Activities of Norica NICOLAI related to 2015/2109(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: fisheries aspects (A8-0042/2016 - Norica Nicolai) RO
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: fisheries aspects (short presentation) RO
Reports (1)
REPORT on Fisheries aspects within the international agreement on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea PDF (290 KB) DOC (100 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the ocean plays an integral role in many of the Earth's systems including climate and weather and is the place where a wide range of human activities are developed as fishing, energy, transport, trade;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas protected ecosystems covered, in 2014, 15.2 % cent of land and only 8.4 % of marine areas worldwide;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas conservation of marine biodiversity and its sustainable use are directly connected to long-term sustainable development and therefore have a social, economic and environmental relevance for all countries and territories;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the existing relevant legal framework for areas beyond national jurisdiction, developed more than 30 years ago, based on the doctrine of the freedom of the high seas, is no longer up to date as far as the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond jurisdiction is concerned;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the number of activities developed in the marine environment has increased in the last decades; whereas we acknowledge the dynamics between the different activities that take place in the high seas and how they affect the marine biodiversity;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas we acknowledge the interactions and cumulative effects of different activities that take place in the high seas and they have impact in marine biodiversity;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, in the outcome document from Rio+20, heads of state and government committed to address, on an urgent basis, building on the work of the Working Group, and before the end of the 69th session of the General Assembly, the issue of the conversation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, including by taking a decision on the development of an international instrument under the Convention on the Law of the Sea;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas fishing, alonesingly and in conjunction with other human marine activities, hasmay result in a great impact on marine biological diversity, and thus should be covered by all maritime conservation and management measures, in order to avoid or minimize such impacts;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas fisheries are a very important activity that takes place both in national jurisdiction areas and in those beyond this jurisdiction;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the UNFSA provides a framework for the application of the precautionary approach, conservation and management measures, cooperation for conservation and management, and the sub-regional and regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) and arrangements, there are continuing concerns about its effective implementation;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) are in place and some have work towards establishing marine protected areas in order to conserve and restore fish stock to a sustainable level;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas the need of gathering and sharing of scientific data and knowledge is of utmost importance in order to take decisions in good faith and based on the best available scientific advice;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas the European Union actively develops and encourages best practices in order to accomplish a sustainable use of fish stocks, and through its programs like Horizon 2020 encourages and finances data collection, research and sustainable development;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T b (new)
Recital T b (new)
Tb. whereas the EU encourages the sustainable development and use of the potential of the blue economy and blue growth, which could also be seen as a valid development path for the nowadays developing countries;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the decision taken by the UNGA to start working towardsdevelop a new international instrument under the UNCLOS framework regardingon the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in ABNJ in order to address the current shortcomings;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the vision, the opportunity and the consequence for the good relationship of the states and for the sustainable exploitation of the resources of the UN Law of the Sea, while recognizing that the new pressures and opportunities require that adjustments be made;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and seas and of their resources; calls on the EU and the international community to promote conservation and sustainable use of marine resources by implementing, among other measures, modern concepts of fisheries management, including science-based marine governance, maintaining stocks toabove levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, ecosystem-based management and conservation of marine biodiversity and the precautionary approach;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges the in-depth work done by the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group, regardless of the opposition encountered throughout these years;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Commission to further promote fisheries aspects to be included in this new international agreement in order to improve the current legal framework by ensuring coherence and consistency;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to continue supporting and promoting a holistic and comprehensive approach with regard to marine protected areas (MPAs) because no genuine coordination and cooperation of conservation efforts is possible without the participation of the widest possible circle of stakeholders involved in a comprehensive variety of human marine activities in oceans and seas;;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages and stresses the Commission and member countries to promote the designation and implementation of EBSA in ABNJ
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the impacts of fisheries on marine biodiversity in ABNJ will need to be part of the RFMOs mandate;