Activities of Gesine MEISSNER related to 2013/2101(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Marine knowledge 2020 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on marine knowledge 2020:"Seabed mapping for promoting sustainable fisheries" PDF (181 KB) DOC (96 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the existence of a wide range of public and private bodies which store data on fishing activity in the EU, which cshould be integrated into the multi- resolution digital seabed map;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that dataMember States need to meet their obligations to collected and forwarded by Member States data to the EU under the DCF isas they are an excellent source of information on fishing activity and that this huge reserve of information is compiled by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and assessed by experts from the working groups of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF); adds that the data collected by the Member States under t he DCF are used by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) to provide scientific information on resources and advice on fisheries management;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the huge volume of data generated by fishing fleets equipped with vessel monitoring systems (VMS), which cwould be of great use in mapping fishing activity; recalls the importance of VMS data in mixed fisheries; stresses the desirability of including and mapping additional information, particularly data recorded in electronic and paper-format fishing logbooks, records made by fisheries observers and data collected during resource monitoring campaigns;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that some producer organisations, especially in the industrial fishing sector, store data on fishing activity which cshould complement the information currently available; adds that in the case of small-scale fishing, on which fairly limited information exists, fleets cshould be encouraged to collect data themselves by using their vessels as data collection and fishing monitoring platforms, possibly through the onboard installation of simple real-time monitoring devices using a GPS/GPRS system; also notes that a highly significant amount of fishing data is obtained through research projects;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the usefulness of making available charts of the spatial distribution of fishing fleets, fishing effort and catch composition and volume, as this would enable potential users to access information on areas with more intensive fishing activity, the species fished and catch volumes in specific areas, among other information; within the overall volume of fishing data which cshould usefully be included in this type of plotting, points in particular to certain information relating to the type of fleet (e.g. nationality, port, age, length and tonnage, power, crew), fishing effort (e.g. number of sailings or fishing days, number and features of fishing gear), catches (e.g. target species, secondary species, discards, weight, value); also points out that the availability of VMS data would make it possible to identify the spatial distribution of fleets and that the spatial distribution of catches could be calculated by correlating this information with data from fishing logbooks;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that numerous parties are interested in accessing information on fishing activity and the state of conservation and exploitation of stocks; therefore advocates the creation of mechanisms to provide easiery access to relevant data on fishing, under conditions to be established and with different levels of access, and ensuring adequate levels of confidentiality of information and commercial interests;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that a sufficient funding for data collection and fishery resource management are financed by the EU and the Member States is crucial and that the data in question must thereforecollected data must be available for consultation by potential users; maintains that other fisheries data obtained using public financing or co- financing (EU or Member States) should also be accessible, whereas; furthermore access to fisheries data obtained using private financing should also be easy accessible as long as they do not contain highly sensitive commercial data, in that case they could be subject to authorisation by the organisations holding the data;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11