Activities of Alain CADEC related to 2016/2076(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU action plan against wildlife trafficking (A8-0303/2016 - Catherine Bearder) FR
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the fact that one of the commitments entered into by the Union under the Convention on Biological Diversity is to protect marine biodiversity in general in EU waters and on the high seas; stresses that the objective of protecting marine biodiversity should be pursued by a variety of means including action to combat IUU fishing, monitor all forms of trafficking on the seas, strengthen the external strand of the common fisheries policy and combat crime in general;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Draws attention to the economic, social and environmental costs of marine species trafficking, which results in marine biodiversity loss, endangers ecosystems, reduces sources of income for those engaged in sustainable fishing and is a threat to health;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to acknowledge and pay due attention to IUU fishing carried out in Europe (such as the fishing of glass-eels and sturgeon and damage to cIUU fishing carried out outside EU waters and calls for closer monitoring of vulnerable marine species and species protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Floral);
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Suggests that the surveillance and protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME), Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSA) and the Natura 2000 network be stepped up, in ongoing consultation with all stakeholders, in order to aid the conservation of species that are under pressure from illegal trafficking;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regards ‘effective multilateralism’ as one of the cornerstones of the Union’s external action and points out that the Commission regards it as the most participatory, non-discriminatory, and inclusive way to build international governance, in particular with a view to combating wildlife trafficking; stresses, therefore, the need for the Union to play a more prominent role in international bodies;