Activities of Josefa ANDRÉS BAREA related to 2009/2107(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new impetus for the Strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU is already applying a policy of support for organic agriculture and aquaculture products through the implementation of Regulations Nos 834/2007, 889/2008 and 710/2009, as the key to a European sustainable aquaculture sector, closely connected to optimising its own product to make it more competitive and improve consumer protectioninformation and freedom of choice for consumers,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the aquaculture industry must take into account the organic and physiological differences between fish species, having due regard to their feeding cycles and habits and the stress levels caused by farm density or transport, and use promorte humane slaughter techniquesanimal welfare,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, at the same time, many EU countries lack specific national or regional development plans that regulate installations in coastal and marine areas and clearly identify the zones and conditions available for aquaculture plants, thereby preventing easily foreseeable conflicts of interest with other economic sectors, such as tourism, agriculture and coastal fishing,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas a sustainable aquaculture policy can coexist with 'Natura 2000' areas and can even contribute positively to the management thereof and to the welfare of the populations concerned when it deals with traditional shellfishing activities or provides for aquaculture plants of an appropriate size for which there are no alternative locations, that comply with Community rules on environmental impact assessments and are compatible with the provisions on the protection of habitats,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the success of the European sustainable aquaculture sector will be largely dependent on the establishment, nationally and locally, of a more business-friendly environment, and calls on the Member States, therefore, to speed up their work towards this without delay and to promote exchanges of experience and best practices at EU level;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it urgent and essential to lay down and strengthen the rigorous, transparent quality and traceability criteria for EU aquaculture products, to improve feedstuffs and general fish health and to introduce and strengthen certification criteria for high-quality aquaculture products and organic aquaculture production;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that, while anythe proposed EU legislation should address general aspects such as environmental impact assessments, water use and protection and product traceability, a generic or undifferentiated approach must not be adopted in that legislation;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Reiterates the need to include traditional shellfishing activities along with the rest of the aquaculture sector in the Common Fisheries Policy to ensure economic, social and environmental sustainability and to guarantee them non- discriminatory access to European funding;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to set out in that regulation specific criteria and general rules for the various product categories, with which every aquaculture establishment in the Community must comply, but to delegate responsibility for the implementation phase to the competent territorial authorities, in full accordance with the principle of subsidiarity – e.g. parameters on environmental impact, water supply, feeding of farmed fish, molluscs and crustaceans, product traceability and labelling, and fishanimal health and respect for feeding habitwelfare standards, etc.;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Hopes that the future European Fisheries Fund in support of the reformed CFP will provide for specific budget lines for sustainable aquaculture development and support for investment in that sector, with a particular focus on technologically innovative plants with a lesser environmental impact (e.g. water purification systems for eliminating residues and pollutants), farms that promote fish healthanimal welfare standards and sustainable forms of aquaculture;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide appropriate incentives for the development of inshore or offshore aquaculture facilities operating in difficult environmental and climate conditions (e.g. in the Atlantic Ocean) by allowing suitable derogations to the rules on state aid;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to propose specific criteria in relation to the well being of farmed fish, such as maximum levels of farming density, the quantity of vegetable and animal proteins that can be used in feedstuffs on the different types of fish farms, and which take into account the nutritional requirements of the fish species farmed, the phases in their life cycle and the environmental conditions, and to promote transportation and slaughter practices which limit sources of stress, and the changing of water in fish ponds in such a way as to guarantee the well being of the fish being farmed there;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Reiterates the importance of conducting systematic checks at ports and key import hubs giving access to the internal market in order to provide consumers with a watertight guarantee that the aquaculture products imported from third countries are systematically subject to stringent quality control and are therefore fully compliant with EU rules in the field of hygiene and public health;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission, lastly, to sponsor, as part of the EU policy on cooperation with developing countries, support and training measures designed to help promote sustainable aquaculture and steer the awareness of aquaculturists in those countries towards a policy on quality and higher production standards, particularly as regards the environment and hygiene;