17 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2011/2291(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to provide for the establishment of long-term management plans for all EU fisheries; highlights the possibility of grouping fisheries according to geographical fishing regions whereby the specificities of the different European seas should be taken into account and a separate regime should apneed to develop a local management approach to these plans, in which the national authorities play to small-scale coastal fisheries; believes that there should be aa predominant role in defining them, as well as the possibility for investments in new landing sites and start-up packages in order to secure a new generation of fishermen entering into small-scale fisheries;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States in the future to use the ecosystem approach as a basis for all long- term management plans (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 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the direct link between discards, unwanted by-catch and overfishing, and the need to develop an efficient no-discards policy at EU level whereby the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) should have greater powers to ensure a fair, an essential condition for which will be sectoral involvement in the definition and implementation thereof, without which the various systems of rules and sanctions, i.e. the principle of equal treatmentcontrol will always prove insufficient and ineffective; argues that a discard ban should be fishery-based and not relate to different fish stocks; stresses that selected fishing gear and other devices which reduce or eliminate by- catches 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; stresses that, until unwanted by-catch is completely eliminated, consideration should be given to the allocation of minimum financial compensation to producers, enabling the costs of handling, storing and unloading these catches to be tackled;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to address immediately the issue of the lack of reliable and available data necessary for sound scientific advice; calls on the Commission to establish a system whereby Member States which do not fulfil their data collection and transmission obligations are sanctioned; stresses that adequate financial means have to be allocated to relevant scientific research in the Member Stateshighlights the need to increase EU funding for the collection of data on fisheries resources, the ceiling for which is currently 50 % of total expenditure; considers that no sanction should be applied for failure to fulfil data collection and transmission obligations until sufficient funds for such actions to be carried out are allocated from the EU budget; urges the Commission at the same time to set up a framework for decision-making in data- poor situations, both regarding management plans and TACs and quota decisions;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises that scientific fisheries research is an essential tool for fisheries management that is indispensable for identifying factors that influence the development of fishery resources, with a view to carrying out a quantitative assessment and developing models that make it possible to forecast their development, but also for improving fishing gear, vessels and working and safety conditions for fishermen, in conjunction with their knowledge and experience; considers, as such, that there is a need to invest in the training of human resources, to provide adequate financial resources and to promote cooperation between the various public bodies in the Member States;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. CHighlights that there is no precise or quantified definition of overcapacity; 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 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Rejects a definition of small-scale fishing that is restrictive and detached from reality; considers that the definition of small-scale fishing should cover a range of criteria, in addition to the strict criterion concerning vessel size, including, inter alia, the impact of fishing techniques on the marine ecosystem, time spent at sea and the characteristics of the economic entity exploiting the resources;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the Commission’s proposal to introduce a system of individually transferable fishing concessions (TFCs), subject to strict safeguards, providing a special regime for small-scale and coastal fisheries as well as preferential treatment for ecologically-friendly fishing vessels, and addressing the issue of rights concentration and the possibility of revoking fishing concessions; believes, therefore,rejects the mandatory nature of the introduction of this system proposed by the Commission; considers that athe Member States should be exempted from the obligation toable to choose which instroduce TFCs if its fishing capacity is within the set ceiling or if the Member State in quesuments are most suited to their specific situation can prove that it can achieve the necessary capacity reduction without using a TFC systemd objectives, in terms of adjusting the fleet’s capacity to the sustainability of the fisheries;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that the TFC system cannot be considered as the only measuren infallible way to tackle overfishing and overcapacity but that it should be available as one of the various additional management measures available tothat a Member State could apply if it so desires, whereby the Commission, together with the two co- legislators, is to set the broader framework, control and monitor national application, and report to the legislators periodically on the results of this system; stresses that selective fishing gear and other technical measures, such as closure of specific zones or the exclusion of certain fishing activities, should be further promoted as complementary measures;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the need for financial support on a short-term basis for fishermen who are facing the negative consequences of the measures taken, in order to reduce overcapacity and adjust the size of the fishing fleets in line with fishing opportunities and long-term sustainability; considers that, the higher the level of participation, the clearer the objectives and the more significant the economic and social support for those affected, the better understood, accepted and implemented the various measures for managing fisheries resources will be;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need for clear deadlines for fleet reductions and pace targets, and urges the Commission to provide for a scheme of measures to sanction Member States which do not fulfil their respective obligations within the set timelines and to further in line with a precise, quantified and detailed definition, which is still nonexistent but necessary; urges the Commission and the Member States to continue to develop the concept of conditionality in the context of access to fishing resources and remuneration which rewards sustainable fishing;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. WelcomAcknowledges the Commission’s proposal to maintain the authorisation for specific fishing restrictions until 31 December 2022 and agrees with the Commission that modifying current arrangements might disrupt the current balance that has developed since the introduction of the special regime; considers that limitations on fishing in the 12 nautical miles waters should become permanent;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges the Commission to urgently table a legislative proposal to extend the validity of Article 17(2) of Council Regulation No 2371/2002, until the new CFP Regulation comes into force, so as to avoid a potential legal vacuum following 31 December 2012;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the special access regime for small-scale fisheries in the 12 nautical mile zone should be retained and extended;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that, in the case of the outermost regions, the exclusion zone should be extended from 100 to 200 nautical miles;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Considers that the role of biological rest periods should be acknowledged and supported as an important means of preserving fisheries resources, of proven effectiveness, and as an essential instrument for sustainable fisheries management; believes that the establishment of biological rest periods at certain stages of the life cycle of a species enables growth in stocks that is compatible with continued fishing outside the rest period;