1 Amendments of Ivo VAJGL related to 2009/2219(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that in many developing countries fisheries, particularly small-scale fishing, and related industries play a vital role in ensuring food security, creating jobs, generating government revenues and exports and maintaining local communities; considers it essential that the interests of the local population and their sovereign rights over natural resources are taken into account; is concerned that overfishing and illegal fishing can contribute to migration and seriously undermine sustainable development; calls therefore for EU fisheries agreements with developing countries to help foster domestic fishing industries, monitor fish stocks, combat overfishing and illegal fishing, protect biodiversity and upgrade hygiene and health standards;