7 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2023/2015(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to recognise, in the European protein strategy, the strategic role of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of marine- derived protein of the highest quality with one of the lowest carbon footprints, thus involving many businesses operating in the European seafood sector, while creating development and new jobs;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses in particular that farmed seafood, apart from a lower-carbon footprint per kilo of protein produced, requires also the least use of natural resources such as water, that other terrestrial livestock, which has an important role to play in helping to build a sustainable food system.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the central role of fisheries and fishery products in ensuring food security and in any nutritional strategy based on healthy and high-quality protein; considers it therefore necessary to strengthen the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors, as suppliers of the highest quality food with the best sustainability standards worldwide, in order to reduce the EU’s growing dependence on imports and to ensure food security and affordable food production ;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that, while the European aquaculture is far from reaching its full capacity, especially after the COVID pandemic when the EU self-sufficiency values dropped to 35% and the ten-years' average EU self-sufficiency lied above 42%, almost 30% of the seafood imported is white fish sourced from non-EU countries with different production and sustainability standards. Within this frame, encourage the implementation of the policy reforms presented in the Multiannual Strategic Plans for the development of aquaculture, to drive farmed seafood production upward, and welcomes the Strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the role of fishery and aquaculture products in their nutritional policies and programmes, in particular by promoting their consumption among specific groups, such as young people, oreven by introducing or improving their consumption in schools, and in programmes aimed at tackling specific nutritional deficiencies;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of reducing discards as a means of avoiding food waste; reiterates, in this regard, the call from its resolution of 18 May 20211 for commercial and/or charitable opportunities, to be identified to make the best possible use of those unavoidable or unwanted catches below the minimum conservation reference size; underlines, within this context, the necessity to prevent the creation or implementation of seafood secondary market; _________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 18 May 2021 on securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy, OJ C 15, 12.1.2022, p. 9.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to accelerate and invest in the use of complementary proteins in fish feeds, such as seafood processing by-products, plant or animal based proteins, microbial ingredients, algae and insects.