management type that best meets the needs of small- scale fishing;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to work with the Member States to improve the definition of small-scale fishing in the EU for the purposes of fisheries management;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 1
Paragraph 11 – indent 1
– renewal and modernisation of fleets with a view to making themmaking conditions on board boats safer, and more economically and environmentally sustainable (selection of techniques, energy efficiency, etc.) without increasing their fishing capacity;