5 Amendments of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES related to 2011/2086(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas by 2025 urban development in the Mediterranean countries may reach a level of 60 %, with a third of the population concentrated in coastal areas, thus doubling the demand on water and on fishing resources; whereas some Mediterranean islands are densely populated and have a floating seasonal population which increases significantly during the summer months, which also leads to increased demand on water and on fishing resources;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins have a very low water renewal rate (80-90 years and 140 years respectively) and are therefore extremely sensitive to marine pollution;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the competition for reduced levels of fish stocks and marine resources may become a source of friction with third countries; urges the EU and the Member States to work together to ensure the monitoring, control, security and safety of European coastal and territorial waters, exclusive economic zones (EEZs), the continental shelf, and maritime infrastructure and marine resources; notes that the EU should maintain a high political profile in this respect and should seek to preclude international discord;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the establishment of maritime zones, in particular the exclusive economic zones, which will not only improve fisheries conservation and management beyond territorial waters but will also promote sustainable fisheries resources, facilitate the control of and fight against IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing, as well as improving marine management within these basins; stresses the need for the EU to provide adequate guidance, coordination and support to Member States in this respect;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for enhanced cooperation among scientific institutes in both basins, including the exchange of scientific data and sharing of information; believes that the EU should promote, stimulate and facilitate cooperation and joint work between EU scientific teams and their counterparts from the other involved non- Member States; welcomes, in this respect, the ‘Marine Knowledge 2020’ initiative, which aims to make data on the marine environment available to a large number of potentially interested parties, including public, industrial, educational and research bodies and civil society;