33 Amendments of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES related to 2011/2318(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 85 % of the few fish stocks globally for which information is available are either fully exploited or overexploited, according to the most recent assessment by the FAO, even though the FAO 2010 report points to progress in the recovery of overexploited stocks and marine ecosystems around the world due to the implementation of good management practices;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is a major market for fishery products –— fish caught by EU fleets as well as imports -— consuming 11 % of the world’s fish production in terms of volume and importing 24 % of fishery products in terms of value;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C A (new)
Recital C A (new)
Ca. whereas the EU has a large deficit in fish, importing about 65 % of its consumption, making it important to promote the external dimension of the CFP, whether by consolidating the presence of the EU fleet in international waters, specifically in the areas governed by the regional fisheries organisations, or by furthering sustainability agreements and partnership agreements with third countries, always within the framework of good fishing practices and good and sustainable management of resources;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas quotas in RFMOs are primarily based on historical catches, which maintains preferential access forthe criteria for allocating quotas in RFMOs must take account of appropriate projections for fishing by coastal developeding countries to global fish stocks;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is in many cases insufficientthe need to improve data on fish stocks that the EU is fishing, in terms of their status, and ofto ensure that information on the total removals by local fleets and other third country fleets is available;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication and the many positive proposals it includes for encouraging the sustainability of the EU’s overall fishing activities outside EU waters; considers, however, that the scope of the document is not broad enough, being too concentrated on bilateral agreements and multilateral organisationscould be more comprehensive;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the size of the EU market for fish and the geographical range of activities by EU-flagged and EU-owned vessels impose a high level of responsibility on the Union for ensuring that its fisheries’ footprint is ecologically sustainable, providing high quality seafoodfish to consumers in Europe and other countries where European fish are marketed, and contributing to the social and economic fabric of coastal fishing communities both inside the EU and elsewhere;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 A (new)
Paragraph 3 A (new)
3a. Demands that fishery products entering the European Union market from third countries meet the same ecological and social sustainability and transparency standards;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its belief in the need for coherence between the fisheries policy of the Union and its policies with respect to socioeconomic development and the environment; notes that such coherence requires coordination both within the Commission itself and between the Commission and the governments of the individual Member States;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the IPOA-Capacity (International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity) committed the EU, no later than 2005, to develop and implement a system for the management of fishing capacity; noterecommends that the Commission appears to be pursuing contradictorydopt coherent approaches tofor the management of capacity by proposing a freeze in certainof the EU fleet, and contribute within the scope of the RFMOs whileto proposmoting to remove the main regulatory limits to capacity within the EU’s internal and external fleethe capacity adjustments identified as necessary for the sustainable exploitation of resources by all fleets that operate in these areas;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to drive forward the global and multilateral agenda promoting sustainable fisheries worldwide, while transforming its dialogues with key countries that also have a strong presence in almost all of the world’s oceans, such as the US, Japan and China, into effective partnerships to address crucial issues such as the eradication of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the strengthening of high seas control and governance;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the EU should be active within the UN system to explore means for the global community to address the need for more regionalised and integrated global ocean governance, regarding both living marine resources and other resources as well as pollution and the impacts of climate change on the oceans;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 A (new)
Paragraph 11 A (new)
11a. Asserts that the EU, more than any other global fishing power, has contributed to the socioeconomic development of third countries, particularly of their fishery sectors, at the same time as practising the highest standards of sustainable fishing; calls on the Commission, therefore, to develop an effective policy of supporting the external dimension of the CFP such that the EU is able to consolidate a strategic international position in sustainable access to fisheries resources, avoiding being disadvantaged relative to other fleets operating in third country waters, and not unilaterally limiting its own access for reasons of the sustainability and conservation of fisheries resources;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 B (new)
Paragraph 11 B (new)
11b. recalls that in evaluating the impact of what are now called Sustainable Fisheries Agreements (SFAs), it is important to correctly distinguish between the aid directed at developing the fisheries sector in third countries and that which results from paying for fishing rights;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to include several provisions in future bilateral agreements, including respect for the principle of limiting access to resources that are scientifically demonstrated to be surplus to the coastal State’s own catch capacity, asafeguarding human rights clause and theand prioritising exclusivity clause, though the latter needs to be strengthened and made consistent across agreements;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the Fishing Authorisations Regulation should be amended so that EU-flagged vessels which have temporarily left the register of a Member State to seek fishing opportunities elsewhere are not allowed, for a set period of time (to be determined), to benefit from fishing opportunities under the SFA if they subsequently return to an EU register;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the Commission in its endeavours to obtain increasingly complete and reliable data from the coastal State on the total amount of fishing occurring in its waters, so as to prevent over-exploitation;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the EU must make increased efforts to help provide the coastal States with which it negotiates bilateral agreements with sufficient data and information for reliable stock assessments, and that providing Commission funding for a scientific research vessel in regions where the EU fleet is active would considerably strengthen scientific analyses on fish stocks, which is a prerequisite for any SFA;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expresses the wish that the Commission promote the strengthening of targeted scientific and technical cooperation in general should be strengthened in SFAs;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists that the Commission closely monitor the implementation of bilateral agreements, with annual reportsperiodic reports (at the start and the finish) being sent to Parliament and the Council, as well as evaluations performed by external, independent experts to be sent to the co- legislators prior to the negotiation of new protocols, all of which should be in the public domain;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the need for Parliament to be wholly involved in both the negotiating process and the long-term monitoring of the functioning of bilateral agreements, in order to respect the provisions of the TFEU; recalls its conviction that Parliament should be represented at the Joint Committee meetings envisaged in fisheries agreements, and insists that civil society, including both EU and third country fisheries representatives, also participate in those meetings;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is convinced that full transparency on catches, payments and implementation of sectoral support will be a powerful tool to fight against the improper use of Community support and against corruption;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Urges the EU to take the leadactively participate in strengthening RFMOs in order to improve their performance, including by means of regular reviews by independent bodies of the extent to which they achieve their objectives, and to ensure that the recommendations made in such reviews are rapidly and fully implemented; believes that clearproven cases of lack of compliance by States must lead to non-discriminatory and proportionate sanctions, including reductions in quotas, effort, capacity allowed, etc.;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the EU should work towards an improved system of decision- making in RFMOs tso avois to move beyond the ‘lowest common denominator’ approach that results from consensus, possibly by making more frequent use of voting, but without undermining the debate stimulated by the search for consensus;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Insists on the rapid expansion of the coverage of RFMOs so that all high seas fisheries are effectively managed with the ecosystem approach to ensure resource conservation; notes that this may require a combinationthe establishment of new RFMOs where none exist as well as an increase in the competence of existing RFMOs;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Believes that RFMOs must develop management systems that provide for an equitable and fair resource allocation based upon transparent environmental and, social criteria, rather than the simplistic criterion of historical catches,and economic criteria while ensuring that management and conservation measures are fully implemented by all members;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Requests that a detailedn assessment be conducted of the fishing capacity of EU fleets authorised to fish outside EU waters, using reliable indicators of the ability of vessels to catch fish and considering advances in technology based on the recommendations of the 1999 FAO Technical Consultation on the measurement of fishing capacity12; believes that all RFMOs should ensure that the fishing capacity of the fleets is commensurate with the fishery resources available;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Expresses its impatience with the Commission for not having added vessels to be includedRecommends that the Commission implement the provisions onf the EU IUU list other than those listed by the RFMOs, nor having proposed aRegulation as soon as possible, particularly with regard to establishing the list of IUU vessels and the list of non- cooperating countries, despite the IUU Regulation having been in force for over two years;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that EU vessels should not be allowed to temporarily reflag in order to take advantage of fishing opportunities under other flags, either in bilateral fisheries agreements or under the auspices of RFMOs, unless in accordance with the rules set out in these;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Urges the Commission to propose the addition of fishing, as well as forestry, to the list of ‘extractive industries’ in the revision of the Transparency Directive;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 – indent 1
Paragraph 42 – indent 1
– be precedaccompanied by environmental and social impact assessments,
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Urges the EU to develop and implement ocean- and sea-based regional strategies for sustainable fisheries, e.g. in the Pacific and Indian Oceans as well as in the Mediterranean Sea, particularly for those in which sustainable fisheries can only be guaranteed through international cooperation;