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2017/2118(INI) Towards a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector: current status and future challenges
Lead committee dossier: PECH/8/10355
Legal Basis RoP 52
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Opinion | ENVI | GAMBÚS Francesc (EPP) | |
| Lead | PECH | ITURGAIZ Carlos (EPP) | BLANCO LÓPEZ José (S&D), SERNAGIOTTO Remo (ECR), TORVALDS Nils (ALDE), NÍ RIADA Liadh (GUE/NGL), AFFRONTE Marco (Verts/ALE), D'AMATO Rosa (EFD) |
Legal Basis RoP 52
Subjects
Activites
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2018/06/12
Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
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T8-0248/2018
summary
The European Parliament adopted by 605 votes to 38, with 30 abstentions, a resolution entitled ‘towards a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector: current status and future challenges’. The aquaculture sector is an innovative economic sector, which is the fastest growing food production activity. The fish farming and shellfish industries play an important and valuable role in terms of the economy, employment and social and environmental matters with respect to improving the quality of life of the coastal and inland areas of the Union and of outermost regions. In Europe, aquaculture (the farming of finfish, shellfish and aquatic plants) produces nearly 20 % of fish products and currently directly employs some 85 000 people. Following on from the Commission communication on strategic guidelines for the sustainable development of EU aquaculture’, Members made a number of recommendations aimed at developing a growing, dynamic, sustainable and innovative EU aquaculture sector. Unlocking the potential of EU aquaculture: Parliament stressed the need to boost its development, diversification and innovation while preserving the proper functioning of marine ecosystems: by promoting higher levels of production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, algae and echinoderms from aquaculture; by improving the competitiveness of such products (to improve EU aquaculture production so that it reaches at least the current global aquaculture growth rate within five years and to encourage investment in more energy-efficient and economical equipment); by increasing their consumption and contribution to food and nutrition security for EU citizens. Sustainable growth needs to be based on: business investment predictability and legal certainty; improved governance transparency; clear and homogenous and simplified criteria for granting licences across the EU: the slowness and complexity of these administrative procedures do not always ensure environmental protection, indeed on the contrary sometimes making it difficult to establish socioeconomic, environmentally sustainable and quality aquaculture farms; common disease management procedures and access to appropriate veterinary treatments that are not harmful to animal and human health; effective spatial planning, taking into account all sectors, sustainability issues and food security, and further involving aquaculture organisations and local fisheries action groups (FLAGs) in decision-making through regionalisation. Spatial planning maps should be elaborated in order to identify possible areas where aquaculture and other activities may coexist; the availability of guidance documents, exchanges of best practices, the support of the Aquaculture Advisory Council; adequate financial support. EU legislation should be better adapted to aquaculture’s realities, specificities and needs in the framework of the common fisheries policy and in coherence, inter alia, with EU environmental legislation. Environmental sustainability should go hand in hand with social and economic sustainability. Enhancing the competitiveness of EU aquaculture within and outside EU borders: regretting the lack of a level playing field and the dangerous distortions of competition in the sector, Members called for imported aquaculture products to be subject to the same environmental, food safety, socio-labour standards and respect for human rights as EU operators. They insisted that measures be taken to encourage EU investment in aquaculture projects in third countries. Parliament also suggested: fully implementing EU legislation on labelling and consumer information, both in the fish markets and in the hotel, restaurant and catering sector; creating a specific label for the recognition of products from EU sustainable aquaculture; ensuring processes for developing effective parameters for humane methods of killing fish; ensuring the availability of veterinary products by creating a genuine EU common market for vaccines and other veterinary products that protect animal and human health, especially for ‘minor’ species; improving promotion campaigns and communication at EU level on the benefits of aquaculture and fish consumption; continuing to support aquaculture research activities through the Ninth Framework Programme; ensuring appropriate vocational training in aquaculture: the retraining of professional fishermen in alternative methods of managing aquatic environments would contribute to the creation of secure jobs for women and young people in rural, coastal and outermost areas, on islands, and generally in areas which are highly dependent on fishing and aquaculture activities. Adequate funding: Members called on the EU, as part of its post-2020 common fisheries policy, to increase investment in freshwater aquaculture to 75%. They also asked the Commission to draw up, together with the European Investment Bank, an EU-level interest-rate support scheme for investing in aquaculture and financing liquid assets. Parliament proposed to increase, in the future, EU support for aquaculture-related research, development and innovation, with particular regard to areas affecting economic sustainability and international competitiveness. The Commission is invited to make further efforts and provide the necessary additional assistance necessary to enable users of the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) to gain access to funding.
- 2018/06/11 Debate in Parliament
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2018/05/24
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A8-0186/2018
summary
The Committee on Fisheries adopted an own-initiative report by Carlos ITURGAIZ (EPP, ES) entitled ‘towards a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector: current status and future challenges’. The aquaculture sector is an innovative economic sector, which is the fastest growing food production activity, and, potentially, a high-technology sector requiring structural and research investment and long-term operational and financial planning. In Europe, aquaculture (the farming of finfish, shellfish and aquatic plants) produces nearly 20 % of fish products and currently directly employs some 85 000 people. Following on from the Commission communication on strategic guidelines for the sustainable development of EU aquaculture’, Members made a number of recommendations aimed at developing a growing, dynamic, sustainable and innovative EU aquaculture sector. Unlocking the potential of EU aquaculture: the report stressed the need to boost its development, diversification and innovation while preserving the proper functioning of marine ecosystems: by promoting higher levels of production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, algae and echinoderms from aquaculture; by improving the competitiveness of such products (to improve EU aquaculture production so that it reaches at least the current global aquaculture growth rate within five years and to encourage investment in more energy-efficient and economical equipment); by increasing their consumption and contribution to food and nutrition security for EU citizens. Sustainable growth needs to be based on: business investment predictability and legal certainty; improved governance transparency; clear and homogenous and simplified criteria for granting licences across the EU: the slowness and complexity of these administrative procedures do not always ensure environmental protection, indeed on the contrary sometimes making it difficult to establish socioeconomic, environmentally sustainable and quality aquaculture farms; common disease management procedures and access to appropriate veterinary treatments that are not harmful to animal and human health; effective spatial planning, taking into account all sectors, sustainability issues and food security, and further involving aquaculture organisations and local fisheries action groups (FLAGs) in decision-making through regionalisation; the availability of guidance documents, exchanges of best practices, the support of the Aquaculture Advisory Council; adequate financial support. EU legislation should be better adapted to aquaculture’s realities, specificities and needs in the framework of the common fisheries policy and in coherence, inter alia, with EU environmental legislation. Environmental sustainability should go hand in hand with social and economic sustainability. Enhancing the competitiveness of EU aquaculture within and outside EU borders: regretting the lack of a level playing field and the dangerous distortions of competition in the sector, Members called for imported aquaculture products to be subject to the same environmental, food safety, socio-labour standards and respect for human rights as EU operators. They insisted that measures be taken to encourage EU investment in aquaculture projects in third countries. The report also suggested: fully implementing EU legislation on labelling and consumer information, both in the fish markets and in the hotel, restaurant and catering sector; creating a specific label for the recognition of products from EU sustainable aquaculture; ensuring the availability of veterinary products by creating a genuine EU common market for vaccines and other veterinary products that protect animal and human health, especially for ‘minor’ species. Members welcomed the Commission's action plan to present incentives to increase the uptake of diagnostics, antimicrobial alternatives and vaccines; improving promotion campaigns and communication at EU level on the benefits of aquaculture and fish consumption; continuing to support aquaculture research activities through the Ninth Framework Programme; ensuring appropriate vocational training in aquaculture: the retraining of professional fishermen in alternative methods of managing aquatic environments would contribute to the creation of secure jobs for women and young people in rural, coastal and outermost areas, on islands, and generally in areas which are highly dependent on fishing and aquaculture activities. Adequate funding: Members called on the EU, as part of its post-2020 common fisheries policy, to increase investment in freshwater aquaculture to 75% to boost the desire to invest in and support fish farmers. They also asked the Commission to draw up, together with the European Investment Bank, an EU-level interest-rate support scheme for investing in aquaculture and financing liquid assets. Members proposed to increase, in the future, EU support for aquaculture-related research, development and innovation, with particular regard to areas affecting economic sustainability and international competitiveness. The Commission is invited to make further efforts and provide the necessary additional assistance necessary to enable users of the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) to gain access to funding.
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A8-0186/2018
summary
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2018/05/15
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2017/07/06
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0186/2018
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0248/2018
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2017/2118(INI)
2018/01/31
ENVI
101 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph –1 (new) -1. Stresses the legal commitments of the EU to ensure nature protection, including through the Birds Directive, the Habitats Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 r (new) 6 r. Notes with concern the effects that plastic, fishing nets and other aquaculture equipment have on the environment. Calls for the use of more sustainably designed equipment, especially in relation to the development of open ocean aquaculture.
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 s (new) 6 s. Acknowledges the importance of public consultation in relation to planning as well as the potential aquaculture can have in revitalising maritime and rural areas in particular; believes that aquacultures should be integrated within local communities and not simply operate within them.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU needs to increase its production in the aquaculture sector, while taking quality, sustainability and environmental aspects into account and being a role model in this regard; points out that, in Europe, aquaculture (the farming of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants) produces nearly 20% of fish products and directly employs some 85 000 people;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Draws attention in particular to the health aspects of aquaculture, e.g. the proliferation of parasites such as sea lice, resulting, in the case of fish farms, in immunodeficiencies, growth retardation, a reduction in fertility and vulnerability to diseases; adds that wild fish passing close to aqua farms, where there is a high concentration of parasites, are at great risk of contamination, as is the case, for example, with juvenile wild salmon descending rivers in order to grow in the ocean;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out that, as stated in Council Regulation No 708/2007 of 11 June 2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture, 'invasive alien species have been identified as one of the key causes of loss of native species and harm to bio- diversity';
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Stresses that invasive aquatic species have already caused the decline and disappearance of native aquatic species through predation, parasitism, competition for food or space, deterioration or destruction of ecosystems and habitats — by accelerating erosion or destroying vegetation — or by transporting viruses or bacteria that might affect other species; stresses that they may very well cause significant damage to infrastructure and considerable costs (blocking pipes at treatment plants, power stations or dams); stresses that they play a role in the collapse of certain local fisheries and have a harmful impact on tourism (algae on beaches, water unsuitable for bathing);
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Believes that stronger measures are needed to make aquaculture a more efficient, economically viable, socially responsible and environmentally friendly sector, fulfilling a greater share of the European demand for fish and reducing Europe's dependence on imports.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Encourages a gradual reduction in the use of pesticides, antibiotics and GMO feed at European aqua farms until they are replaced by environment-friendly alternatives;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses that European aquaculture must not lead to further overfishing and that proper safeguards must be established to ensure that growth in aquaculture does not jeopardise the Maximum Sustainable Yield objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that fish is recommended as a food, and that its use should be increased, as fish contains healthy fatty acids and various vitamins and minerals which benefit human health, and is high in protein;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that, as the development of aquaculture in the outermost regions is lagging behind, those regions must be specifically assessed and catered for;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Acknowledges the socio-economic importance of aquaculture for coastal communities and islands;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that worldwide fish consumption has grown by one third in the last 20 years, and that population growth will increase pressure to fish more and more; deplores the fact that, at the moment, nearly a third of the world’s fish stocks are overfished;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that the weakness of European aquaculture is reflected in large-scale imports and a widening external-trade gap;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Notes that aquaculture can only meet the increase in demand for fish if it does not remove more fish from the oceans than it produces;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Recalls that, in order to feed carnivorous fish bred on fish farms, natural fish are needed, so that for example the breeding of salmon has so far consumed more wild fish than can be produced by farming; notes that a large number of the fish destined for animal feed could just as well be used for direct human consumption;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Stresses that the health quality of imported aquaculture products is not guaranteed and that, in many instances, they contain antibiotic residues;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Calls on the Commission to introduce safeguards to ensure that both fish-based and non fish-based feed are sustainably sourced;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1 d. Calls on the Commission to introduce requirements for the inclusion of an evaluation of the environmental footprint of the production of all feed ingredients, which should cover full traceability to source, impacts on biodiversity and the wider environment, freshwater use and life-cycle analysis;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Calls for preference to be given to European native and endemic species in connection with the development of aquaculture, in particular because they will not upset ecosystem balance;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Is concerned about the difficulty of achieving the objectives of the Water Framework Directive;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU needs to
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Stresses the importance of guidance regarding the location of new sites for aquaculture; notes the importance of maritime spatial planning, in which the needs applicable to different uses must be taken into account, such as energy, maritime transport, fisheries and aquaculture, tourism, recreation and the conservation, protection and improvement of nature and the environment, and efforts must be made to reconcile them;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Reiterates that a reduction in nutrient loads is a prerequisite for aquaculture; stresses the importance of cooperation between researchers, the aquaculture industry, feed producers, environmental administrators and environmental organisations;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the use of different international experience
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the use of different international experience and the promotion of European best practices would strengthen aquaculture and would help all Member States to increase sustainable aquaculture production; adds that lessons should also be learned from matters giving cause for concern, such as the large-scale use of antibiotics in aquaculture, particularly in China, with extremely worrying consequences as regards microbial resistance to antibiotics;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the use of different international experience and the promotion of European best practices would strengthen aquaculture and would help all Member States to increase sustainable aquaculture production; reminds that best practice examples in other regions have been developed under different political and geographical conditions which are not necessarily comparable within the various conditions across the Member States;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the use of different international experience and the promotion of European best practices would strengthen aquaculture and would help all Member States to increase sustainable aquaculture production and that, in this connection, insect meals are a good substitute for safeguarding fish stocks, which, in many instances, are undermined by industrial fishing for catches to be used as feed within aquaculture;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Stresses that freshwater aquaculture is still an insufficiently explored opportunity for improving food security and developing rural areas.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Stresses that freshwater aquaculture plays an important social role, by providing rural employment in the poorest areas, as well as playing an environmental role in maintaining valuable wetlands and providing a wide range of ecosystem services, which go far beyond its economic value.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the way to a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector is through
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the way to a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector is through determining the carrying capacity of the environment, and addressing excrement treatment at aqua farms and anti-parasite action, in particular in open marine farming, which is the main precondition for allocation of space and the provision of licences or permits;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU needs to increase its production in the aquaculture sector, while
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the way to a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector is through independently determining the carrying capacity of the environment, in particular in open marine farming, which is the main precondition for allocation of space and the provision of licences or permits;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the way to a sustainable, high-quality and competitive European aquaculture sector is through determining the carrying capacity of the environment, in particular in open marine farming, which is the main precondition for allocation of space and the provision of licences or permits;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the way to a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector is through determining the carrying capacity of the environment, in particular in open marine farming, which is the main precondition for allocation of space and the provision of licences or permits; notes that after Brexit the marine aquaculture will be more concentrated to the Mediterranean area with completely different political, geographical and geological conditions, as well as different climatic conditions, water temperatures and a stronger competition with tourism;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the examples of good cooperation on the basis of voluntary agreements and other agreements between conservationists and the sector; welcomes the examples of contributions by aquaculture to the maintenance of good water quality and aquatic ecosystem services;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that the phenomenon of contamination between wild and farmed fish needs to be combated, as it dangerously impoverishes the marine gene pool and poses a potential threat to the ecosystem;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on Member States to develop and apply maps of protected species and habitats to aquaculture prior to determining aquaculture zones in order to implement an ecosystem based approach to spatial planning.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Acknowledges the negative impact aquaculture can have on the local environment and water quality; encourages further innovation and initiatives to ensure a long term sustainable and profitable sector
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that scientific evidence
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU needs to increase its production in the aquaculture sector, as well as to maintain and enhance existing jobs and structures, while taking quality, sustainability and environmental aspects into account and being a role model in this regard;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that scientific evidence, independently verified, should be followed to formulate and monitor management and production practices in relation to environmental impact, sanitary and veterinary conditions and food safety;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that scientific evidence should be followed to formulate and monitor management and production practices in relation to environmental impact, sanitary and veterinary conditions and food safety; calls on the Commission to establish long time scientific monitoring also beyond the duration of a specific project; underlines the importance of follow-ups on projects and studies and the close cooperation between scientists with the aquaculture sector, including pond farmers;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers that the use of antibiotics and chemicals which pollute fauna and flora around aquaculture installations, with serious effects on the health of fishermen, animals, the environment and consumers, should be reduced and monitored; believes that natural areas adjacent to tanks should be better preserved to prevent the extinction of native species;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses that the use of chemicals and antibiotics in aquaculture poses risks to ecosystems and human health and calls on the Commission to make monitoring, data collection and impact assessments on the use of these chemicals and medicines mandatory with all information being made publicly available;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Draws attention to the Communication of 29 June 2017 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a European ‘One Health’ Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance (AMR);
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Calls on the Commission to propose strict regulations on allowable vaccines and antibiotics in order to ensure safe and nutritious food, optimal animal health and EU wide standards on disease prevention and treatment; Calls for a full ban on toxic chemicals, be they pesticides or feed additives, in aquaculture; calls on the Commission to continually review, and lower where possible, the maximum levels of undesirable substances, such as endosulfan, permitted in fish feed under Directive 2002/32/EC;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that the European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) observes that immunisation through vaccination is a cost-effective public health intervention in efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance1a, which likewise applies to aquaculture; _________________ 1a European Commission (29, June 2017), A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), p. 10.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Observes that the relatively higher costs of diagnosis, antimicrobial alternatives and vaccination in comparison with widely used antibiotics are regrettably an obstacle to achieving greater use and a higher rate of vaccination, as aspired to by the Action Plan1a; welcomes the fact that in the Action Plan the Commission announces incentives to increase the uptake of diagnostics, antimicrobial alternatives and vaccines2a; _________________ 1a A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), p. 15. 2a Ibid., p. 12.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the transport of live animals is registered and given prior approval by official bodies and that disease outbreaks are reported in a timely manner and documented on an EU-wide basis;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Stresses the importance of correct and reasonable implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (IAS) in order to protect both the aquaculture sector and native species and ecosystems;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to launch an EU-wide information campaign for consumers and businesses on aquaculture in general and in particular on the differences between the high and comprehensive standards on the European market and the ones required of imported goods; calls on the Commission to propose legislation on aquaculture labeling to inform consumers of the different standards of aquaculture production sold throughout Europe.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Call for investments for research, studies and pilot projects in ecosystem- based aquaculture practices, particularly in Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Systems (IMTA), Aquaponics, and Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS) which reduce the impact of aquaculture farms on habitats, wild animal populations and water quality.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges the Commission to ensure that assessments of new river basin management plans take into account the specific needs as regards flow rates and nutrients of aquaculture facilities located along rivers and particularly, given their vulnerability, of facilities located in transitional waters.
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines the importance of the support available from the European Fisheries Fund to ensure the sustainable use of fishery resources and to promote environmental protection and conservation of aquatic resources;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that investments are necessary in order to use the enormous potential of the aquaculture sector, and calls therefore for an increase in funding
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that investments are necessary in order to
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU needs to increase its production in the aquaculture sector, while taking quality, sustainability, food safety, animal and human health and environmental aspects into account and being a role model in this regard;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that investments are necessary in order to use the enormous potential of the aquaculture sector, while also bearing in mind the attendant risks, and calls therefore for an increase in funding for research, innovation and quality-
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that investments are necessary in order to
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that investments are necessary in order to use the enormous potential of the aquaculture sector, and calls therefore for an increase in funding for independent research, innovation and quality-
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that investments are necessary in order to use the
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that investments are necessary in order to use the enormous potential of the aquaculture sector, and calls therefore for an increase in funding for research, innovation and quality- orientated, sustainable production projects
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Highlights the current situation of European pond farmers as they are struggling with substantial losses of their entire stock due to predators like otter, heron and cormorant; underlines that those predators also kill the spawn of Zander and Carp and as a result limit significantly the breeding and reproduction of freshwater fish; therefore calls on the Member States to apply to existing derogations in the case of heron and cormorant and calls on the Commission to do a revision regarding the conservation status of the otter and to allow where needed to remove and control those predators;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that the Commission and Member States should devise practical incentives and measures, including improved implementation of or, if required, amendments to, Directive 2006/88/EC, to increase the use of vaccines in aquaculture and thereby to prevent, control and eradicate diseases and antibiotic resistance in aquatic animals cost-effectively and maximise the survival, growth and production efficiency of aquatic animals;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to invest in innovative, future oriented, environmentally responsible aquaculture production methods, including Integrated Multi- Trophic Aquaculture Systems (IMTA), Aquaponics, and Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS), that reduce the impact of aquaculture farms on habitats, wild animal population and water quality, thus contributing to an ecosystem based approach.
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission to make a distinction between industrial aquaculture and small-scale family- owned companies in the tendering of grants and projects, given the fact of different starting positions, development opportunities and goals;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Regrets that over half of aquaculture products consumed in the EU are imported; recognises the positive impact aquaculture can have on local economies within the EU by way of supporting more local food production and consumption.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU needs to increase its production in the aquaculture sector, while taking quality, sustainability
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Takes the view that the development of aquaculture in the outermost regions is likely to reduce unemployment, which is high there;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Takes positive note of new initiatives with land based aquaculture, especially in EU areas with closed waters
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls for extension of the GM labelling rules to cover aquaculture products that have been fed with GM feed;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Takes the view that it necessary to provide financial support for hatcheries in the outermost regions, otherwise there is a risk that they will founder and that the economic momentum needed for a European aquaculture sector to emerge will be curbed;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Acknowledges the potential for high quality production in the aquaculture sector within the EU, thus increasing traceability, consumer confidence, food safety and animal welfare.
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Calls for increased efficiency, effectvieness and transparency, as well as involvement of local civil society, in relation to the license granting process carried out by public administrations; stresses that transparency is needed throughout the aquaculture decision- making process.
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6 d. Recognises that the instalment of aquacultures can cause significant disruptions to habitats, including to marine birds; calls for mandatory spatial sensitivity mapping and SEA for all regional and national aquaculture plans in order to identify potential zones for aquaculture that do not conflict with the EU environmental legislation.
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6 e. Acknowledges the potential that aquaculture can have in urban areas, especially in relation to aquaponics.
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 f (new) 6 f. Believes that aquaculture products must constitute a healthy and nutritious source of food. In this regard, high standards in relation to the environment, food safety, hygiene and animal welfare should be maintained and strengthened in order for European consumers to feel confident in they food consume. Requests the European Commission to re-evaluate the possibility of imposing high sustainability criteria to both domestic and imported aquaculture products and to accompany it with mandatory labelling accordingly.
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 g (new) 6 g. Believes that there should be a holistic and sustainable approach to the spatial planning designated to aquaculture; that the benefits of Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture and Closed Ecological Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, as well as other innovative aquacultural methods that respect or even regenerate their environment, should be carefully studied and financed in pilot phase and thus be promoted in the regions where they could work effectively.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 h (new) 6 h. Calls on the European Commission to conduct a study into a potential common approach to vaccinations and medication of finfish in aquacultures, as well as a potential reporting system for the quantities of medication used in aquaculture.
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 i (new) 6 i. Notes that following the recast of the Data Collection Regulation all marine fish farms are obliged to collect data whereas fresh water farms can do so on a voluntary basis; calls for the standardisation of protocols in this respect.
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 j (new) 6 j. Believes that the EU needs to limit the impacts of human activities on the environment, in particular to achieve the objectives of environmental legislations including the Birds Directive, the Habitats Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 k (new) 6 k. Calls for the European Commission to propose a new rule that ensures the sustainable sourcing of aquaculture feed.
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 l (new) 6 l. Notes with concern the use of genetically modified feed in aquaculture within the European Union; calls on the application of the precautionary principle in this regard to effect the withdrawal of such feed from the market.
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 m (new) 6 m. Calls for the Commission to propose a Regulation on EU common wide standards and documentation for allowable vaccines and antibiotics including rules for registration of live animal transports and reporting of disease outbreaks.
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 n (new) 6 n. Calls for the Commission to propose sustainability criteria that must be adhered to for imported aquaculture products to enter the EU market, including due diligence of producers.
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 o (new) 6 o. Recognises the detrimental consequences that escapes can have on ecosystems and wild animal populations; calls for the Commission to come forward with legislation on EU technical standards for all aquaculture equipment, including the development of standards to avoid escapes.
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 p (new) 6 p. Emphasises the need for publically available information in a transparent, timely and clear manner. Calls for increased emphasis on public participation conducted in line with the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (The Arhus Convention) and the Directive 2003/35/EC on public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment, with a level playing field between all stakeholders throughout.
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 q (new) 6 q. Calls for the inclusion and monitoring of provisions on high environmental standards in the framework of EU trade agreements as regards fish products, including aquaculture products.
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PECH
372 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to Directive 98/58/EC on the protection of animals kept for farming purposes;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 d (new) - having regard to the Commission study of 2017 entitled ‘Welfare of farmed fish: Common practices during transport and at slaughter’(SANTE/2016/G2/009),
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas the EU animal health regulations must also consider the particularities of aquaculture and specificities of fish species especially in terms of stocking density when dealing with the treatment of infections and diseases and the impact on product quality;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas the EU animal health regulations must also consider the particularities of aquaculture when dealing with the treatment of infections and diseases, whilst at the same time showing great caution with regard to the use of antibiotics or vaccines;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas the EU animal health regulations must also
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new) Ra. whereas the European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) observes that immunisation through vaccination is a cost-effective public health intervention in efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance1 a, which likewise applies to aquaculture; _________________ 1a European Commission (29 June 2017), A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), p. 10.
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T T. whereas although there is always room for improvement through better practices, the bad image of this activity is not always due to real problems (environmental, quality or safety aspects,) but to the preconceived idea that consumers have of aquaculture; whereas a significant part of this situation is due to the belief that the real impacts of aquaculture in some third countries (developing countries) are also encountered in the EU, which is not true;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T a (new) Ta. whereas the image that European society and consumers have of aquaculture can also be attributed to the displacement of traditional fishmongers by large-scale retailers; whereas, in particular, traditional fishmongers offer consumers more detailed information;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 — having regard to Articles 13, 42 and 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T a (new) T a. Whereas the widely varying practices with respect to aquaculture lead to significant differences in product quality, environmental impact and sanitary conditions, among others, leaving the consumer frequently uncertain of the resulting product;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas the poor reputation of aquaculture affects its governance by public administrations (licensing, planning, etc), but also its marketing conditions and animal health;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U a (new) U a. whereas the importance of a spatial planning that takes into consideration the conciliation of aquaculture with other uses such as energy, maritime transport, tourism, leisure and conservation, protection and improvement of nature and environment;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U b (new) U b. whereas the potential of freshwater aquaculture for the improvement of food security and the development of rural areas, as well as inland aquaculture with enclosed waters, of integrated multitrophic aquaculture and recirculation systems or aquaponics in urban zones;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U c (new) U c. whereas crustaceans and molluscs and aquatic plants, such as algae, are also an important resource for aquaculture;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas research and innovation have a fundamental role to play in
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas research and innovation have a fundamental role to play in unlocking the potential of sustainable aquaculture; whereas production can be sustainably increased through innovation- led expansion, the regeneration and cleaning of waters, the use of renewable energies and energy and resource efficiency, while reducing environmental impacts and providing environmental services;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) V a. whereas the importance of standard protocols at EU level of scientific data that enable the supervision and improvement of management and production practices, as well as their environmental and health impact;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2017on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU implementation of Article 349 of the TFEU1a _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0316
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) Va. whereas the farming of native or endemic species should be given preference in order to reduce the environmental impact and make aquaculture more sustainable;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V b (new) Vb. whereas the use of fishmeal in aquaculture raises the issue of industrial fishing, which sometimes reduces fish stocks substantially; whereas, therefore, fishmeal must quickly be replaced by alternative food, such as insect meal;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Recital W W. whereas difficulties in access
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Recital X Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Recital X a (new) Xa. whereas the allocation of financial support is not linked closely enough to productivity and efficiency indicators for aquaculture production;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Y Y. whereas the procedures and the plethora of documents that have to be submitted in order to obtain funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) are discouraging for the applicant; whereas, in addition, there is an extremely low rate of absorption by the Member States;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Y Y. whereas the procedures, which in most cases are not sufficiently clear to users, and the plethora of documents that have to be submitted in order to obtain funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) are discouraging for the applicant;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Y Y. whereas
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Z Z. whereas sustainable aquaculture must take account of
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Z a (new) Z a. Whereas aquaculture can pose serious risks to wild fish stocks and other species through the spread of disease and parasites, genetic alterations due to escapes, lethal predator control, etc.;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital –A (new) -A. whereas the socio-economic and labor importance of aquaculture and towards the improvement of the quality of life of the coastal and inland areas of the Union, together with its contribution to the nutritional and food security of Europeans;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Z a (new) Z a. Whereas a mix of commercial fisheries and aquaculture is important and a developed aquaculture sector can never be seen as a reason to continue overfishing;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Z a (new) Za. whereas aquaculture has a major impact also on the growing European cosmetics market;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AA AA. whereas available data show a growing gap – estimated at 8 million tonnes – between the level of consumption of seafood in the EU and the volume of captures from fisheries; whereas sustainable aquaculture can guarantee long-term food and nutrition security, including food supplies, as well as growth and employment for Union citizens, and contribute to meeting the growing world demand for aquatic food; whereas it can thus contribute to the overall objective of filling the gap between consumption and production of seafood in the EU; and whereas that gap can be bridged via sound fisheries management and the development of small-scale and artisanal fishing, putting an end to the squandering of resources caused by large fleets, and ensuring that the huge quantities of fish used to produce fishmeal and fish oil for industrial fish feed are instead intended for human consumption;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AA AA. whereas available data show a growing gap – estimated at 8 million tonnes – between the level of consumption of seafood in the EU and the volume of captures from fisheries; whereas sustainable aquaculture can
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AA AA. whereas available data show a growing gap – estimated at 8 million tonnes – between the level of consumption of seafood in the EU and the volume of captures from fisheries; whereas sustainable aquaculture can together with sustainable fisheries contribute to guaranteeing long-term food and nutrition security, including food supplies, as well as growth and employment for Union citizens, and contribute to meeting the growing world demand for aquatic food; whereas it can thus contribute to the overall objective of filling the gap between consumption and production of seafood in the EU;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AA a (new) AA a. whereas aquaculture including that of aquatic plants and algae, should be subject to comprehensive licensing procedures including mandatory public consultations and environmental impact assessments.
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB AB. whereas in aquaculture one kilogram of low value fish can be transformed into one kilogram of high value fish (as in the case of capelin to turbot, where the value increases from EUR 0.10 to EUR 7 per kilogram); but also noting that over 20 billion capelin are caught from the wild each year globally to produce fishmeal and oil to feed farmed animals including fish;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB a (new) AB a. Whereas the use of fish mean and oil in aquaculture for carnivorous species requires the catching of significantly larger quantities of wild fish than are harvested as the final farmed product, resulting in potentially significant impacts on wild stocks; whereas research has resulted in the reduction, but not the elimination, of the need for wild fish as feed; whereas excessive catches of fish from lower trophic levels, such as small pelagics, can have serious impacts on the trophic structure of marine ecosystems
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the aquaculture sector, comprising marine and freshwater fish farming, is an innovative, potentially high-technology economic sector requiring intensive structural and research investment and long-term operational and financial planning;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB a (new) AB a. whereas the Commission study of ‘Welfare of farmed fish: Common practices during transport and at slaughter’ establishes a clear link between the commitment to meet OIE welfare standards at slaughter and economic profitability, while having little impact on the cost price;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB a (new) AB a. Whereas as aquaculture expands, there can be serious environmental problems associated with aquaculture activities; practices such as the use of formaldehyde raise concerns about the impact on the environment as well as fish health and welfare and public health;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB a (new) ABa. whereas the approximately EUR 1 280 million available in the current (2014-2020) programming period is not sufficient to develop the European aquaculture sector, and roughly one-and- a-half times as much in EU funding would be needed;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB a (new) AB a. whereas young people are less interested in working in the aquaculture sector or investing and developing it due to poor communication and lack of financial prospects and stability, which makes it unattractive to younger generations;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB a (new) AB a. whereas sustainable aquaculture owned and managed by the community can socio-economically benefit coastal peripheral regions and play a positive role in the blue economy.
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB b (new) ABb. whereas freshwater aquaculture accounts for 20% of the performance of the sector in Europe as a whole, and EU support should match this proportion; whereas the divergent nature of freshwater aquaculture means that it needs special rules and a separate chapter in the legislation on the EU's common fisheries policy;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB b (new) AB b. Stresses that that the use of chemicals, antibiotics and other substances in aquaculture that pose risks to the ecosystems should be forbidden in line with the precautionary principle.
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB b (new) AB b. whereas research and innovation are crucial parts of more sustainability and competitivity for the aquaculture sector on the EU market;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB c (new) ABc. whereas freshwater aquaculture projects can also be carried out with ex- post financing, and whereas this often requires disproportionate effort from investors, with the result that in many cases, fish farmers do not dare to embark on projects; whereas the intensity of support is in most cases inadequate;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB c (new) AB c. whereas off-shore fish farming should take place only in the most sheltered and safe locations in consultation with local stakeholders, with an emphasis on minimising the dangers of escape of stocks on the coastal environment and ecosystems.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the aquaculture sector is an innovative economic sector, which is the fastest growing food production activity, and, potentially, a high-technology
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB d (new) ABd. whereas in addition to development funds available through tendering, which are difficult to access, the aquaculture sector also needs secure income on a normative basis - a kind of direct payment which it would receive for its significant, permanently-available environmental-protection services: safeguarding and increasing biological diversity, landscape protection and maintenance; whereas this would be a kind of 'aquaculture greening', which might be termed 'marine aquaculture greening' in the case of marine fisheries and 'fish-pond greening' in the case of freshwater aquaculture;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need to boost the development of and innovation in EU aquaculture, to improve the competitiveness of the sector, to foster economic activity and diversification, to increase the sector’s contribution to food and nutrition security for EU citizens, and to improve the quality of life in coastal and inland areas; insists that this must be done while conserving the proper functioning of the marine ecosystems so as to allow the continued practice of profitable commercial fisheries and other sustainable uses of the marine environment;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need to boost the development of and innovation in EU aquaculture,
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need to boost the development of and innovation in EU aquaculture, to improve the competitiveness and productivity of the sector, to foster economic activity and diversification, to increase the sector’s contribution to food and nutrition security for EU citizens,
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need to boost the development of and innovation in EU aquaculture, to improve the competitiveness of the sector, to foster economic activity and diversification, to increase the sector’s contribution to food and nutrition security for EU citizens, and to improve the quality of life in coastal and inland areas and in the outermost regions (ORs);
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Believes that the EU needs to increase its production in the aquaculture sector, in particular with the aim of reducing pressure on natural fishing grounds; taking quality, sustainability and environmental aspects into account and being a role model in this regard;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Current fish based feed depends on fish meal and oil from catch fisheries, thus increasing the pressure on wild fish populations. The sourcing of fish based feed should be sustainably sourced and not have a negative impact on the environment.
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Takes positive note of new initiatives with land based aquaculture, especially in sensitive seas and EU areas with closed waters
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas aquaculture is not a solution to overfishing and whereas there is no need to bring in industrial fish feed to provide the necessary protein for a balanced diet;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Believes that stronger measures are needed to make aquaculture a more efficient, economically viable, socially responsible and environmentally friendly sector, fulfilling a greater share of the European demand for fish and reducing Europe's dependence on imports.
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission communication ‘Strategic Guidelines for the sustainable development of EU aquaculture’ and its identification of the areas where efforts need to focus in order to unlock the potential of EU aquaculture so that it, together with sustainable fisheries, can contribute to the objective of filling the gap between consumption and production of seafood in the EU in a way that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Stresses that freshwater aquaculture is still an insufficiently explored opportunity for improving food security and developing rural areas.
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that sustainable growth
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that sustainable growth needs to be based on: business certainty, which can be created through more efficient administrative frameworks, improved governance transparency, clear and homogenous criteria for granting licences across the EU, common disease management procedures and access to appropriate veterinary treatments that are not harmful to animal and human health, effective spatial planning, the availability of guidance documents, exchange of best practices, the support of the Aquaculture Advisory Council, and adequate financial support;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that sustainable growth needs to be based on: business investment previsibility and legal certainty, which can be created through more efficient administrative frameworks, improved governance transparency, clear and homogenous criteria for granting licences across the EU, common disease management procedures and access to appropriate veterinary treatments, effective spatial planning, the availability of guidance documents, exchange of best practices, the support of the Aquaculture Advisory Council, and adequate financial support;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that sustainable growth needs to be based on: business certainty, which can be created through more efficient administrative frameworks, improved governance transparency, clear and
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Commission communication ‘Strategic Guidelines for the sustainable development of EU aquaculture’ emphasises four priority areas to be addressed in order to unlock the potential of EU aquaculture: administrative procedures, coordinated spatial planning, competitiveness, in particular by linking up the sector with science, and a level playing field;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that freshwater aquaculture plays an important social role, by providing rural employment in the poorest areas, as well as playing an environmental role in maintaining valuable wetlands and providing a wide range of ecosystem services, which go far beyond its economic value.
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the Commission to do what is within its competence to bring order to the various administrative conditions and requirements in different parts of the EU;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Appreciates the conclusions and recommendations of the scientific opinion on ‘Food from the Oceans’ of November 2017 relating to maritime, fisheries and aquaculture policy development and implementation in the coming years to help increase the quantity of sustainable food coming from the oceans, to achieve an increase in the amount of food harvested from the ocean by culture and capture at the levels in the ocean food web below the carnivore levels currently mostly exploited;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on the Commission to support the industry in its efforts to reduce its dependence on wild fish stocks for the production of fish feed, including through the increased use of seaweed and other algae;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Calls on the Commission to encourage the further development of the emergent seaweed aquaculture sector;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Calls on the Commission to encourage the industry towards further investment in infrastructure replicating wild habitat when possible, in an effort to reduce susceptibility to disease and infections for farmed fish.
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recognises the
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recognises the importance of food and nutrition security for EU citizens and the need for sustainable and healthy diets, climate-smart, animal welfare-friendly and environmentally sustainable food systems, circularity and resource efficiency of food systems, encouraging innovation and the empowerment of communities;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates that the development of European aquaculture has to be linked to the basic and vital need of self-sufficient, safe, nutritional and sustainable food production and put higher on the EU global agenda;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates that the development of European industrial aquaculture
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the same communication recommends that Member States should draw up multiannual national strategic plans for aquaculture that would analyse the key shortcomings and the issues needing to be resolved, set out shared objectives and, where possible, establish indicators to assess the progress made towards achieving these objectives;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Public Participation in decision- making and access to justice in environmental matters as stated in the Arhus Convention and Directive 2003/35/EC on public participation are key-principles of the EU and should be upheld. In this regard the EU should support the adoption of aquaculture methods which reduce the impact on the environment such as RAS systems otherwise known as closed containment systems which would be a positive step forward in reducing said impact, especially in the context of eliminating escapes which play a significant role in the genetic cross contamination of wild fish stocks.
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that the EU needs to increase its production in the aquaculture sector, while taking quality, sustainability, food safety, animal and human health and environmental aspects into account and being a role model in this regard;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Asks the Commission to make a thorough analysis of all impacts and ensure a proper follow-up regarding each of the recommendations of the High Level Group of Scientific Advisors;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that any sustainable European aquaculture policy must take account of the characteristics and different needs and challenges of the various types of aquaculture production (saltwater fish, freshwater fish, molluscs, crustaceans, seaweed and echinoderms), and develop tailor-made measures that also account for geographic differences and the potential effects of climate change; therefore calls on the Commission to devote a separate chapter of the draft legislation on the common fisheries policy post 2020 to freshwater aquaculture and to set out individual rules tailored to the characteristics of each sector (this applies in particular to rules on environmental sustainability) for marine and freshwater aquaculture;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that any sustainable European aquaculture policy must
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that any sustainable European aquaculture policy must take account of the characteristics and different needs and challenges of the various types of aquaculture production
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that the development of sustainable and adapted aquaculture in the outermost regions (ORs) would be likely to reduce the sometimes high unemployment in those regions; stresses, also, the urgent need to support hatcheries in the outermost regions as they are essential to developing aquaculture businesses;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses the importance of launching coordination instruments, study groups and EU activities, with a view to determining the cases in which mollusc production is significantly jeopardised by the predatory action of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), and to seeking sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Stresses the importance of developing an EU strategy for improving welfare of farmed fish so as to meet commitments made to their rearing, transport and slaughter conditions in line with OIE guidelines and EFSA opinions;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Recognises the potential of aquaculture and the complementary processing and exports of fish products as an indigenous industry for employment and economic benefit, especially for rural coastal and island communities;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas maintaining local ecosystems and stocks must be a key priority objective, preventing the displacement and destruction of local fisheries and farming;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Whereas aquaculture of non- carnivorous species has a reduced impact in terms of its environmental impact due to its source of protein;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Underlines how important it is that the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) should provide protection for mollusc production areas, as laid down in the now repealed 'Molluscs Directive';
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8 b. Whereas production of molluscs such as mussels can, under proper conditions, have a beneficial environmental impact due to the filtering quality of the shellfish;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Points out that in an environment in which macroalgae or bivalve molluscs are to be produced, the reduction of nutrient inputs to achieve good environmental status must take into account the natural abatement capacity of the organisms being farmed or cultivated;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the vital role of local and regional authorities in the development of European aquaculture, and specifically in implementing the multiannual strategic plans drawn up by the Member States; no strategic plan shall be implemented without a rigorous and comprehensive impact assessment both within each state and in the oceans as a whole and without a guarantee that all sectors and persons concerned shall be consulted and their objections given due consideration;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the vital role of local and regional authorities in the development of European aquaculture,
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – introductory part 10. Stresses that
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – introductory part 10. Stresses that the sustainable growth of aquaculture needs to be based on business investment previsibility and legal certainty, which can be created through:
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – introductory part 10. Stresses that the sustainable growth of aquaculture needs to be based on business certainty, which can be created through for example:
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to Regulation 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – introductory part 10. Stresses that the sustainable growth of aquaculture needs to be based on business certainty, which
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point a (a) simplification of administrative procedures
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point a a) simplification of administrative procedures - less red tape - while ensuring that the marine environment is not further degraded;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point a a) simplification of administrative procedures - less red tape, on EU, national and regional level;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point a (a)
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point a a) simplification and acceleration of administrative procedures
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point c c) better coordination as regards the shared competences of the EU, the Member States and, where appropriate, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point c c) better coordination as regards the shared competences of the EU, the Member States and
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point d (d) clear and transparent licensing procedures accompanied by limited timelines for agreement, so as not to discourage investors; guarantees that nothing will be implemented if doing so would violate the precautionary principle;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point d d) fast, clear and transparent licensing procedures accompanied by limited timelines for agreement, so as not to discourage investors;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the shellfish industry in the EU plays an important and valuable role in terms of the economy, employment and social and environmental matters; whereas there are certain factors which adversely affect shellfish production, including environmental and climate- related factors but, above all, animal predators; whereas, as shown by a number of studies, these predation issues are having a significant impact on production;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point f (f) Commission guidelines for national strategic plans for a uniform application of the EU legislation (mainly environmental and for assuring
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point f a (new) f a) A coordinated legal framework between different regions and Member States sharing the same waters in order to ensure fair competition and efficient environmental policies
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point g g) close cooperation between the Commission and the competent authorities (national, but also local and regional) in the implementation of EU legislation (mainly environmental) as well as supporting coordination of national or regional legislation where necessary;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point g g) close cooperation between the Commission and the competent authorities (national, but also local and regional) in the implementation of EU legislation (mainly sanitary and environmental);
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point h (h) mechanisms for the exchange of information and best practices between
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point i i) adequate public financial support at EU and national level for sustainable and responsible aquaculture production, innovation and development;;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point i i) adequate but restrictive public financial support at EU and national level;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point i a (new) i a) better incardination of the aquaculture and fisheries perspective in the Union's trade agreements;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Suggests, with regard to the administrative system, the use of a ‘one- stop shop’, which would take on and exercise all responsibilities, allowing relevant documents to be submitted to a single administrative body; believes this would significantly improve the relationship between the end-user and the different levels of public administration; therefore calls on the Member States to introduce a one-stop shop for fish farmers as soon as possible;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas it is estimated that aquaculture production in the European Union only covers 10% of the domestic demand of fish and that more than a half of the demand for fishery products comes from imports from third countries;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Suggests establishing a
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Suggests establishing a simplified or ‘fast-track’ licensing system, whereby the competent administration grants a provisional certificate permitting those operators who meet predefined criteria to commence their activities; points out that these criteria could be based on applicants’ history or on the fact that they have put forward a pioneering aquaculture project in terms of innovation and/or sustainability, or on the establishment of reserved aquaculture easement zones where uses that are incompatible with aquaculture are defined in advance;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 (new) Expresses concern at the lack of regulatory and environmental oversight that facilities large-scale industrial aquaculture producers to not fulfil their public and environmental obligations especially in individual Member States; Stresses that full licenses should not be permitted in the absence of public consultations and environmental impact assessments; Calls for public consultations and environmental impact assessments to be mandatory in the process of all licensing.
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that an appropriate spatial planning should take into account all sectors (holistic approach), sustainability issues and food security
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the stagnation of European aquaculture is reflected in large-scale imports, which are exacerbating the Member States' external deficit;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Underlines the need for more clarity and predictability in regulations and administrative decisions in regard spatial planning and access to water sources;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Suggests to support a more active and important role and implication of the aquaculture organisations and FLAGs in the decision making process, through regionalisation, in order to ensure the best approach for each specific region;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Points out that it is essential that due consideration be given to the aquaculture sector’s interests and that it be treated fairly when it interacts with other sectors, e.g. in spatial planning or allowances for emissions;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Stresses that spatial planning does not necessarily have to go through the segregation of activities in certain areas, but rather in the balanced compatibility between them and that can potentially bring benefits to all
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States on the elaboration of spatial planning maps in order to identify possible areas where aquaculture and other activities may coexist;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Points out that, in order to ensure a level playing field in the access to marine resources, the socioeconomic and environmental impact studies required for aquaculture should also affect all sectors in concurrence with it, such as, tourism or raw material extractions;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Underlines that pond farms are a branch of agriculture, competing for the same spatial planning, thus it should be recognised as such and be supported and treated equally;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas aquaculture should be seen and treated as a form of agriculture, especially in the case of pond farm;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15 b. Urges the Member States and national authorities to the compliance with the EU legislation on waters and the regeneration and cleaning of contaminated areas;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Insists on the fact that the legislation should be adopted after consultation, on an equal basis, of all interested actors
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Insists on the fact that the legislation should be adopted after consultation, on an equal basis, of all interested actors
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Notes that the fisheries sector enjoys a competitive advantage over the aquaculture sector, which in most cases relies on other sources of energy, partly through the exemption from taxation of fuels at national level; calls for such differences of treatment at national level to be eliminated;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Welcomes the industry best practices and examples of good cooperation on the basis of voluntary agreements and other agreements between conservationists and the industry, including in Natura 2000 areas; welcomes the many examples of contributions by aquaculture to the maintenance of good water quality; recognises the aquatic ecosystem services delivered by the industry and calls for incentives to strengthen them; stresses that the introduction of further legal complications affecting aquaculture is undesirable from the point of view of sustainability and socio-economic development;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses that the EU legislation should be better adapted to aquaculture’s realities, specificities and needs in the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy and in coherence, inter alia, with the Union environmental legislation, in line with the objective of achieving a good environmental status of all marine waters by 2020 and taking into account the importance of female and youth employment in the sector;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas the development of aquaculture in the outermost regions (ORs) is lagging behind and therefore requires special measures, in accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which recognises the special status of these regions;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Stresses that, where implementation of EU legislation is problematic or inconsistent, guidelines on its interpretation and best practices should be issued;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Maintains that, for the most part, there is no consistency within EU economic, social, end environmental legislation, posing a further difficulty for the development of aquaculture;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Urges the Commission to improve the limited contribution of aquaculture production to the domestic demand for fish, estimated on a 10%, and reverse the fact that more than a half of the Union's demand for fish comes from imported products;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Enhancing competitiveness of EU aquaculture within and outside our borders
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that stricter EU legislation on imports is needed in order to guarantee that they comply with the same environmental and food safety standards as EU products; deplores the fact that there is still no level playing field here, and that dangerous distortions of competition are a serious problem;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that stricter EU legislation on imports is needed in order to guarantee that they comply with the same environmental and food safety standards as EU products, as well as certain socio-labor standards and respect for human rights;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) D b. whereas the particular backwardness of the outermost regions in the development of aquaculture;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Highlights the current situation of European pond farmers as they are struggling with substantial losses of their entire stock due to predators like otter, heron and cormorant; underlines that those predators also kill the spawn of Zander and Carp and as a result limit significantly the breeding and reproduction of freshwater fish; therefore calls on the Member States to apply to existing derogations in the case of heron and cormorant and calls on the Commission to do a revision regarding the conservation status of the otter and to allow where needed to remove and control those predators;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Stresses that Member States, as well as being able to refuse imports which do not comply with EU environmental and health standards, should also be able to lay down stricter standards, provided they are applied in the same way, i.e. without discrimination, to their own producers;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Stresses the value of developing a EU strategy for improving welfare of farmed fish during rearing, transport and slaughter, in meeting consumers’ expectations, advertising product quality guaranteed by EU standards in comparison to third country imports;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for more and better
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for m
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Calls for imported products of aquaculture to be required to meet the same environmental standards that EU operators must meet;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that the EU should export its sustainability standards and know-how; believes this is especially relevant in the case of neighbouring regions that produce similar species to those produced in the EU
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that trade agreements with third partners condition preferential market access to the respect of sustainability and animal welfare standards equivalent to those applicable in the EU;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Urges to encourage EU investment in aquaculture projects in third countries;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on the Commission to investigate how best to monitor farming procedures, in respect of environmental, hygiene and social standards, in exporting third countries so that a level playing field
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission, Parliament and the Council to introduce a direct payment to fish farmers on a normative basis in the common fisheries policy post 2020. This would be for the significant, permanently-available environmental-protection services such as safeguarding and increasing biological diversity, landscape protection and maintenance provided by the aquaculture sector. This normative support, provided annually, would compensate for the shortfall in income resulting from the ecological services provided and would also cover losses due to 'damage' caused by fish-eating birds and animals (e.g. cormorants, otters, etc.). We recommend naming this annual payment after the 'greening' of EU aquaculture, and the term would have two forms depending on geographical location: marine aquaculture greening and fish-pond greening.
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals for European aquaculture products to be treated preferentially in the award of public contracts, in particular in the area of mass catering and especially in school meals;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Highlights the potential of freshwater aquaculture as well as inland aquaculture with enclosed water, integrated multitrophic aquaculture and recirculation systems and aquaponics in urban areas;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24 b. Asks the Commission to assess the effects of brexit in the field of aquaculture;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas aquaculture and pond farms are different from region to region and should thus be encouraged and regulated at a regional level;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Insists on
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Stresses the need for transparency for consumers in connection with aquaculture products imported from third countries, by imposing mandatory labelling, as these products will have been given food containing, or having traces of, genetically modified organisms;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Stresses in particular the need to provide consumers with full information about the origin of aquaculture products, whether imported or produced in the EU;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. The EU should develop a strategy for improving welfare of farmed fish during rearing, transport and slaughter by developing species-specific standards;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Asks for the creation of a specific label for the recognition of products from EU sustainable aquaculture;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25 b. The strategy for slaughter should include proposals to ensure processes for developing effective parameters for humane methods of killing fish in accordance with OIE and EFSA Guidelines, means of assuring that equipment used for slaughtering fish works in accordance with those parameters, and that effective humane slaughter of farmed fish is implemented, assessed, evaluated and certifies throughout the EU.
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 c (new) 25 c. Calls on the Commission to develop species-specific legislation in regards to the welfare of farmed fish, after a consultation process with key stakeholders, including aquaculture industry and civil society;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas starting up or expanding an aquaculture farm in the EU requires obtaining various permits and authorisations and the procedure for obtaining these official documents is
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Stresses that a real EU common market is required for vaccines, antibiotics and other veterinary products, especially for ‘minor’ species; and that an adequate treatment of the excrements in the fish farms and the fight against the parasites is guaranteed in line with the medicated feed and veterinary medicinal products EU legislation;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Stresses that a real EU common market is required for vaccines and other veterinary products that protect animal and human health, especially for ‘minor’ species;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Observes that the relatively higher costs of diagnosis, antimicrobial alternatives and vaccination in comparison with widely used antibiotics are regrettably an obstacle to achieving greater use and a higher rate of vaccination, as aspired to by the Action Plan1 a; welcomes the fact that in the Action Plan the Commission announces incentives to increase the uptake of diagnostics, antimicrobial alternatives and vaccines2 a; _________________ 1a A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), p. 15. 2a Ibid., p. 12.
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Urges the Commission to establish the obligation to provide information on the use of vaccines and antibiotics in aquaculture in view of possible risks to human health and the ecosystem;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Believes that the Commission and Member States should devise practical incentives and measures, including improved implementation of or, if required, amendments to, Directive 2006/88/EC, to promote an integrated chain approach to AMR and increase the use of antimicrobial alternatives, diagnostics and vaccines in aquaculture and thereby to promote prevention, control and eradication of diseases and antibiotic resistance in aquatic animals cost-effectively and maximise the survival, growth and production efficiency of aquatic animals;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. In this vein, notes that antibiotic resistance is becoming a very serious problem across human and animal medicine, and calls for strictly limiting the use of antibiotics to situations where there is a serious risk of an epizootic in the aquaculture establishment and not simply as a preventive measures;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to Regulation 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas starting up or expanding an aquaculture farm in the EU requires obtaining various permits and authorisations and the procedure for obtaining these official documents is sometimes slow, complex and uncertain; whereas this situation risks hinder
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Stresses that to be genuinely sustainable aquaculture must adopt practices that make it possible to reduce the use of antibiotics and medicines for farmed animals;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls on the Commission to limit the use of antibiotics and to assess their impact on the risk of transferring resistance to consumers;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out that better promotional campaigns and communication at EU level on the benefits of aquaculture
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out that the sector can benefit from better communication on the benefits of aquaculture
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to encourage strong and long-lasting EU generic campaigns explaining the sustainability merits of EU aquaculture products,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas starting up or expanding an aquaculture farm in the EU requires obtaining various permits and authorisations and the procedure for obtaining these official documents is slow, complex and uncertain; whereas this situation hinders the development of the sector and discourages business investment, in addition to encouraging imports from third countries;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Calls on the Commission in cooperation with the Member States to launch an EU-wide information campaign for consumers and businesses on aquaculture in general and in particular the differences between the stringent and comprehensive standards on the European market and the standards applicable to imported products in third countries, with particular emphasis on the problems caused for food safety and public health by the introduction into the Union of particularly resistant micro- organisms and antimicrobial resistance (AMR);
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Asks the Commission to supervise the control functions that correspond to the authorities of the Member States regarding the information on aquatic products that should be provided to consumers;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Stresses the need to encourage
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Calls on the Commission to set aside a suitable amount from the EU's promotional budget for promoting fish and other fisheries and aquaculture products. Believes that a wide-ranging marketing campaign based on common principles and covering all the Member States, set up as a collective measure and with 80-100% support intensity, should be launched in order to increase the awareness and acceptance of EU aquaculture products.
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Points to the importance of Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), which are contributing to the development of fisheries and aquaculture in given areas by strengthening local fishery resources and encouraging innovation and diversification in fisheries and aquaculture;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Calls on the Commission to support research into and the fight against the ostreid herpesvirus;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in order to start
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 b (new) 33b. Is concerned about the impact of some invasive alien species on European aquaculture; stresses the importance of scientifically based, effective and proportionate implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (IAS) in order to protect both European aquaculture and native species and ecosystems; calls on the Commission and Member States to support research and innovation with a view to combating the most problematic IAS;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 c (new) 33c. Urges the Commission and Member States to support the fight against the Japanese oyster borer;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35 a. Urges for investments in research, studies and pilot projects on aquaculture practices based on the ecosystem, in particular to outermost and with demographic handicaps regions;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Points out that cooperation between the scientific community
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Points out that cooperation between the scientific community and the wider aquaculture
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36 a. Asks that, based on the best scientific recommendations, to establish standard protocols at EU level for the collection of data for the monitoring and improvement of aquaculture management and production practices, as well as regarding its social, health, and economic and environmental impact, for both marine and freshwater fish farms;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote innovative and environmentally friendly technologies in aquaculture, such as aquaponics, in order to produce food in a sustainable and resource-efficient way and to avoid negative impacts on the environment;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the most complex procedures are those related to environmental requirements (impact studies and surveillance procedures), but, paradoxically, the slowness and complexity of these administrative procedures do not ensure environmental protection, indeed on the contrary sometimes making it difficult to establish sustainable aquaculture farms; whereas there are more differences than similarities between freshwater and marine aquaculture; whereas this sector requires completely different practices in terms of maintaining stocks, feeding and reproduction; whereas the necessary consideration must be given to these differences when drawing up regulations for EU aquaculture and, in particular, sustainable environmental standards;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36 a. Calls on the Commission to encourage exploring opportunities to further develop seaweed aquaculture, a sector with ecological and economic value, with due regard for social and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 10 a (new) Increasing sustainability of the EU's aquaculture sector
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Calls on the
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee appropriate vocational training in the field of aquaculture and encourage the possible retraining of professional fishermen in alternative methods of managing aquatic environments, thus also helping to create jobs for women and young people in rural and coastal areas and in the outermost regions, and, in general, in regions that depend to a great extent on fisheries and aquaculture activities;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37 a. Highlights the important role of women in the aquaculture sector and the need to adapt the legislation to this reality, as well as the consideration of those other activities attached to aquaculture itself such as those developed, among others, by fishing nets weavers or packers;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37 a. Notes that innovative systems aiming at breeding fish as closely as possible in keeping with the ecosystem, using natural feed, have not so far had a sufficient presence on the European market; calls for the framework conditions for such systems to be improved;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37 a. Underlines that encouraging cooperation between the aquaculture sector research and innovation and specific University programmes will bring new ideas and boost the interest in this economic sector;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37 a. Notes that types of feed, whose main components are fishmeal and fish oil, have a negative impact on the sustainability of aquaculture; calls, therefore, for the legal framework to be created to increase the use of highly innovative feeds based on plant and insect-protein in aquaculture;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the most complex procedures are those related to environmental requirements (impact studies and surveillance procedures),
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 11 Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 11 Ensuring adequate financing through the EMFF and further structural funds
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Calls on the Commission, Parliament and the Council to assign in the post-2020 fisheries policy at least the amount of EUR 1 280 million available in the current programming period to support aquaculture and indeed, if there is room for manoeuvre in the EU budget, to increase this amount. Also asks for at least one fifth of this amount to be made available to support freshwater aquaculture, as the performance of this sector is one fifth that of aquaculture in Europe as a whole;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38 a. Points out that education and good communication will attract young people in this sector and ensure its future and its the competitiveness, as well as bring new technology and innovation in its development;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 b (new) 38b. Calls on the Commission, Parliament and the Council to increase the support intensity of investment support for freshwater aquaculture to 75% in the post-2020 fisheries policy in order to boost the desire to invest and to provide much-needed help to fish farmers; calls in addition on the Commission to draw up, together with the European Investment Bank, an EU-level interest-rate support scheme for investing in aquaculture and financing liquid assets;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 c (new) 38c. Calls on the Commission, Parliament and the Council to ensure the payment of production-linked support for the first 3 years of operation of new aquaculture facilities in the post-2020 fisheries policy;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 d (new) 38d. Proposes also increasing EU support in the future for Research+Development+Innovation linked to aquaculture, with particular regard to areas affecting economic sustainability and international competitiveness such as energy- and resource-efficiency, the development of biological materials funding, reducing the burden on the environment, providing higher-level environmental services, etc.
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the most complex procedures are those related to environmental requirements (
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40 a. Calls for all schemes that would prevent the promotion of aquaculture, including through other EU financial instruments (such as the ERDF), to be reviewed in a subsidy-oriented manner;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Calls on the Commission to make further efforts and provide the additional help necessary to enable users of the EMFF to gain access to funding;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Requests that
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Stresses that stronger support is needed for producer and inter-branch organisations so that they can become pillars of the CMO;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42a. Stresses that the EMFF should be better tailored to the needs of the outermost regions (ORs) in order to give a boost to the development of aquaculture in these regions;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the most complex procedures are those related to environmental requirements (impact studies and surveillance procedures), but, paradoxically, the slowness and complexity of these administrative procedures do not ensure environmental protection, indeed on the contrary sometimes making it difficult to establish socioeconomic and environmentally sustainable aquaculture farms;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Points out that no antagonism should exist between fisheries and aquaculture and that both sectors can be perfectly compatible and complementary, especially in coastal regions which are highly dependent on those activities and in which artisanal fishing is practised; calls, therefore for offshore aquaculture installations to be further developed;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Points out that no antagonism should exist between fisheries and aquaculture and that both sectors can be perfectly compatible and complementary, especially in coastal regions or islands which are highly dependent on those activities;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43 a. Stresses that marine aquaculture is compatible and complementary with coastal fishing in the outermost regions, and calls on the Commission to support the development of farming and varietal- selection techniques in the warm waters of tropical or subtropical areas; calls on the Commission to highlight the role played by women in non-industrial coastal fishing and all associated activities;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43 a. Calls on the Commission to allocate more financing to environmentally responsible aquaculture production methods such as closed- containment aquaculture systems in the sea (CCS) and land-based recirculation systems (RASs) in order to reduce the negative impact of aquaculture on habitats, wild fish populations and water quality
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43 a. Notes that the fisheries sector enjoys a competitive advantage over the aquaculture sector, which in most cases relies on other sources of energy, partly through the exemption from taxation of fuels at national level; calls for such differences of treatment at national level to be eliminated;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Reiterates the views it has already expressed in its resolution on the adoption of a European Cormorant Management Plan, and points out that reducing the harm caused by cormorants and other birds of prey to aquaculture farms is a major factor in production costs, and thus for their survival and competitiveness; stresses that this harm is indirectly caused by people themselves by creating an unnatural environment that attracts cormorants, stresses that the welfare of these birds should be respected at all times and that only non-lethal methods of control should be considered acceptable.
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Reiterates the views it has already expressed in its resolution on the adoption of a European Cormorant Management Plan, and points out that reducing the harm caused by cormorants and other birds of prey to aquaculture farms is a major factor in production costs, and thus for their survival and competitiveness; calls on the Member States to apply the current exceptions in the case of herons and cormorants and to the Commission to review the state of conservation of the otter;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the most complex procedures are those related to environmental requirements (impact studies and surveillance procedures), but, paradoxically, the slowness and complexity of these administrative procedures do not ensure environmental protection, indeed on the contrary sometimes making it difficult to establish sustainable and quality aquaculture farms;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Reiterates the views it has already expressed in its resolution on the adoption of a European Cormorant Management Plan which suggests various non-lethal management tools, and points out that reducing the harm caused by cormorants and other birds of prey to aquaculture farms is a major factor in production costs, and thus for their survival and competitiveness;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44 a. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to take action to drastically reduce cormorant stocks using all methods so that, on the one hand, the survival of cormorant stocks is secured and, on the other hand, no threat to other species is created and damage to the aquacultures concerned is averted;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the most complex procedures are those related to environmental requirements (impact studies and surveillance procedures), but, paradoxically, the slowness and complexity of these administrative procedures do not always ensure environmental protection, indeed on the contrary sometimes making it difficult to establish sustainable aquaculture farms;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. Whereas coastal communities across Europe voice concern about aquaculture activities due to water pollution caused by these activities;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) - having regard to the Communication of 29 June 2017 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a European ‘One Health’ Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance (AMR),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas bureaucratic delays, specifically those relating to licensing and planning, represent inaction that inevitably results in economic costs to potential investors and socio-labor for the zones of establishment of the aquaculture farms, with particular incidence on female and youth employment;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas citing possible bureaucratic delays
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas bureaucratic complexity and delays, specifically those relating to licensing and planning, represent inaction that inevitably results in costs to potential investors;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the unavailability of locations, in conjunction with competition with other economic activities, has a considerable effect on the development of EU aquaculture
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the lack of and adequate spatial planning, that solves the possible unavailability of locations
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the unavailability of locations, in conjunction with competition with other economic activities, has a considerable effect on the development of EU aquaculture in some regions, since the aquaculture sector has little weight compared with ‘powerful’ activities such as tourism, oil and gas extraction, windmills, etc;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the unavailability of locations, in conjunction with competition with other economic activities, has a considerable effect on the development of EU aquaculture, since the aquaculture sector has little weight compared with ‘powerful’ activities such as
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas spatial planning is one of the prerequisites for the long-term development of aquaculture and the necessary means of ensuring suitable planning locations for aquaculture, taking into account other activities in the areas concerned;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas intensive farms create large quantities of faecal matter, waste from feed and medicines, and polluted water, all of which have an adverse effect on marine ecosystems and health;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) - having regard to Special Eurobarometer 442 on Attitudes of Europeans towards animal welfare;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the EU environmental legislation is based on directives (the Marine Strategy Directive, the Birds and Habitats Directives, the Water Framework Directive), and it is therefore left to Member States and to local and regional administrations to apply it at their discretion; whereas, consequently, there is no uniform implementation throughout the EU and this leads to legal uncertainty for enterprises and farms; whereas discrepancies in the nature of marine and freshwater aquaculture call for different rules on environmental sustainability;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the EU environmental legislation is based on directives (the Marine Strategy Directive, the Birds and Habitats Directives, the Water Framework Directive), and it is therefore left to Member States and to local and regional administrations to apply it
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the EU environmental legislation is based on directives (the Marine Strategy Directive, the Birds and Habitats Directives, the Water Framework Directive), and it is therefore left to Member States and to local and regional administrations to apply it at their discretion;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the EU environmental legislation is based on directives (the Marine Strategy Directive, the Birds and Habitats Directives, the Water Framework Directive), and it is therefore left to Member States its transposition and to local and regional administrations to apply
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the EU environmental legislation is based on directives (the Marine Strategy Directive, the Birds
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the EU environmental legislation is based on directives (the Marine Strategy Directive, the Birds and Habitats Directives, the Water Framework Directive), and it is therefore left to Member States and to local and regional administrations to apply it at their discretion; whereas, consequently, there is no uniform implementation throughout the EU and this leads to legal uncertainty for enterprises and farms and creates an uneven playing field;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the EU environmental legislation is based on directives (the Marine Strategy Directive, the Birds and Habitats Directives, the Water Framework Directive), and
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas according to the scientific opinion on 'Food from the Oceans', the only way to obtain significantly more food and biomass from the ocean in a short period of time is to harvest organisms at the bottom of the food chain, such as macroalgae and bivalve molluscs;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) J a. whereas different national or regional legal frameworks for aquaculture can lead to businesses having different legal requirements even if they are active in the same sea basin, which in turn risks distorting competition
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas freshwater and marine quotas and over-fishing mean that increased catch volumes will not be possible, so that future increases in demand will have to be met by aquaculture;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 a (new) - having regard to the European Commission Report SANTE/2016/G2/009 evaluating compliance with EU legislation on fish welfare in relation to OIE Guidelines for transport and slaughter 'Welfare of farmed fish: Common practices during transport and at slaughter'
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas the agro-ecological impact and balance of extensive polycultural carp farms and other, similar recirculating fish farms, where feeding is based largely on grain and which are widespread in many Member States, including landlocked countries such as Austria, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, is clearly positive, since they provide significant environmental and ecosystem services and are important from the point of view of environmental protection, as well as maintaining habitats of Europe-wide importance; whereas, allowing for the risk of evaporation and seepage - the extent of which is balanced by the surrounding natural water bodies - these kinds of farms restore the water they use, generally in a better condition than before they used it; whereas in less active periods for fish farming, replenished fish ponds are a place to relax and feed and a breeding site for migrant and migratory birds and for domestic fauna living beside water; in addition, they reduce the strain on drainage systems which are full of excess inland water in the winter months, stabilise water levels in the subsoil and have a positive effect on plant-life living at the water's edge;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas bivalve mollusc farming and macroalgae cultivation require a balanced supply of nutritive salts in the environment;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J c (new) Jc. whereas, in light of the above, acknowledges that this kind of freshwater fish farm also qualifies as an environmental protection service safeguarding the quality and quantity of water and deserves far more recognition and support from EU decision-makers than is currently the case;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas EU products have to comply with a series of stringent environmental, animal health and consumer protection rules and standards covering production operations, feed, welfare, transport, processing and social conditions of employment; whereas the result is excellent quality and sustainable products which may be more expensive and, thus, less competitive than the imported ones, which frequently arrive on the EU market at lower than expected prices thanks to practices which are unsustainable from an environmental and social point of view, and whose production has been accompanied by poor animal welfare
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas EU products have to comply with a series of stringent environmental, animal health, animal welfare, and consumer protection rules and standards covering production operations, feed, welfare, transport, processing and social conditions of employment; whereas the result is excellent quality and sustainable products which may be more expensive and, thus, less competitive than the imported ones, which frequently arrive on the EU market at lower than expected prices thanks to practices which are unsustainable from an environmental and social point of view, and whose production has been accompanied by poor animal welfare standards;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas EU products have to comply with a series of stringent environmental, animal health and consumer protection rules and standards covering production operations, feed, welfare, transport, processing and social conditions of employment; whereas the result is excellent quality and sustainable products which may be more expensive and, thus, less competitive than the imported ones, which frequently arrive on the EU market at lower than expected prices thanks to practices which are unsustainable from an environmental
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas EU products have to comply with a series of stringent environmental, animal health and consumer protection rules and standards covering production operations, feed, welfare, transport, processing and social conditions of employment; whereas the result is excellent quality and sustainable products which may be more expensive
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas some aquaculture companies depend greatly on energy resources, adding to the cost of aquaculture production;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. Whereas the EU lacks species- specific standards for fish welfare during rearing, transport and slaughter;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas the enormous concentration of fish means that intensive use of antibiotics and vaccines is required;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 a (new) - having regard to the Commission report of 2011 'on the impact of Council Regulation (EC) No1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport’ (COM(2011) 700 final),
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) K b. Wheras the recent EU report "Welfare of farmed fish: Common practices during transport and at slaughter" showed mostly poor, incomplete or uncertain compliance with EU legislative requirements for the welfare of farmed fish during slaughter;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new) K c. Whereas citizens are expressing concern and interest in matters of fish welfare and fish sentience;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the consumption of fish should be increased, a food containing proteins, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and essential micronutrients that benefit human health, and the excellent quality of EU seafood should constitute a major competitive advantage for EU aquaculture;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the excellent quality of EU seafood
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas fish production combined with sustainable water management is extremely important both socially and in terms of job creation in small rural areas; whereas the specific nature of pond production makes it suitable for employing low-qualified and disadvantaged workers;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas local species in the areas surrounding fish farms are affected by diseases that originate in those farms;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) L a. whereas the progressive increasement of the global consumption of fish in parallel with the global growth of the population;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L b (new) Lb. whereas, according to data from studies carried out on fish farms in Canada, a single salmon farm generates a 33 000-fold increase in the number of sea lice, which cause deadly infections within a 70-kilometre radius;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 b (new) - having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of the European Council of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas additionally, there is not always coherence among EU trade, social and environmental policies: for example, the EU grants Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP and GSP+) status to vulnerable developing countries, aiming at allowing them to pay fewer or no duties on exports to the EU, giving them vital access to the EU market and contributing to their growth; whereas, at the same time, some of these countries, for example some Asian countries, produce farmed fish with low environmental
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas additionally, there is not always coherence among EU trade, social and environmental policies: for example, the EU grants Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP and GSP+) status to vulnerable developing countries, aiming at allowing them to pay fewer or no duties on exports to the EU, giving them vital access to the EU market and contributing to their growth; whereas, at the same time, some of these countries, for example some Asian countries, produce farmed fish with low environmental, animal welfare, health and social standards;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas additionally, there is not always coherence among EU trade, social and environmental policies: for example, the EU grants Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP and GSP+) status to vulnerable developing countries, aiming at allowing them to pay fewer or no duties on exports to the EU, giving them vital access to the EU market and contributing to their growth; whereas, at the same time, some of these countries, for example some Asian countries, produce farmed fish with
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas the EU is also heavily dependent on the importation of fisheries products from third countries for aquaculture feed, and more sustainable, alternative feed has so far been insufficiently researched and promoted;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas imported aquaculture products often contain residues of antibiotics, pesticides and even heavy metals;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas t
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N a (new) N a. whereas the opportunities that aquaculture in third states offers to EU investment;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 c (new) - having regard to the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the differences between the products of
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the EU legislation regarding information on aquatic products for the consumer is clear
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the EU legislation regarding information on aquatic products for the consumer is
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas sustainable aquaculture is based on rearing healthy animals, and for this it is essential to have the specific veterinary tools, especially
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas sustainable aquaculture is based on rearing healthy animals, and for this it is essential to
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas sustainable aquaculture is based on rearing healthy animals, and for this it is essential to have the specific veterinary tools, especially a responsible and restrictive use of vaccines to ensure animal health and welfare;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas sustainable aquaculture is based on rearing healthy animals, and for this it is essential to have the specific veterinary tools, especially vaccines to ensure animal and consumer health and welfare;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q a (new) Qa. whereas no type of industrial aquaculture that uses fishmeal and fish oil to feed fish in captivity (between 4 and 5 kilograms of fish to obtain 1 kilogram of salmon, or 20 kilograms of fish to obtain 1 kilogram of red tuna) can be considered to be sustainable;
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