28 Amendments of Luís Paulo ALVES related to 2012/0179(COD)
Amendment 94 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
Having regard to the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (FAO) and the Code of Sustainable and Responsible Fisheries Practices (EU),
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Bottom-set gillnets are currently restricted in entering deep-sea fisheries by Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 establishing transitional technical measures from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011. In view of the high rates of undesired catch when they were deployed unsustainably in deep waters, and in view of the ecological impact of lost and abandoned gear, this gear should also be permanently prohibited from the targeting of deep-sea specifishing authorisations for this gear should be issued or renewed only after a case-by case evaluation has been made, based on the best scientific information available and an assessment of the impact on traditional fleets fishing for these resources.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) "ICES zones, subzones, divisions and subdivisions" are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) "CECAF areas, subareas and divisions" are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) "deep-sea species" means the species listed in Annex I, whose life-cycle is characterised by late maturity, slow growth rate and low natural mortality rate and occurs predominantly at depths of more than 400 m or is associated with biologically sensitive areas that are generally of high biodiversity, such as seamounts;
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) "maximum sustainable yield" means the maximum catchhighest theoretical equilibrium yield that maycan be taken from a fish stock indefinitelycontinuously taken on average from a stock under existing average environmental conditions without affecting significantly the reproduction process.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) "ecosystem approach" means an approach to managing fisheries which seeks to meet human requirements to use natural resources, whilst maintaining both the biological wealth and the ecological processes necessary to sustain the composition, structure and function of the ecosystems concerned.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Promotion of deep-sea fish 1. Mechanisms shall be created to promote the commercial and nutritional value of deep-sea fish products, particularly at the initial point of sale, and to raise consumer awareness. 2. Encouragement shall be given to the development of designations (cultural, environmental, territorial) for deep-sea fisheries which recognise the fragility of eco-systems.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 3, fishing vessels may catch, retain on board, tranship or land any quantity of deep-sea species without a fishing authorisation, if the vessel is a small-scale artisanal coastal vessel, or if that quantity is below a threshold set at 100 kg of any mixture of deep-sea species per fishing trip.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, fleets in outermost regions where there is no continental shelf shall be permitted an aggregate fishing capacity for deep-sea species, measured in gross tonnage and in kilowatt, which may at no time exceed the capacity of the current fishing fleet in each region.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Each application for a fishing authorisation allowing for the catch of deep-sea species whether as target or by- catch species, and for its renewal shall be accompanied by a description of the area where it is intended to conduct fishing activities, indicating all the ICES and CECAF subareas, divisions and subdivisions covered, the type of gears, the depth range at which the activities will be deployed, and of the individual species targeted.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the locations of the intended activities targeting deep-sea species in the deep-sea métier. The location(s) shall be defined by coordinates in accordance with the World Geodetic System of 1984 and shall include an indication of all the ICES and CECAF subareas, divisions and subdivisions covered;
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The following shall be exempt from the requirement to submit fishing plans: (a) small-scale vessels; (b) vessels for which the information contained in the previous year's fishing plan has not changed.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Any fishing authorisation issued on the basis of an application made in accordance with paragraph 1 shall specify the bottom gear to be used and limit the fishing activities authorised to the areaICES and CECAF area, subarea, division and subdivision in which the intended fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(a), and the existing fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(b), overlap. However, the area of the intended fishing activity can be extended beyond the areaICES and CECAF area, subarea, division and subdivision of the existing fishing activity if the Member State has assessed and documented, based on scientific advice, that such extension would not have significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Fishing authorisations referred to in Article 4(1) for vessels using bottom trawls or bottom-set gillnets shall expire at the latest two years after the entry into force of this Regulation. After that date, fishing authorisations targeting deep-sea species with those gears shall neither be issued nor renewedmay be issued or renewed only after a case-by case evaluation has been made, based on the best scientific information available and an assessment of the impact on traditional fleets fishing for these resources.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Fishing opportunities shall be fixed at a rate of exploitation of the deep-sea species concerned that is consistent with maximum sustainable yield. When rules in this area are drawn up, the best scientific information available shall be used as a basis and mutual assistance and permanent dialogue between advisory councils, fishing associations and Member States in the regions concerned should be promoted.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the fishing effort levels for each deep-sea métier that shall be used as a baseline for any adjustments required in order to follow the principles set out in Article 10 shall be the fishing effort levels assessed, based on scientific information, as consistent with the catches made by the relevant deep-sea métiers during the previous twohree calendar years.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
By way of derogation of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the masters of all Union fishing vessels intending to land 100 kg or more of deep- sea species, whichever their length, shall be required to notify their flag Member State's competent authority of that intention. Nevertheless, small vessels without an electronic fishing logbook and artisanal vessels shall be exempt from the notification requirement.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) 1224/2009, the fishing authorisations referred to in Article 4(1) and (3) of this Regulation shall be withdrawn, by means of a prior assessment and hearing by the Member State to which the vessel belongs, for a duration of at least one year in the following cases:
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The master of a vessel, or any other person responsible for the vessel's operation, shall be required to take on board the scientific observer whom the Member State has assigned for his vessel, unless this is not possible for security reasons and bearing in mind that the scientific observer on board is mandatory only in line with the percentage fixed in the national data collection programme. The master shall facilitate the discharging of the scientific observer's tasks.
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Data collection shall at the same time offer potential benefits for the creation of partnerships, particularly in areas of research (environment, biotechnology, pharmacy, food sciences and processing, an increase in applied research in the field of the economy, in areas involving competitiveness factors or identifying new consumer profiles and diagnosing trends);
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – column 3
Annex I – Section 1 – column 3
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – row 3
Annex I – Section 1 – row 3
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – row 12
Annex I – Section 1 – row 12
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – row 38
Annex I – Section 1 – row 38
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 2 – row 3
Annex I – Section 2 – row 3