Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Opinion | DEVE | JOLY Eva (Verts/ALE) | |
| Lead | PECH | SALAVRAKOS Nikolaos (EFD) | KUHN Werner (PPE), MILANA Guido (S&D), MEISSNER Gesine (ALDE), ROMEVA I RUEDA Raül (Verts/ALE), FERREIRA João (GUE/NGL) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
Activites
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2013/10/08
Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
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T7-0403/2013
summary
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on fisheries restrictions and jurisdictional waters in the Mediterranean and Black Sea – ways for conflict resolution. Parliament highlighted the fact that, by 2025, urban development in the Mediterranean may reach a level of 60%, with a third of the population concentrated in coastal areas, thus doubling the demand on water and on fishing resources. It recalled that the Mediterranean and the Black Sea have specific characteristics from an oceanographic, fisheries, environmental and socio-economic perspective and that the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins have a very low water renewal rate (80-90 years and 140 years respectively) and are therefore extremely sensitive to marine pollution. It underlined that approximately 75% of the fish stocks of the Mediterranean Sea are over-exploited. Combating overfishing: expressing their concern over greater competition for fewer stocks and marine resources, leading to the creation of regional tensions and possible disputes between coastal states about maritime areas, Parliament, in that context, called for increased efforts at regional, national, and EU levels towards enhancing the regulation of access to resources. It urged all littoral states to intensify their efforts to phase out overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea and believed that marine management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea required a greater degree of political cohesion and cooperation among the coastal states concerned. Members also pointed out that the peaceful settlement of disputes concerning maritime areas and the delimitation of maritime boundaries, in conformity with the rights and obligations of Member States and third countries under EU and international law, is an essential element of good governance of the oceans. Joint management of stocks: in order to improve cooperation among neighbouring littoral states and the joint management of stocks, Parliament invited the European Union to seek to conclude sustainable fisheries cooperation agreements with those countries. It took the view that the aim of these cooperation agreements would not be to secure fishing rights for EU vessels but to create a situation in which the EU provides funding and technical support to the third country in question. Improvement of the monitoring, control, security and safety of coastal and territorial waters, exclusive economic zones (EEZs): Parliament called on the Union and its Member States to work together to ensure the monitoring, control, security and safety of coastal and territorial waters, exclusive economic zones (EEZs), the continental shelf, and maritime infrastructure and marine resources. It called for: the promotion of dialogue between Member States and third countries, so as to ensure that they value the principles of the EU Common Fisheries Policy; the development of a regional approach to fish conservation and fishing in Mediterranean and Black Sea waters; enhanced environmental protection and sustainable development in these basins as a means of contributing to enhanced environmental protection of coastal and marine space; the introduction of integrated coastal zone management and maritime spatial planning (e.g. as regards offshore wind power generation, the laying of underwater cables and pipelines, maritime transport, fisheries and aquaculture and the creation of restocking areas, etc.); the establishment of maritime zones, in particular exclusive economic zones and protected maritime areas, which will not only improve fisheries conservation and management beyond territorial waters but will also promote sustainable fisheries resources; the improved assessment of stocks on a scientific basis; the setting in place of an enhanced system of monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing activity within an integrated perspective to enhance ecosystem conservation in both basins, thereby contributing to the long-term sustainable exploitation of fish stocks and to combating IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing.
- 2013/10/07 Debate in Parliament
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2013/09/16
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A7-0288/2013
summary
The Committee on Fisheries unanimously adopted the initiative report by Nikolaos SALAVRAKOS (EFD, EL) on fisheries restrictions and jurisdictional waters in the Mediterranean and Black Sea – ways for conflict resolution. Members highlighted the fact that, by 2025, urban development in the Mediterranean may reach a level of 60%, with a third of the population concentrated in coastal areas, thus doubling the demand on water and on fishing resources. They underline that approximately 75% of the fish stocks of the Mediterranean Sea are over-exploited. Combating overfishing: expressing their concern over greater competition for fewer stocks and marine resources, leading to the creation of regional tensions and possible disputes between coastal states about maritime areas, Members, in that context, called for increased efforts at regional, national, and EU levels towards enhancing the regulation of access to resources. They urged all littoral states to intensify their efforts to phase out overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea and believed that marine management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea required a greater degree of political cohesion and cooperation among the coastal states concerned. Members also pointed out that the peaceful settlement of disputes concerning maritime areas and the delimitation of maritime boundaries, in conformity with the rights and obligations of Member States and third countries under EU and international law, is an essential element of good governance of the oceans. Joint management of stocks: in order to improve cooperation among neighbouring littoral states and the joint management of stocks, Members invited the European Union to seek to conclude sustainable fisheries cooperation agreements with those countries. Members took the view that the aim of these cooperation agreements would not be to secure fishing rights for EU vessels but to create a situation in which the EU provides funding and technical support to the third country in question. Moreover, Members called on the Union and its Member States to work together to ensure the monitoring, control, security and safety of coastal and territorial waters, exclusive economic zones (EEZs), the continental shelf, and maritime infrastructure and marine resources. They called for: the promotion of dialogue between Member States and third countries, so as to ensure that they value the principles of the EU Common Fisheries Policy ; the development of a regional approach to fish conservation and fishing in Mediterranean and Black Sea waters; enhanced environmental protection and sustainable development in these basins as a means of contributing to enhanced environmental protection of coastal and marine space; the introduction of integrated coastal zone management and maritime spatial planning (e.g. as regards offshore wind power generation, the laying of underwater cables and pipelines, maritime transport, fisheries and aquaculture and the creation of restocking areas, etc.); the establishment of maritime zones, in particular exclusive economic zones and protected maritime areas, which will not only improve fisheries conservation and management beyond territorial waters but will also promote sustainable fisheries resources; the improved assessment of stocks on a scientific basis; the setting in place of an enhanced system of monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing activity within an integrated perspective to enhance ecosystem conservation in both basins, thereby contributing to the long-term sustainable exploitation of fish stocks and to combating IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing.
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A7-0288/2013
summary
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2013/09/05
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2011/05/12
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0288/2013
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0403/2013
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2011/2086(INI)
2013/04/30
DEVE
7 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that conflicts about maritime areas stem primarily from the desire to exploit marine resources which have grown limited, not to say rare, not least as a result of their overexploitation
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that conflicts about maritime areas stem primarily from the
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Maintains that when the delimitation of maritime boundaries and the establishment of maritime areas are a subject of dispute, conflict resolution must proceed entirely in accordance with international law and be based on the principles of cooperation in good faith and of equality and fairness, taking into account the sustainability of marine resources and protection of the ecosystem, notably through observance of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and particularly Article 62 thereof;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Maintains that when the delimitation of maritime boundaries and the establishment of
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that regional
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points to the need
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points, in particular, to the need to provide coastal developing countries with economic and technical assistance enabling them to ascertain that the fishing activities being carried out in their jurisdictional waters are legal and sustainable;
source: PE-510.582
2013/06/24
PECH
26 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to [Part VII on External Policy] of Regulation (EU) No .../2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... on the Common Fisheries Policy1 __________________ 1 See Council doc. No. [to be filled in when available]
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas approximately 75% of the fish stocks of the Mediterranean Sea are overexploited;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Expresses its concern over greater competition for fewer stocks and marine resources, leading to the creation of regional tensions and
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges all littoral states to intensify their efforts to phase out overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea as dwindling fish stocks will increase the potential for conflicts in this area;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Believes that Integrated Maritime Policy, and in particular Maritime Spatial Planning, can play a central role in preventing conflicts between EU Member States as well as third countries;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the EU, in order to improve cooperation with neighbouring countries and the management of shared stocks, to seek to conclude sustainable fisheries cooperation agreements with those countries; hopes that the aim of those cooperation agreements will not be to secure fishing rights for EU vessels but to create a situation in which the EU provides funding and technical support with the goal of ensuring that the third partner country applies sustainable management rules that are comparable with those in the EU;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that marine management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea region presents opportunities for international relations and for effective governance of the region, stresses in particular the importance of Turkey as a country having a coastline with the Mediterranean and the Black Sea;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Encourages the Member States to introduce integrated coastal zone management and maritime activity planning – offshore wind power generation, laying of under water cables and pipelines, maritime transport, fisheries and aquaculture and the creation of restocking areas – under the Strategy for Blue Growth and within the framework of existing agreements with neighbouring countries, including third countries, that lie on the same regional sea;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that the competition for reduced levels of fish stocks and marine resources may become a source of friction with third countries; urges the EU and the Member States to work together to ensure the monitoring, control, security and safety of European coastal and territorial waters, exclusive
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that the competition for reduced levels of fish stocks and marine resources may become a source of friction with third countries; urges the EU and the Member States to work together to ensure the control, security and safety of
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the EU to use its diplomatic resources to
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 22 November 2012 on the external dimension of the common fisheries policy,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that of the 21 Mediterranean states,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Encourages the establishment of
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Encourages the establishment of maritime zones, in particular the exclusive economic zones, which will not only improve fisheries conservation and management beyond territorial waters but will also promote sustainable fisheries resources, facilitate the control of and fight against IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing, as well as improving marine management within these basins; stresses the need for the EU to provide adequate guidance, coordination and support to Member States in this respect;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission to further consider these issues in view of ensuring the coherence of relevant EU policy areas, such as the CFP and the Integrated Maritime Policy in particular, and to promote this coherence and a level playing field, both within the EU and with neighbouring partner countries, through enhanced cooperation and dialogue
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for enhanced cooperation among scientific institutes in both basins, including the exchange of scientific data and sharing of information; believes that
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls for an enhanced system of monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing activity within an integrated perspective to enhance ecosystem conservation in both basins, in accordance with EU and international law, in particular UNCLOS, thereby contributing to the long-term sustainable exploitation of fish stocks and to combating IUU fishing in a more effective way;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 5 May 2010 on 'Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) - Evaluation of progress made and new challanges'1, __________________ 1 OJ C 70E, 8.3.2012, p. 70.
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 b (new) - having regard to the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament of 11 September 2009 entitled 'Towards an Integrated Maritime Policy for better governance in the Mediterranean' (COM(2009)466),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 b (new) - having regard to the European Neighbourhood Policy and related funding Instruments;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to the ENPI Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme for cross-border cooperation 2007–2013, adopted by the Commission on 14 August 2008
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas by 2025 urban development in the Mediterranean countries may reach a level of 60 %, with a third of the population concentrated in coastal areas, thus doubling the demand on water and on fishing resources; whereas some Mediterranean islands are densely populated and have a floating seasonal population which increases significantly during the summer months, which also leads to increased demand on water and on fishing resources;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins have a very low water renewal rate (80-90 years and 140 years respectively) and are therefore extremely sensitive to marine pollution;
source: PE-514.687
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