20 Amendments of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES related to 2011/2292(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2012 on the contribution of the common fisheries policy to the production of public goods1, 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0052.
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas management models based on transferable fishing rights or concessions comprise real risks for the subsistence of certain sectors offisheries sectors, whenever they are enforced, and with increased risks for inshore and artisanal fishing if enforced, as demonstrated by the experience in some countries;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas its structural weaknesses mean small-scale fishing is more exposed to certain types of external shock (such as the rapid increase in fuel prices and, most significantly, the lack of access to credit) and to rapid changes in the availability of resources than the elements of the fleet considered more competitive;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the market does not fully remunerate the positive social and environmental externalities associated with small-scale fishing; whereas society as a whole does not recognise or remunerate the activities associated with fishing which constitute the sector’s multifunctional aspect and produce public goods by, inter alia, stimulating the coastline, gastronomy, museology and recreational angling, to the benefit of society as a whole;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Rejects a definition of small-scale fishing that is restrictive and detached from reality; considers that the definition of small-scale fishing should cover a range of criteria, in addition to the strict and simplistic boat-size criterion, including, inter alia, the impact of fishing techniques on the marine ecosystem, time spent at sea, onboard fish processing capacity and the characteristics of the economic unit exploiting the resources; considers that it is important to formulate definition criteria that are flexible and/or can be combined and adapted in a balanced way to the diversity of small-scale fishing in the European Union;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the fact that artisanal fishing is defined by the techniques used, which have a lower environmental impact, and by the limited technological assistance at its disposal; small-scale coastal fishing is defined by the circumscribed fishing zone to which it has access, the length of the boat, less than 12 metres, or the time spent at sea, less than 36 hours;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that local management, in the new context of a regionalised CFP and through strengthening the Regional Advisory Councils, that is based on scientific knowledge and that involves the sector in setting out and implementing policy, is the management type that best meets the needs of small- scale fishing;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the imposition of a single model for all the Member States, such as total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas or the transferable fishing concessions (TFCs), does not constitute an appropriate solution, in view of the huge diversity that characterises fishingeries in the EU;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it advantageous to have different models of fisheries management available to Member States and/or regions in a voluntary system, where they are free to choose for themselves within a framework of a regionalised CFP;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Rejects the mandatory implementation of TFCs for any type of fleet; argues that the decision on whether or not to adopt TFCs and on which sectors of the fleet to include in this scheme should be left to the Member States;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to the importance of taking into account, not only the quantity of the fleet, but also its quality (the number and type of boats), but also its quality (state of repair and safety, habitability, working conditions, energy efficiency and fish storage); considers that the future CFP should encourage the increased sustainability of the fleet in environmental, economic and social terms, by promoting the progressive prevalence of sectors and operators that use fishing techniques with less impact on resources, and that benefit the communities of which they are part in terms of generating jobs and of the quality of these jobs;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Rejects a general reduction in the capacity of a given fleet solely and obligatorily on the basis of market criteria, imposed by a potential and unwanted enforcement of transferable fishing concessions;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to work with the Member States to improve the definition of small-scale fishing and to map its distribution in the EU;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Advocates positive discrimination in favour of inshore fishing by supporting new constructions, where these are replacements and power is only increased for reasons of safety or to improve working conditions, onboard fish processing or energy efficiency, to encourage improved organisation and intervention in this sector of the fleet;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 1
Paragraph 11 – indent 1
– renewal and modernisation of fleets with a view to makimproving themir safer, andty, living and onboard working conditions and catch preservation, and to making them more economically and environmentally sustainable (selection of techniques, energy efficiency, etc.);
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 2
Paragraph 11 – indent 2
– promotion of young people’s increased involvement in the sector’s activities through a special incentive scheme, in response to the employment and sustainability challenges the sector is facing;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 5
Paragraph 11 – indent 5
– promotion of the cohesion of the economic and social fabric of the coastal communities most dependant on small- scale fishing, with a particular focus on the outermost regions, in order to stimulate the development of these coastal regions;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 6
Paragraph 11 – indent 6
– support for sustainable shellfishing practices, for activities carried out on land and for related professionals, whilst enhancing the role of women in fishing and, thereby, promoting an equality policy;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (COM) should increase its contribution, so as to ensure the output of small-scale fishing, market stability, the improved marketing of fisheries products and the increase of their value added; expresses its concern about the possibility of abolition of the still-existing public market-regulation instruments, public regulatory bodies and supports for storage on land, and calls for an ambitious reform that enhances the COM’s instruments for achieving its goals;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Advocates the establishment and expansion of the exclusion zone (currently 12 nautical miles) and adjoining areas, in line with the continental shelf; considers that, in the case of the outermost regions, this area should go from 100 to 200 nautical milinclude, in addition to the current 100 nautical miles, the maritime areas identified as biologically and geographically sensitive, restricting these to the boats of the region that use environmentally friendly fishing techniques;