5 Amendments of Alain CADEC related to 2009/2108(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to adopt a model network of marine protected areas (MPAs) making it possible to reconcile preserving the environment and practising sustainable fishing; asks it to report regularly on the progress made by Member States in implementing the Habitats and Birds Directives, in particular the establishment of the Natura 2000 network in the marine environment, since currently less than 10% of protected areas are marine sites, as well as on the reporting and monitoring obligations of the Member States;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that a reduction in discards must be a major objective of the CFP and calls on the Commission to identify the causes of discards and to work out solutions specific to each fishery, in particular through the introduction of multi-species or biomass quotas, through the selectivity of gear, such as the general use of square-meshed nets, and spatial management of stocks;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. CStresses the essential role played by fisheries from an economic and social point of view in coastal development and from an environmental point of view in marine ecosystems; considers that the CFP must not hinder but facilitate Member States’ compliance with biodiversity legislation, in particular the establishment of adequate protection measures in marine Natura 2000 sites;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that marine species and habitats enjoy less protection than terrestrial species and habitats in EU biodiversity legislation, and therefore calls on the Commission to assess the weaknesses in the legislation and to develop MPAs in which economic activities including fishing are the subject of strengthened ecosystem-based management;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that regional fisheries management organisations are responsible for the management of fisheries, but that if RFMOs clearly fail and guarantors of responsible fishing on the high seas; considers that it ins their duty to conserve commercially important marine species then there is a role for CITES to adopt a ban on international trade in those speciesrefore essential to strengthen their powers, in particular with regard to controls and deterrent penalties, and that it is first and foremost up to RFMOs to manage the stocks of certain marine species of commercial importance and to prevent stock collapsequire the use of catch certificates;