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Lead | PECH | BRIANO Renata (S&D) | ITURGAIZ Carlos (EPP), SERNAGIOTTO Remo (ECR), BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (ALDE), NÍ RIADA Liadh (GUE/NGL), AFFRONTE Marco (Verts/ALE) |
Opinion | TRAN | UJHELYI István (S&D) |
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A8-0221/2017
summary
The Committee on Fisheries adopted the own-initiative report by Renata BRIANO (S&D, IT) on the role of fisheries-related tourism in the diversification of fisheries. The report noted that most coastal and island regions are suffering severe economic decline. Fisheries-related tourism can help to create jobs, promote social inclusion and revitalise communities that depend on fishing. Members considered it essential to redesign and adapt fishing vessels for tourist activities. They highlighted the as yet untapped potential of fishing-related tourism and stated that fishing tourism at sea, and shore-based tourist services offered by fishermen, can complement commercial fishing and provide an additional income for fishing communities. The strategic goal of the Commission initiative shall be to promote fishing tour activities, shore-based tourist services offered by fishermen, and sport fishing-related tourism, and to enable these to be developed to the full, throughout the EU, with the aid of a shared network and framework set up for this purpose. Infrastructure: the report noted that investments at national, regional and local level are needed in order to provide the necessary infrastructure, from better internet connectivity to building new and better roads ensuring good access to remote fishing villages, to renewing maritime and fishing facilities, while at the same time ensuring that it is being done in a sustainable and environment friendly way. More specifically, the Commission is called upon to: harmonise the definition of tourism-related fishing activities at Union level, with particular emphasis on fishing tours, shore-based tourist services offered by fishermen, aquaculture-related tourism, and tourism related to sport/recreational fishing; define a common legal basis for fisheries-related tourism; foster the establishment and development of fishing tourism, with the aim of applying a differentiated business strategy that is appropriate to the potential of this segment and able to meet its needs more effectively; promote and support investment in fisheries in the area of tourism; set up a European tourism fishing network, and a European network for tourist services related to sport/recreational fishing, following the highly successful example of FARNET, which offers considerable help to FLAGs; adopt common rules on navigation safety, health and hygiene requirements for vessels used to carry out fishing tourism activities, and possible tax concessions, with the proviso that the aforementioned measures are sufficiently flexible to accommodate major differences in terms of individual fisheries and fishing vessels, and allow for distinctive regional characteristics; promote the involvement of fisheries and fishery workers also in projects relating to cultural and heritage tourism, such as the rediscovery of seafaring activities and traditional fishing grounds and occupations. Seasonality: Member States are called upon to adopt strategies to overcome the problem of seasonality affecting tourist activities. A balanced mix of alternative and targeted tourism products, and the appropriate promotion and marketing of those products, can help in balancing the problems of seasonality. Funding: Members called for the earmarking of the funding needed to establish a European network for the exchange of best practices, and for the mapping of fishing activities with information regarding points of interest and the characteristics of each fishing community. They encouraged the Member States and the Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) to make the best use of the available funds, and also to make use, where possible, of multi-funding (jointly with the ERDF, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) or the ESF).
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/2035(INI)
2016/09/14
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74 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes it important to develop pesca-tourism and ittitourism as an ‘activity holiday’ experience with major spin-off benefits such as the promotion of maritime culture and fisheries tradition and education in matters of environmental awareness and species conservation.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is convinced that both maritime and inland recreational fishing should respect natural heritage, animal protection and biodiversity and thereby contribute to preserve long term resources of sustainable tourism and artisanal fishing;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that the 2010 Tourism Communication set the development of sustainable, responsible and high-quality tourism as one of the main objectives for European tourism for the purposes of encouraging job creation and growth;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that the 2010 Tourism Communication set the development of sustainable, responsible and high-quality tourism as one of the main objectives for European tourism, which can help develop new jobs;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights the importance of supporting business platforms that are geared towards the type of customer who is looking for a top-quality tourist experience, meaning that skills training in this area and establishing technology infrastructure and digital distribution platforms must be a priority in public initiatives and eligible activities;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Believes, therefore, that
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Believes, therefore, that mass- tourism seaside resorts will continue to lose their upmarket tourism trade to unspoiled rural and coastal and insular destinations, if these are well developed and maintained, and if the tourism sector adapts its offers to new demands for tailor- made products;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Believes, therefore, that mass- tourism seaside resorts will continue to lose their upmarket tourism trade to unspoiled rural and coastal destinations, if these are well developed and maintained, and if the tourism sector adapts its offers to new demands for tailor-made products
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights the fact that in order to achieve the objective of diversification, all entrepreneurship initiatives must be locally based, with a guarantee that control over companies and cooperatives is retained at that level; points out that social economy initiatives are especially suitable for these purposes;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that diversification in fisheries should be based on the culture and identity of the fisheries sector, bearing in mind that eco-tourism and soft tourism
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that diversification in fisheries should be based on eco-tourism and soft tourism, which are environmentally friendly business models that help preserve the identities of local communities, as well as promoting the development of outlying areas with limited economic activity;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that diversification in fisheries should be based on eco-tourism and soft tourism, which are environmentally friendly business models that help preserve the identities of local communities; recommends therefore that environmental experts should always be closely associated with local action groups (e.g. the fisheries and aquaculture local action groups (FLAGs) and rural local action groups (LAGs);
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that one of the obstacles facing pesca-tourism, and one that limits the potential benefit for fishermen, is the regulatory burden put on small-scale commercial navigation and the high cost of refitting fishing vessels to conform to tourism standards; calls on the Union to take immediate action to step up funding for the pesca-tourism sector;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Points out the need to look into ways of expanding the potential demand as regards these converted vessels by widening what is on offer to appeal, for example, to the educational community, which has experience in using the agricultural sector for teaching purposes with ‘farm school’ projects;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Objects to efforts to bring in excessive national or regional charges for recreational skippers using public inland waterways, since they constitute a bureaucratic restriction and hinder soft pesca-tourism and nautical tourism;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Points out that the regulatory burden on fishing businesses, in particular as regards safety rules, building legislation and vessel safety, must be simplified in order to facilitate necessary investment;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the importance of fishing tourism in the preservation of cultural and culinary traditions and traditional lifestyles in coastal and waterside areas;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out, however, that fisheries- related tourism can only very partially compensate for the collapse in incomes and in the number of jobs in small-scale fishing, which has been hit by unfair competition from industrial fishing;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Welcomes regional and national efforts to introduce tourist fishing permits, provided - in connection with legislation on fishing and animal welfare - they guarantee a minimum level of expertise that ensures compliance with fishing provisions and correct use of rods and treatment of fish caught;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Takes the view that rebuilding professional fishing vessels into vessels that conform to tourism standards
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Takes the view that rebuilding and modernising professional fishing vessels into vessels that conform to tourism standards should be supported by funds from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF);
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Takes the view that rebuilding professional fishing vessels into vessels that conform to tourism standards should be supported by funds from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF); calls on Member States to make use of the funds available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the refitting of fishing vessels;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on Member States to provide EMFF funding for fishing businesses’ projects without red tape and to set up central contact points at regional authorities so as to make it easier for businesses concerned to move into different areas;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Reminds the Commission that boosting fishing tourism can increase the visibility of new tourist areas whose potential has yet to be harnessed.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Notes that angling tourism is a well-developed and growing business segment in some Member States, while it remains an unused potential in some others; highlights the importance of recreational angling tourism in coastal and rural regions, in inland fishing as a high-value and sustainable development activity
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Highlights the need to assess the impact that tourism-related recreational fishing activities have on fishing;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises that tourism related recreational fishing should correspond to the interests of small local artisanal fishing enterprises;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to analyse the efficiency of EU action taken in the development of fisheries areas, and in the economic diversification of fisheries, including action taken under the
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Underlines that for 2007-2013, FLAGs had at their disposal 486 M€ from the EFF and that approximately 12,000 local projects were supported during that programming period;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Underlines furthermore that under the current financial period funding under the EMFF has increased to 514 M€ for measures allocated to Community local led development (CLLD);
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 c (new) 12c. Encourages the Member States and the FLAGs to make the best use of the available funds and to combine multifunding (with the EFRD, EAFRD, ESF) where possible;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 13. Recommends that specific financial support be provided
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 13. Recommends that specific financial support be provided under the EMFF to initiatives in fishing communities promoted by women; considers that the allocation of funds should take into account the local specificities of the various localities, given that in some of them fishing is the main activity;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Recommends that specific financial support be provided to local authorities in fishing areas for the opening of info points tasked with presenting, promoting and providing information on fishing communities and traditional products as well as on tourism objectives in those areas;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Deplores the fact that the allocation of 80% of European quotas to industrial fishing, leaving small-scale fishermen (who make up 80% of the workers in the sector) with only 20% of the quotas, will inevitably lead to a search for substitute activities, in areas such as tourism;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on Member States to ensure, through the establishment of the selection criteria for operations under the EMFF, that gender equality is well mainstreamed and promoted throughout the actions financed (e.g. by providing preference to actions aimed specifically at women or undertaken by them);
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Recommends that specific financial support be provided for encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation through the financing of activities reliant on the fishing industry;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 c (new) 13c. Reminds the Commission of the need to promote and provide certification for traditional fisheries products and establish local brands specific to fishing areas;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Is convinced that a balanced mix of alternative and targeted tourism products, and appropriate promotion and marketing of those products, can help in balancing the problems of seasonality;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for support to be given to marketing platforms run by local entrepreneurs to ensure that they retain the highest possible degree of involvement and participation in, and control over, the entire value chain;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission to actively support and promote investment in the diversification of fisheries in terms of the marketing and processing of local fish products and to boost the development of local distribution channels;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls on the Commission to support investment in the diversification of the fisheries sector through the development of complementary activities, including investments in vessels, training, safety equipment, cultural and educational activities;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Calls on the Commission to actively support investment in the diversification of fisheries in the area of culture and art as part of traditional heritage and to support investment in the promotion of tradition and fishing heritage in general (techniques and fishing gears);
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 16 16. Believes, therefore, that fishing localities should consider launching joint marketing campaigns with other destinations in the same region, as was suggested in the European Parliament report ‘New challenges and concepts for the promotion of tourism in Europe’;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 16 16. Believes, therefore, that fishing localities should consider launching joint
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the importance of distinguishing between the various forms of fisheries-related tourism, which include fishing tourism (pesca-tourism and ittitourism), maritime and coastal water- based activities, recreational fishing (including angling tourism), and activities based on heritage and culture;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 16 16. Believes, therefore, that fishing localities should consider launching joint marketing campaigns with other destinations in the same region on the basis of international cooperation;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Takes the view that within this marketing strategy synergies should be established among marketing initiatives for high-quality fresh or processed products, gastronomy and tourism, grouped into territorial areas that are coherent from a cultural, production- related or environmental point of view and/or synergy-based;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses that, in order to encourage fishing eco-tourism, dedicated facilities should be created for fishing localities such as campsites and mooring, parking and recreational facilities;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls for the promotion of local labels to identify and highlight the quality of the activities of small-scale fishermen, both for their principal activity of fishing and for their tourism activities;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 18 18. Recommends that Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) cooperate closely with tourism experts in order to identify projects and
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 18 18. Recommends that Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) cooperate closely with tourism experts in order to identify projects and appropriate funding, through
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Recommends that the Commission, together with the Member States, adopt a suitable term to designate fishing communities in the Union or in sub-catchment areas, such as the ‘Aldeias do Mar’ seaside communities in Portugal, with the involvement of Fisheries Local Action Groups; urges that the necessary funding be accordingly earmarked for the establishment of a European network for the exchange of best practices and the mapping of fishing activities with information regarding points of interest and the characteristics of each fishing community;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Expects in particular that the upcoming evaluation of the Community Local led Development which will be carried out by the Commission will help to better understand the socio-economic impact of the diversification measures taken under the EMFF as well as in the framework of the joint strategies set up by rural local action groups (LAGs) and by fisheries and aquaculture local action groups (FLAGs);
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission to promote, in the framework of the European Fisheries Areas Network (FARNET)
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to promote, through the European Travel Commission and its portal visiteurope.com, sustainable recreational fishing tourism destinations in Europe and, by means of a targeted information campaign, to make fishing businesses aware of the potential of these new and sustainable business models and of the growth opportunities they afford;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the importance of distinguishing between the various forms of fisheries-related tourism, which include fishing tourism (pesca-tourism), maritime and coastal water-based activities, recreational fishing (including angling tourism), inland fishing and activities based on heritage and culture;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 21 Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Member States, and on regional and local authorities, widely to disseminate information about the Commission’s European Job Mobility Portal EURES, which provides information for jobseekers and employers about job opportunities, skills and training needs in the ‘blue jobs’ section, and to promote open, online courses to upgrade or re-orient skills relating to tourism management and innovative pesca-tourism;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls on the Commission to specify the Member States’ obligations regarding promotion of the Commission’s European Job Mobility Portal in order to ensure that citizens and entrepreneurs are as well informed as possible;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Emphasises the need to raise awareness among local entrepreneurs, and provide them with training, on new joint online platforms for the promotion and sale of tourism-related products, including experience-based tourism, and to hard-wire these elements into their businesses to ensure that the profits of diversification remain in the local communities.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the importance of distinguishing between the various forms of fisheries-related tourism, which include fishing tourism (pesca-tourism), maritime and coastal water-based activities, recreational fishing (including angling tourism), and activities based on heritage and culture, in order not to endanger that heritage or reserves in any way;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the importance of distinguishing between the various forms of fisheries-related tourism, which include fishing tourism (pesca-tourism), maritime and coastal water-based activities, recreational fishing (including angling tourism), and activities based on heritage and culture that are geared towards creating synergies with marketing initiatives for high-quality primary products;
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