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2014/2240(INI) Untapping the potential of research and innovation in the blue economy to create jobs and growth
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Lead committee dossier: ITRE/8/02296
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Opinion | PECH | THOMAS Isabelle (S&D) |
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2014/2240(INI)
2015/04/07
PECH
76 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas seas and oceans have
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas marine spatial planning and the
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas, despite the move away from ICZM at EU level, it is essential to take account of land-sea interaction, to organise all maritime activities in such a way that they can co-exist and to avoid conflicts of use, manage interdependencies and ensure cooperation and good governance;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas land-sea interaction concerns in particular the pollution of the sea, often by land-based activities, while sea-based activities can also have consequences for operators on land, e.g. the fish processing sector, the construction of power plants, ports, dockyards and training facilities;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital D D. whereas the gathering, processing and sharing of data are inherent to investment in the blue economy and are essential in order to guarantee the technical, economic and financial viability of such investment;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) Da. considering that currently it is estimated that between 3 and 5% of the EU’s GDP comes from the overall maritime sector, which employs around 5.6 million people and generates EUR 495 billion for the European economy.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) Da. whereas infinite economic growth is impossible on a finite planet;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital D b (new) Db. whereas blue growth is no longer possible, as our present production and consumption already far exceed the carrying capacity of the seas;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital D c (new) Dc. whereas according to an estimate by the European Commission1a, the European Union’s fishing fleet exceeds the carrying capacity of Europe’s fish stocks by a factor of 2 to 3; __________________ 1aEuropean Commission non paper (2008) Reflections on further reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital E E. whereas blue growth must be fully consistent with the concept of sustainable development in a broad sense: environmental, economic and social;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Recital E E. whereas blue
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas one of those conditions is a definition that includes all the activities in the blue economy and whereas these must be analysed according to an integrated approach aimed at creating a blue ecosystem encompassing all stakeholders;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Recital E E. whereas blue growth must be fully consistent with the concept of sustainable development, which can only be achieved if the aims of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive are rigorously pursued up to 2020;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the sustainable development of maritime policies should not replicate the mistakes that have been made on land, and environmental impact surveys should be carried out before the launch of new activities;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the seas and oceans are a common good that must be maintained as such and must in no way be privatised;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas the sustainable development of maritime activities should in addition have a strong social focus, and improved workers’ rights and job security will also help to drive growth;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Calls on the Commission to reconsider the concept of ‘blue growth’ and the growth policy formulated in the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas the authorities must protect them from market speculation, over- exploitation and activities that could cause changes that have an adverse impact on life, biodiversity and the climate;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas a political aim is not a priority until it has a dedicated budget;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Calls on the Commission to abandon the ‘blue growth’ model and replace it with genuinely sustainable use of blue areas, within the carrying capacity of our planet;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas the authorities cannot open the door for commercialisation, and whereas economic activity must not be brought about under the criteria of growth and competitiveness that have caused the current crisis;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas coastal areas have specific characteristics which set them apart and determine their opportunities for development in the medium and long term;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Urges the Commission to take the European Parliament’s proposals into account and to propose a definition of the blue economy that covers all existing or future production and employment at sea, as well as the onshore ramifications thereof; calls on the Commission to draw up an non-exhaustive, inclusive list that covers, as a minimum, the following activities: fisheries, shipbuilding, renewable marine energy, seabed mining, marine biotechnology, seaweed farming, fish farming, shellfish farming, coastal and maritime tourism, the development of offshore platforms
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Urges the Commission to propose a definition of the blue economy
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Urges the Commission to propose a definition of the blue economy that covers all existing or future production and employment at sea, as well as the onshore ramifications thereof; calls on the Commission to specify those activities in the EU most likely to be of use in developing and consolidating the blue economy and, to that end, to draw up a
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Urges the Commission to propose a definition of the blue economy that covers all existing or future production and employment at sea, as well as the onshore ramifications thereof; calls on the Commission to draw up an non-exhaustive, inclusive list that covers, as a minimum, the following activities: maritime technology and innovation, sustainable fisheries, shipbuilding, renewable marine energy, sustainable seabed mining, marine biotechnology, seaweed farming, fish farming, shellfish farming, coastal and maritime tourism, the development of offshore platforms and shipping;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges the European Commission to focus not only on innovation in new activities but also to consider the potential for innovation offered by all maritime activities;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the importance of fishing and aquaculture to the blue economy; considers that the competitiveness of fishing activities should go hand-in-hand with a sustainable management fish stocks in the framework of Common Fisheries Policy rules;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for the balanced development and stronger regulation of aquaculture projects so as not to cause degradation in the areas of in the vicinity of aquaculture facilities. Specifically the negative impact on local economies cause by the genetic degradation of wild fish stocks caused by escaped farmed fish, and the degradation in the context of habitat destruction and alteration alongside the chemical, pathogenic and parasitic contamination from large-scale intensive aquaculture on eco-systems.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that the seas and oceans are already subject to enormous anthropogenic pressure and to the problems which that pressure causes (pollution, environmental change, climate change, over-exploitation of resources, overfishing), but that they retain major reserves of unspoilt nature and of environments that are difficult of access and hence undamaged; considers that blue growth must not therefore be pursued at the expense of the conservation of marine natural resources, the restoration of those which have been lost, and measures which are certainly and demonstrably sustainable;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges the Commission, before it draws up a proposal for a definition, to carry out a proper, thoroughgoing assessment of the impact on biodiversity, the climate, fishing, the economy and jobs of activities for development under the banner of ‘the blue economy’;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out that while activities like fishing can have a traditional aspect, they also inherently contain the potential for innovation, e.g. the development of new fishery control tools, or the building of highly selective fishing vessels that are fuel efficient, emit relatively little CO2, and are safer and more comfortable;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas it is currently believed that the number of molecules in the sea is considerably greater than the number of molecules on land, and that they offer incredible potential for research in the fields of healthcare, cosmetics and biotechnology;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses the need to concentrate on environmental aspects and on improving the quality of the marine environment in order to ensure a sustainable ‘blue economy’;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Stresses that the protection and safeguarding of marine natural environments are a fundamental precondition for being able to maintain, support and develop blue economies, such as fishing and tourism;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission in close coordination with Member States to assess the financial requirements for blue growth, in particular in terms of data gathering, research and training; suggests that a plan for such financing be drawn up by 2020;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to assess the financial requirements for blue growth, in particular in terms of data gathering, research and training; suggests that a plan for such financing be drawn up by 2020; insists in this regard on the contribution of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF);
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Deeply regrets the programming delays relating to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in certain Member States;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to earmark funding for innovation and blue growth to finance fundamental research, R&D, training, job creation, business start-ups, environmental protection and the sale of innovative products and processes;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to earmark funding for innovation and blue growth to finance fundamental research, R&D, training, business start-ups, environmental protection and the sale of innovative products, services and processes;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to earmark funding for innovation and blue growth to finance fundamental research, R&D, training, business start-ups, SMEs, social enterprises, cooperatives, environmental protection and the sale of innovative products and processes;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to earmark funding for innovation and blue growth to finance fundamental research, R&D, training, business start-ups, education and apprenticeships, reducing coastal poverty, biotechnological development, transport links, energy interconnectivity, shipbuilding and reparations, coastal access to broadband, environmental protection and the sale of innovative products and processes;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the integrated maritime policy acts as a strong lever for blue economy activities, especially when it comes to finding an integrated response to all the challenges now facing Europe’s seas;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Reminds the European Commission that the aim of the European Strategic Investment Fund is to foster significant infrastructure investments and ensure the financing of innovative projects; thus asks the European Commission to add the development of the blue economy to the list of aims to be met for a project to be eligible for access to the European Strategic Investment Fund;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the importance of maritime spatial planning to ensure the sustainable and coordinated development of the blue economy; and thus requests the strengthening of the governance of the Integrated Maritime Policy at both EU and maritime basin level;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the importance of acquiring a more thorough knowledge of the oceans and improving the skills necessary to apply new technologies to the marine environment;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Insists that a blue economy KIC be set up to promote research in this field and to identify it as a priority aim of the EU rather than an optional maritime strand of an energy or food objective;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Invites the European Commission to set up an agency responsible for the development of the blue economy, data gathering, and the coordination of projects seeking to achieve this aim;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to take specific steps to enhance contacts and cooperation between the regional and national levels within the EU, by means of INTERREG, for example, and the sea basin strategies; calls on the Commission to bring together the international protagonists operating in the blue economy and take the lead in an international project to boost this new sector of economic activity;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to strengthen the role of fisheries development groups within the new CFP, providing them with more resources so that they can press ahead and improve their role and promote such inter-territorial cooperation;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Maintains that strategic planning should be laid down for blue economy activities, as should forms of direct financing and an action plan, in order to galvanise this sector into life by 2020; considers that each of the activities singled out should encompass specific ideas on subjects ranging from research cooperation through infrastructure investment and cooperation arrangements, which Member States should be called upon to implement by making use of EU funds, financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB), and private sector involvement, following the practices applied under the European Fund for Strategic Investments;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to incorporate the concept of smart specialisation into sea basin strategies, so that maritime research and innovation acquire a regional focus and that regional core skills are promoted in a targeted manner;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas women are underrepresented in the blue economy
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to encourage business creation in the blue economy by offering incentives for entrepreneurship and for start-ups likely to make their mark in the maritime sector;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that the Commission guarantee transparency in the use of funding and in ensuring that the findings of research that it has funded stay in the public domain;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that the Commission guarantee that the findings of research that it has funded stay in the public domain
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that the Commission guarantee that the findings of research that it has funded stay in the public domain
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that the Commission guarantee that the findings of research that it has funded stay in the public domain, while at the same time ensuring that all interested parties have easy and open access to that information free of charge;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges the Commission to return to and to encourage marine spatial planning and the integrated management of coastal areas at EU level;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Maintains that it is necessary to determine and promote traditional, cultural, and tourism activities which can capitalise on the specific features of local communities and help to preserve non- industrial fishing;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to enhance and harmonise the systems that make it possible to process
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the Commission to promote the gathering of regularly updated scientific data on the situation with regard to marine stocks in EU waters and outside EU waters in cooperation with other international organisations;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support both higher education and vocational training, as well as lifelong learning programmes, ensuring that the blue economy perspective is included therein.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas peripheral and island regions often have a maritime focus, and the development of the blue economy contributes to ensuring the balance and equality of all territories of the EU;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support, coordinate and supplement1a both higher education and vocational training, as well as lifelong learning programmes
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support both higher education and vocational training, as well as lifelong learning programmes; expresses concern at the impact the EFSI will have on research and development considering the fact that 500 million is to be taken from Horizon 2020 over the next 5 years.
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Insists that every encouragement be given to the setting up of training programmes bringing together all the maritime professions; stipulates in this respect that the interaction between the various maritime training courses should foster the development of integrated maritime activities and ensure that the skills acquired can be used in a broader context;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee the creation of local-level civil councils to monitor the exploitation of resources in marine areas (CCMERMAs), whose job it will be to review all kinds of extraction, production and academic proposals, and any other proposals, with a view to providing a completely binding opinion for the authorities responsible for approving such projects. They will also be available as additional bodies for the follow-up and monitoring of those projects. Once a project has been implemented, a negative report from the CCMERMA could prevent the start of operations. It will be mandatory to consult CCMERMAs, their decisions will be binding, and they must be provided with all existing information on projects involving intensive capitalisation of marine and oceanographic resources that are planned in the area for which they are responsible;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Given that water is recognised as a common good, at least 85% of those comprising CCMERMAs will be civil society representatives from the areas closest to those in which projects are being carried out. CCMERMAs will include representatives of local residents (neighbourhood associations, etc.), and will also include, as a minimum, associations of professionals with links to the sea, trade unions, environmental organisations and universities. The remaining 15% will comprise representatives of local government and of the public authorities responsible for managing marine resources at local, national, state and European level.
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Given that the initial proposal regarding the intensive capitalisation of marine and oceanographic resources entitled ‘The Blue Economy’ stems from the circles surrounding the elitist Club of Rome, which in no way represents the majority of society, but which does play a key role in disseminating the concept, as shown by its involvement in conferences held for that purpose in various countries over the past decade, and given that Monsanto, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, DuPont, BP and Algenol, as well as many other multinationals, are already well placed when it comes to the strategy for the intensive exploitation of marine and oceanographic resources, and that EU legislation could result in an increase in private control over common goods of an aquatic nature that are recognised as such for humanity in a great many international treaties, the Commission must establish an insurmountable level of control, guaranteeing that every kind of activity linked to Blue Capitalism is controlled and implemented by public institutions, which have sole rights of exploitation, with private exploitation being banned outright.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas particular attention should be paid to the outermost, island regions that are intrinsically linked to the blue economy, whose biotope is especially rich and whose specific climate offers opportunities for the development of new forms of marine energy production;
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