Activities of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES related to 2009/2107(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new impetus for the Strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture (debate)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 271/2010 of 24 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards the organic production logo of the European Union,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the aquaculture sector is an innovative, potentially high-technology economic sector requiring intensive structural and research investment, long- term operational and financial planning, and hence legal certainty and clear and stable legislative frameworks,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas any sustainable aquaculture policy, whether at Community or national level, must take account of distinctions between various types of aquaculture production (saltwater fish, freshwater fish, molluscs and, crustaceans, seaweed and echinoderms), with measures properly geared to their market and competition structures and issues,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, at the same time, many EU countries lack specific national or regional sectoral development plans that regulate installations in continental, coastal and marine areas and clearly identify the zones available forwith an aquaculture plantsotential, thereby preventing easily foreseeable conflicts of interest with environmental protection policies and other economic sectors, such as tourism, agriculture and coastal fishing,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses the view that a strong sustainable aquaculture sector could act as a catalyst for the development of many coastal and rural areas in the EU and contribute to the development of related production activities, with significant benefits also for consumers in the form of high-quality, healthy and sustainably produced food products;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that targeted support for technological and scientific researhe competitiveness of Community aquaculture should be strengthened through strong, active, targeted, and steady support for research and technological development, which is an essential prerequisite for the development of a sustainable, modern, efficient, economically viable and environment- friendly aquaculture sector;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it urgent and essential to lay down rigorous, transparent quality and traceability criteria for EU aquaculture products, also applicable to products marketed in this area, to improve feedstuffs and general fish health and to introduce and strengthen certification criteria for high-quality aquaculture products and organic aquaculture production;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that marine aquaculture and continental aquaculture represent different business realities, that both form an integral part of the CFP and that aquaculture should be considered as complementary to the catch sector, in particular as regards market supply and employability;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to set out in that regulation specific European certification criteria and general rules for the various product categories, with which every aquaculture establishment in the Community must comply, but to delegate responsibility for the implementation phase to the competent territorial authorities, in full accordance with the principle of subsidiarity – e.g. parameters on environmental impact, water supplyuse of water resources, feeding of farmed fish, molluscs and crustaceans in production units, product traceability and labelling, and fish health and respect for feeding habitsanimal welfare, etc.;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that the aquaculture sector should be duly supervised and should cover a wider range of marine activities, such as: maritime transport, nautical tourism, offshore wind farms, fishing, etc.;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to strive to ensure that the Member States make a formal undertaking to document and apply their countries’ existing environmental and tourism protection and general territorial planning legislation and – in respect of those zones not subject to restrictions – to adopt the necessary development plans for the management of marine, coastal and inland water areas, so that sectoral plans for aquaculture operations can be set up by means of facilitating access to space, clearly identifying the areas available for the establishment of plants in the sector;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the Commission to equip the aquaculture sector with a real economic crisis instrument and to devise support systems to deal with biological natural disasters (like toxic algal blooms), man- made disasters (like the Erika or Prestige) or extreme weather events (cyclones, floods, etc.);
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the need to take measures to ensure the replenish stocks of species that are becoming rarer in rivers, in particular traditionally migratory species with a significant economic impact on local populations (sturgeon, shad, salon, etc.) and certain species at sea, and draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to the need to guarantee the necessary funding for the implementation of such initiatives;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Points out that only less than 50% of fishmeal is used in aquaculture feedingstuffs and that most of this raw material is used for the production of feedingstuffs for other animals (pigs, cattle, etc.); considers, nevertheless, that the aquaculture sector should work towards a reduction in its dependence on oil products and fishmeal and invest in the development of alternative raw materials, without however abandoning high-quality animal feedingstuffs, which guarantee top-quality end products;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. 32. Calls on the Commission to strive to ensure swifter harmonisation of the procedures for the approval of ththe application of the principle of mutual recognition and free movement of goods to curative and preventive pharmaceuticals used in aquaculture, and to promote reciprocal advanced know-how agreements with third countries (e.g. Norway);