13 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2019/0272(COD)
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Management plan takes into account the specificities of the different types of gear and fishing techniques. When implementing the Management plan, the Union and Member States should endeavour to promote coastal fishing activities and the use of fishing gear and techniques which are selective and have a reduced environmental impact, in particular gear and techniques used in traditional and artisanal fisheries, thereby contributing to a fair standard of living for local economies, such as "almadrabas".
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The objective of this Regulation is to maintain a biomass of bluefin tuna above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yieldround B0.1, achieved by fishing at or less than F0.1.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6 a) "Sport fishery" means non- commercial fisheries whose members adhere to a national sport organization or are issued with a national sport license.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 32
(32) ‘'fishing effort’' means the product of the capacity and the activity of a fishing vessel to measure the intensity of the fishing operations. This measurement varies from gear to gear. For longline fisheries is measured in number of hooks or hooks-hours. For purse-seiners is measured in terms of boat days (fishing time plus search; for a group of fishing vessels it is the sum of the fishing effort of all vessels ing time)he group.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
(2) By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the carry-over of non- harvested live bluefin tuna may be permitted if a reinforced system of control is developed and reported by the Commission to the ICCAT Secretariat. That system shall be an integral part of the Member State inspection plan referred to in Article 13, and shall include at least the measures established in Articles 26 (3) and 52. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, Member States may request to transfer a maximum of 5% of its 2019 quota to 2020. Member States shall include this request in their fishing capacity plan.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
(3) Before a fishing season starts, Member States responsible for farms shall ensure a thorough assessment of any live bluefin tuna carried over after bulk- harvests in farms under their jurisdiction. To this end, all carried-over live bluefin tuna of the catching year subject to bulk- harvest in farms shall be transferred to other cages using stereoscopic camera systems or alternative methods, provided they guarantee the same level of precision and accuracy, in accordance with Article 50. Fully documented traceability shall be ensured at all times. Carry-over of bluefin tuna of years that were not subject to bulk- harvest shall be controlled annually using the same procedure of appropriate samplinges based on risk assessment.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
(2) Member States may allocate sectorial quotas tothat have small scale coastal vessels authorised to fish for bluefin tuna shall allocate a specific sectorial quota for those vessels and shall include such allocation in their fishing plans. They shall also include the additional measures to closely monitor the quota consumption by that fleet in their monitoring, control and inspection plans. Member States may authorise a different number of vessels to fully utilise their fishing opportunities, using the parameters referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, when allocating the fishing opportunities available to them, Member States shall use transparent and objective criteria, including those of an environmental, social and economic nature, and shall also endeavour to distribute national quotas fairly among the various fleet segments giving special consideration to traditional and artisanal fisheries, and to provide incentives to Union fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear or using fishing techniques with reduced environmental impact.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
(3) In case of the non-submission by a Member State to the Commission of any of the plans referred to in paragraph 1 within the deadline or if the Commission found a case of serious non-compliance with the provisions of the present of Regulation concerning the annual fishing plans as established in final inspections reports, it may decide to not endorse the plans submitted and to transmit the Union plan to ICCAT Secretariat without the plans of Member State concerned.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
(3) By way of derogation form paragraph 1, if a Member State provides evidence to the Commission that, due to winds reaching force 4 or more on the Beaufort scale, or due to a public health crisis, some of its purse seiners fishing for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea were unable to utilise their normal fishing days during a year, that Member State may carry over a maximum of 10 days lost until 11 July of that year for the vessels concerned. The inactivity of the vessels concerned, and in the case of a joint fishing operation for all vessels involved, shall be duly justified with weather reports and VMS positions.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
(3) Union purse seiners shall not engage in joint fishing operations with purse seiners from other CPCs. However, Member States of the Union may authorize their purse seine vessels to engage in joint fishing operations with CPCs with less than five authorized purse seine vessels. For that purpose, a protocol shall be agreed in advance between the Member State and the CPC concerned on the operational arrangements to be followed by the vessels and by the authorities of each party, in particular, on handling the catch declaration documents as required by the applicable legislation.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – indent 2 a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – indent 2 a (new)
- Each CPC may allocate no more than 90% of its quota for bluefin tuna among its catching vessels in the Adriatic for farming purposes.