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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | PECH | AGUILERA Clara ( S&D) | ITURGAIZ Carlos ( PPE), TOMAŠIĆ Ruža ( ECR), BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun ( ALDE), FERREIRA João ( GUE/NGL), AFFRONTE Marco ( Verts/ALE), D'AMATO Rosa ( EFDD) |
Committee Opinion | REGI | ||
Committee Opinion | ENVI | VĂLEAN Adina-Ioana ( PPE) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 043-p2
Legal Basis:
TFEU 043-p2Events
PURPOSE: to establish a multiannual fisheries management plan for the western Mediterranean Sea.
LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea and amending Regulation (EU) No 508/2014.
CONTENT: the Regulation establishes a multi-annual management plan for demersal stocks (i.e. fish living on the seabed) in the western Mediterranean, in an area mainly covering French, Italian and Spanish waters.
Scope
The plan shall take account of the mixed nature of the fisheries and the dynamics between the stocks driving them, i.e. hake, red mullet, deep-water rose shrimp, Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), blue and red shrimp and giant red shrimp. It shall also take account of by-catch species caught in demersal fisheries and demersal stocks for which sufficient data are not available. It should apply to the demersal fisheries (in particular, trawl nets, bottom-set nets, traps and longlines) carried out in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside the Union waters of the western Mediterranean Sea.
Objectives of the plan
The plan shall:
- be based on a fishing effort regime and aim to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the common fisheries policy (CFP), in particular by applying the precautionary approach to fisheries management;
- ensure that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce maximum sustainable yield (MSY);
- contribute to the elimination of discards and to the implementation of the landing obligation;
- implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem and on vulnerable habitats and protected species are minimised.
Measures under the plan shall be taken on the basis of the best available scientific advice.
Fishing effort regime
The Regulation shall ensure that the Council establishes maximum allowable fishing effort, expressed as numbers of fishing days, on an annual basis.
For the first year of implementation of the plan, except for geographical sub-areas in which the fishing effort has already been reduced by more than 20 % during the baseline period (2012-2017), the maximum allowable fishing effort shall be reduced by 10 % compared to the baseline. For the second to the fifth year of the implementation of the plan, the maximum allowable fishing effort shall be reduced by a maximum of 30 %.
Where the best available scientific advice shows significant catches of a particular stock with fishing gear other than trawls, maximum allowable fishing effort may be set for such particular gear on the basis of such scientific advice.
Technical conservation measures
The Regulation provides for specific technical conservation measures, which cover all stocks and include recreational fishing, through regionalisation, in accordance with the western Mediterranean Sea.
Where the best available scientific advice shows that recreational fishing has a significant impact on the fishing mortality of a particular stock, the Council may set non-discriminatory limits for recreational fishermen.
When setting such limits, the Council shall refer to transparent and objective criteria, including those of an environmental, social and economic nature.
Closure areas
The use of trawls in the western Mediterranean Sea shall be prohibited within six nautical miles from the coast except in areas deeper than the 100 m isobath during three months each year and, where appropriate, consecutively, on the basis of the best available scientific advice. Other closed areas shall be possible where they ensure a reduction of at least 20% in catches of juvenile hake.
Permanent cessation
It is foreseen that the Regulation on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) should be amended so that fleet segments covered by the new rules can benefit from compensation in case of permanent cessation of activities fishing.
Regional cooperation and co-management
The Regulation makes it possible to establish regional cooperation between France, Italy and Spain with a view to submitting joint recommendations for certain measures to be taken by the Commission on issues such as landing requirements and technical conservation.
In order to contribute to the effective achievement of the objectives of the plan, and in accordance with the principles of good governance, Member States shall be allowed to promote participative management systems at local level.
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 16.7.2019. Article 7 on the fishing effort regime shall apply from 1.1.2020.
The European Parliament adopted by 461 votes to 62 with 101 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multi-annual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea.
Parliament’s position adopted at first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure amends the Commission proposal as follows:
Objectives of the plan
The Regulation establishes a multiannual plan for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea. It applies to hake, red mullet, deep-water rose shrimp, Norway lobster, blue and red shrimp and giant red shrimp.
The plan will:
- be based on a fishing effort regime and aim to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the common fisheries policy (CFP), in particular by applying the precautionary approach to fisheries management;
- ensure that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce maximum sustainable yield (MSY);
- contribute to the elimination of discards and to the implementation of the landing obligation;
- implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem and on vulnerable habitats and protected species are minimised.
The target fishing mortality to achieve MSY shall be achieved on a progressive, incremental basis by 2020 where possible, and by 1 January 2025 at the latest, for the stocks concerned, and shall be maintained thereafter.
Fishing effort regime
For the first year of implementation of the plan, except for geographical sub-areas in which the fishing effort has already been reduced by more than 20 % during the baseline period (2012-2017), the maximum allowable fishing effort shall be reduced by 10 % compared to the baseline. For the second to the fifth year of the implementation of the plan, the maximum allowable fishing effort shall be reduced by a maximum of 30 %.
Where the best available scientific advice shows significant catches of a particular stock with fishing gear other than trawls, maximum allowable fishing effort may be set for such particular gear on the basis of such scientific advice.
Where a Member State allows vessels flying its flag to fish with trawls, it shall ensure that such fishing is limited to a maximum of 15 hours per fishing day, five fishing days per week or equivalent. Member States may grant a derogation of up to 18 hours per fishing day to take into account the transit time between port and the fishing ground.
Recreational fisheries
Where scientific advice indicates that recreational fishing is having a significant impact on the fishing mortality of a particular stock, the Council may set non-discriminatory limits for recreational fishermen.
When setting the limits, the Council shall refer to transparent and objective criteria, including those of an environmental, social and economic nature. The criteria used may include, in particular, the impact of recreational fishing on the environment, the societal importance of that activity and its contribution to the economy in coastal areas.
Closure areas
The amended text states that the use of trawls in the western Mediterranean Sea shall be prohibited within six nautical miles from the coast except in areas deeper than the 100 m isobath during three months each year and, where appropriate, consecutively, on the basis of the best available scientific advice. Member States may establish other closure areas, provided that a reduction of at least 20 % of catches of juvenile hake in each geographical subarea is achieved.
Permanent cessation
The amended text provides that the Regulation on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) should be amended so that fleet segments covered by the new rules can benefit from compensation in case of permanent cessation of activities fishing.
Participative management
In accordance with the principles of good, Member States may promote participative management systems at local level in order to achieve the objectives of the plan. No later than five years after the entry into force of the Regulation and every three years thereafter, the Commission should report to the European Parliament and the Council on the results and the impact of the plan on the stocks concerned and on the fisheries exploiting these stocks.
The Committee on Fisheries adopted the report by Clara Eugenia AGUILERA GARCÍA (S&D, ES) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multi-annual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea.
The committee recommended that the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading in the framework of the ordinary legislative procedure amend the Commission proposal as follows.
Economic, social and environmental sustainability
The objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy are, amongst others:
- to ensure exploitation of marine living biological resources that provide long-term sustainable economic, environmental and social conditions;
- to contribute to (i) supplying the Union market with food of high nutritional value; (iii) reducing the Union market's dependence on food imports; (iii) encouraging the creation of employment and economic development in coastal areas, and (iv) ensuring a fair standard of living for the fisheries sector, including the artisanal and small-scale fisheries sector.
Objectives of the plan
The plan should contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, and in particular restoring and maintaining fish stocks above levels of biomass capable of producing maximum sustainable yield (MSY) for the target stocks, ensuring a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities, bearing in mind coastal fisheries and socio-economic aspects.
The maximum sustainable yield exploitation rates shall be achieved as soon as possible and on a progressive, incremental basis by 2020 for all stocks to which the Regulation applies, and maintained thereafter.
The plan should:
- be based on a fishing effort management regime aimed at contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP;
- implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management to ensure that the negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem and, in particular, on vulnerable habitats and protected species are minimised.
Closed areas
Members took the view that the Commission's proposal to establish fishing closure for trawls operating below the 100 m isobath from 1 May to 31 July could, in certain cases, constitute a disproportionate and unjustified measure, if it is not based on scientific evidence. They believed that the plan provided for should establish a closure for trawls operating within the 100 m isobath for three months each year on a case-by-case basis, when necessary and justified by science, through regionalisation.
Fishing effort regime
Members believed that fishing efforts would be better managed jointly in each geographical sub-area.
While the Commission's proposal provided for a "substantial" reduction in fishing effort in the first year of implementation of the plan, without further details, Members proposed a 10% reduction in fishing effort in the first year, except in geographical areas where a reduction of more than 20% in fishing effort has already been achieved.
Where the best available scientific advice shows an increase of more than 10 % in catches of a particular stock with fishing gears other than trawls, fishing effort levels shall be set for such particular gear or gears on the basis of such scientific advice.
Where the best available scientific advice shows that recreational fisheries have a significant impact on the fishing mortality of a particular stock, the Council shall limit recreational fisheries when setting fishing effort in order to avoid exceeding the total target of fishing mortality, without reducing the fishing opportunities of professional fishers.
Members emphasised the need for recreational fishing data to be able to assess impacts on populations. They also proposed to delete the provisions establishing a common system of allowable catches (TACs) and quotas in the Mediterranean.
Permanent cessation
The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund shall make provision for support measures for permanent cessation measures, provided that a Member State can prove that the fleet segment’s activities are not in line with the fishing opportunities available to that segment.
Co-management
With the aim of improving the state of stocks, Member States may establish a co-management regime in order to achieve the objectives of the plan, in accordance with the local specificities of a fishery.
PURPOSE: to establish a multiannual plan for fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea.
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
BACKGROUND: the western Mediterranean is one of the most developed sub-regions in terms of fisheries in the Mediterranean. It accounts for around 31 % of its total landing (EUR 1.35 billion out of a total of EUR 4.76 billion) and around 19 % of the officially reported Mediterranean fishing fleet.
Demersal fisheries are highly sought after by fishermen due to their high commercial value. Demersal fisheries in the Mediterranean are highly complex and involve many species of fish and crustaceans . The main demersal species caught in the western Mediterranean are hake, red mullet, giant red shrimp, deep-water rose shrimp, blue and red shrimp and Norway lobster.
The main gear used for demersal species are trawl nets, which have the largest catch and fleet power, but passive gears such as trammel nets, gillnets, traps and longlines are also important.
Demersal fisheries in the western Mediterranean are currently managed through national management plans adopted under Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (the ‘MedReg’). Spain, France and Italy have adopted plans in accordance with this Regulation. These plans have proved ineffective in achieving the objectives set by the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries ("STECF") has shown that the exploitation of most demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean far exceeds the levels required to reach maximum sustainable yield (MSY): more than 80% assessed stocks are overfished in this sub-region. In addition, the biomass of some of these stocks is close to the limit reference point, indicating that there is a high probability of collapse.
The Commission therefore considers it appropriate to establish a multiannual plan for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean.
IMPACT ASSESSMENT: taking into account all the evidence collected and analysed through the impact assessment process, the preferred option is a multi-annual plan at EU level. The reasons for this are as follows:
the multi-annual plan would have more positive environmental impacts. In particular, the probability of achieving fishing mortality targets for all stocks would be around 36 %; around 70 % of the assessed stocks would recover to spawning stock biomass (SSB) levels above the precautionary reference point; socio-economic performance is expected to improve across all fleets by 2025; a multi-annual plan would be streamlined (a single regulatory framework), stable (it considers the long-term perspective) and transparent (the three Member States concerned would jointly bring fishing mortalities to sustainable levels).
CONTENT: the proposal for a Regulation aims to address the high levels of overfishing and the ineffective regulatory framework by introducing for the first time a multi-annual plan at EU level. Its aim is to achieve the objectives of the CFP Regulation in western Mediterranean demersal fisheries, namely with regards to ensure that fishing activities are environmentally sustainable in the long term and managed in a way that secure economic, social and employment benefits.
The plan will also facilitate implementation of the landing obligation and enable a regionalised approach, whereby the Member States concerned would be involved in the design of management measures.
The proposal applies to the stocks driving demersal fisheries (i.e. hake, red mullet, deep-water rose shrimp, blue and red shrimp, giant red shrimp and Norway lobster), by-catch stocks and other demersal stocks for which sufficient data are not available. It also applies to commercial and recreational fisheries exploiting those stocks in the western Mediterranean.
The proposal:
lays down quantifiable targets for fishing mortality which should be achieved by 2020 at the latest. The ranges would allow for MSY-based management of the stocks concerned, while providing some flexibility in the context of mixed fisheries; introduces, for each stock, a limit reference point (or biomass limit, BLIM) at which the stock would be in serious danger of collapse and a precautionary reference point (or biomass precautionary, BPA) as a safety margin; introduces safeguard measures to allow a stock to recover in the event of the precautionary or limit reference points being exceeded; introduces a fishing effort regime at EU level for all trawls in the areas and vessels length categories in Annex I; sets a spatio-temporal closure prohibiting trawls from operating within the 100 m isobath from 1 May to 31 July each year. This would reserve the coastal zone for more selective gears in order to protect nursery areas and sensitive habitats, and enhance the social sustainability of small-scale fisheries; introduces regionalisation provisions as required to extend and/or amend exemptions for species with demonstrated high survival rates and de minimis exemptions; establishes regional cooperation among Member States with a view to adopting provisions for the landing obligation and specific conservation measures, including technical measures, for certain stocks; introduces scientific monitoring to assess progress towards maximum sustainable yield for the stocks driving demersal fisheries and, where possible, by-catch stocks.
BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no impact on the Union budget.
DELEGATED ACTS: the proposal contains provisions empowering the Commission to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Documents
- Final act published in Official Journal: Regulation 2019/1022
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 172 26.06.2019, p. 0001
- Draft final act: 00032/2019/LEX
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2019)443
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0344/2019
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations: PE634.760
- Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations: GEDA/A/(2019)001626
- Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement: GEDA/A/(2019)001626
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A8-0005/2019
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE626.661
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE628.507
- Committee opinion: PE627.827
- Committee draft report: PE622.269
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2018)0059
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2018)0060
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2018)0115
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SWD(2018)0059
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2018)0060
- Committee draft report: PE622.269
- Committee opinion: PE627.827
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE628.507
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE626.661
- Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement: GEDA/A/(2019)001626
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2019)443
- Draft final act: 00032/2019/LEX
Activities
- Marco AFFRONTE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Nicola CAPUTO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Carlos ITURGAIZ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS
Plenary Speeches (1)
Amendments | Dossier |
85 |
2018/0050(COD)
2018/07/09
ENVI
85 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The objectives of the CFP are, amongst others, to ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are environmentally and socio-economically sustainable in the long term, to apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management and to implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The objective of the plan provided for in this Regulation should be to contribute to the achievement of the CFP, and in particular, re
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The objective of the plan provided for in this Regulation should be to contribute to the achievement of the CFP, and in particular, reaching and maintaining MSY for the target stocks
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) In order to achieve the objectives expressed in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it is appropriate to establish the target fishing mortality (F) that corresponds to the objective of reaching and maintaining
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to establish the target fishing mortality (F) that corresponds to the objective of reaching and maintaining MSY as ranges of values which are consistent with achieving MSY (i.e. FMSY). Those ranges, based on best available scientific advice, are necessary to provide flexibility to take account of developments in the scientific advice
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) For the purposes of fixing fishing opportunities, there should be FMSY ranges for ‘normal use’ and, subject to the good status of the stocks concerned, more flexible FMSY ranges. It should be possible to set fishing opportunities within the latter only if, on the basis of the scientific advice, this is necessary to achieve the objectives laid down in this Regulation in mixed fisheries, to avoid harm to a stock caused by intra- or inter-species stock dynamics, or to limit year-on-year variations in fishing opportunities, variations which seem incompatible with the principle of a multi-annual plan.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Appropriate safeguards should be put in place to ensure that the targets are met and to trigger remedial measures where needed, amongst others where stocks fall below the conservation reference points. Remedial measures should include emergency measures in accordance with Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities and other specific conservation measures, but also financial aid for fishers directly affected by those measures.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) Where scientific advice shows that recreational fisheries have a significant impact on the fishing mortality of the stocks concerned, the Council should take them into account. To that effect, the Council may set fishing opportunities through the effort regime for commercial catches which takes into account the volume of recreational catches and/or to adopt other measures restricting recreational fisheries. In any event, to give the mechanism a degree of flexibility, fishing opportunities set for recreational fishers should cover periods no less than one month long.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) For the achievement of the CFP objectives, a number of conservation measures such as multi-annual plans, technical measures and the setting and allocation of fishing opportunities, should be adopted. However, we will not be able to restore fish stocks if we fail to reduce the growing impact of pollution, which comes mostly from land-based sources, but also from maritime activities (transport, oil, tourism, etc.).
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Where scientific advice shows that the fishing effort regime is not sufficient to meet the objectives or targets of the plan provided for in this Regulation, management measures based on
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 a (new) (28 a) In order to protect sensitive species, in particular those critically endangered due to fishing impacts, management measures should be applied to fisheries. Therefore, the plan provided for in this Regulation should establish management measures including modification of vessels gears, modification of vessels activities, and modifications of the vessels.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) Further conservation measures should be taken as regards demersal stocks. In particular, in accordance with the scientific advice, it is appropriate to have additional closures in areas with high aggregations of spawning individuals in order to protect a severely harmed adult stage of hake, without prejudice to fair compensation for fishers affected by those closures.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The precautionary approach should apply for by-catch stocks and for demersal stocks for which sufficient data are not available. Specific conservation measures should be adopted in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 where the scientific advice shows that remedial measures are needed, provided that fishers affected by those closures are given fair compensation.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) The plan provided for in this Regulation should provide for additional technical conservation measures to be adopted by means of delegated acts. This is necessary to achieve the objectives of the plan, in particular as regards conserving demersal stocks and improving selectivity. However, those measures shall be conditional upon fishers affected by their application receiving fair compensation.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 a (new) (31 a) Furthermore, the Commission may be empowered in a multiannual plan to establish protected areas for the recovery of fish stocks, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) To enable the plan provided for in this Regulation to be adapted in a timely manner to technical and scientific progress, the Commission should be empowered to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in order to supplement this Regulation with remedial and technical conservation measures
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6 a) Regarding the exploitation of living marine biological resources, Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 includes the restoration and maintenance of populations of harvested species above levels capable of producing MSY as an explicit goal. Therefore, in accordance with Article 2(2) thereof, the corresponding exploitation rate was to be achieved by 2015 where possible and, on a progressive, incremental basis at the latest by 2020 for all stocks, and should be maintained thereafter.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) In accordance with Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission should periodically assess the adequacy and effectiveness of this Regulation. That assessment should follow and be based on periodic evaluation of the plan provided for in this Regulation, on the basis of scientific advice, by the STECF, after an initial five years and every five years thereafter. This allows for
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. This Regulation also specifies details for the implementation of minimising the impact of fisheries on the marine environment, in particular the incidental catches of protected species, in Union waters of the western Mediterranean Sea for all fisheries fishing in those waters.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article premier – paragraph 5 Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new) (12 a) 'co-management' means the partnership arrangement between government and the local community of resource users, sometimes also connected with agents such as NGOs and research institutions, and other resource stakeholders, to share the responsibility and authority for management of a resource.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The plan shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the common fisheries policy, as listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, in particular by applying the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce MSY. The maximum sustainable yield exploitation rates shall be achieved as soon as possible and on a progressive, incremental basis by 2020 at the latest for all stocks to wich this Regulation applies, and maintained thereafter.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The plan shall contribute to the elimination of discards by avoiding and reducing unwanted catches as far as possible
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. The plan shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem, and in particular on vulnerable habitats and protected species, including marine mammals, reptiles and seabirds, are minimised. It shall be coherent with Union environmental legislation, in particular with the objective of achieving good environmental status by 2020 as set out in Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC and the objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2009/147/EC and Articles 6 and 12 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. The plan shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem, and on vulnerable habitats and protected species, including marine mammals, reptiles and seabirds, are minimised. It shall be coherent with Union environmental legislation, in particular with the objective of achieving good environmental status by 2020 as set out in Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC and the objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2009/147/EC and Articles 6 and 12 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) ensure that, to the extent that fisheries can contribute to their fulfilment, the conditions described in the qualitative descriptors 3 contained in Annex I to Directive 2008/56/EC are fulfilled; and
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b (b) contribute to the fulfilment of other relevant descriptors contained in Annex I to Directive 2008/56/EC in proportion to the role played by fisheries in their fulfilment and ensure that negative impacts of fishing on the marine environment are minimised, in particular regarding vulnerable habitats and protected species, including marine mammals, reptiles and seabirds.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, multi- annual plans are to be based on scientific, technical and economic advice. In accordance with those provisions, the multi-annual plan provided for in this Regulation should contain objectives, quantifiable targets with clear timeframes, conservation reference points, safeguards and technical measures designed to avoid and reduce unwanted catches. The same robust approach will, of course, be taken with the reduction of pollution from land- based sources or maritime activities (transport, oil, tourism, etc.) and which makes fish stocks acutely vulnerable.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5. Measures in the plan shall be taken on the basis of the best available scientific advice.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The target fishing mortality in line with the ranges of FMSY defined in Article 2 shall be achieved as soon as possible, and on a progressive, incremental basis
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 – introductory part 5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 3 and 4, fishing opportunities may be set above the range of FMSY available at that time for the most vulnerable stock
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point c (c) in order to limit variations in fishing opportunities between consecutive years to a maximum of
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point c (c) in order to limit variations in fishing opportunities between consecutive years to a maximum of
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Where the scientific advice shows that the spawning biomass of any of the stocks concerned is below the precautionary reference point (BPA), remedial measures shall be adopted to ensure the rapid return of the stocks concerned to levels above those capable of producing MSY. In particular, by way of derogation from Article 4(3) and
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Where the scientific advice shows that the spawning biomass of any of the stocks concerned is below the precautionary reference point (BPA), remedial measures shall be adopted to ensure the rapid return of the stocks concerned to levels above those capable of producing MSY. In particular, by way of derogation from Article 4(3) and (5), fishing opportunities shall be set at levels consistent with a fishing mortality that is reduced within the range of FMSY for the most vulnerable stock, taking into account the decrease in biomass, provided that fishers affected by those closures are given fair compensation.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Where the scientific advice shows that the spawning biomass of any of the stocks concerned is below the precautionary reference point (BPA), remedial measures shall be adopted to ensure the rapid return of the stocks concerned to levels above those capable of producing MSY. In particular,
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. Where the scientific advice shows that the spawning biomass of any of the stocks concerned is below the limit reference point (BLIM), further remedial measures shall be taken to ensure the rapid return of the stock to levels above those capable of producing MSY. In particular, by way of derogation from Article 4(3) and (5), those measures may include suspending the targeted fishery for the stock concerned and the adequate reduction of the fishing opportunities, provided that fishers affected by those closures are given fair compensation.
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, multi- annual plans are to be based on scientific, technical and economic advice. They must not ignore the social consequences of the objectives set. In accordance with those provisions, the multi-annual plan provided for in this Regulation should contain objectives, quantifiable targets with clear timeframes, conservation reference points, safeguards and technical measures designed to avoid and reduce unwanted catches.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 4 4. The choice of measures referred to in this Article shall be appropriate with the nature, gravity, duration and repetition of the situation where the spawning stock biomass is below the levels referred to in Article 5, and those measures shall be conditional upon fishers affected by their application receiving fair compensation.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. In the interests of the fishing effort regime, a management year shall cover the period from 1 February to 31 January of the following year.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Each year, in accordance with the scientific advice, the Council shall set a maximum allowable fishing effort for each effort group by Member State. The Council shall seek to avoid excessive variations from one year to the next and those variations should be designed to reduce advantages for the sector of the multi-annual nature of the plan.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Each year, in accordance with the best available scientific advice, the Council shall set a maximum allowable fishing effort for each effort group by Member State.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. For the first year of implementation of the plan, the maximum allowable fishing effort shall be substantially reduced from the baseline provided for in paragraph 4, in accordance with the scientific advice and provided that this reduction does not hamper the economic viability of fleets in the short term.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. For the first year of implementation of the plan, the maximum allowable fishing effort shall be substantially reduced from the baseline provided for in paragraph 4, in accordance with the best available scientific advice.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 5. Where the scientific advice shows significant catches of a particular stock with fishing gears other than trawls, fishing effort levels shall be set for such particular gear or gears on the basis of such scientific advice, provided that fishers subjected to a lowering in fishing efforts receive fair compensation.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 5 5. Where the best available scientific advice shows significant catches of a particular stock with fishing gears other than trawls, fishing effort levels shall be set for such particular gear or gears on the basis of such scientific advice.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 6 6. Where the scientific advice shows that recreational fisheries have a significant impact on the fishing mortality of a particular stock, the Council may limit recreational fisheries when setting fishing opportunities in order to avoid exceeding the total target of fishing mortality. In any event, to give the mechanism a degree of flexibility, fishing opportunities set for recreational fishers should cover periods no less than one month long.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 6 6. Where the best available scientific advice shows that recreational fisheries have a significant impact on the fishing mortality of a particular stock, the Council may limit recreational fisheries when setting fishing opportunities in order to avoid exceeding the total target of fishing mortality.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, multi- annual plans are to be based on scientific, technical and economic advice. In accordance with those provisions, the multi-annual plan provided for in this Regulation should contain objectives, quantifiable targets with clear timeframes, conservation reference points, safeguards and technical measures designed to avoid and reduce unwanted catches and minimise the impact on the marine environment.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 Where the best available scientific advice shows that the fishing effort regime is not sufficient to meet the objectives or targets set out in Articles 3 and 4, the Council shall adopt complementary management measures based on
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) distribute national quotas fairly among fleet segments, giving consideration to traditional and artisanal fisheries with more selective fishing gear; and
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. Where a Member State allows vessels flying its flag to fish with trawls, it shall ensure that such fishing is limited to a maximum of 1
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. When appropriate, Member States shall endeavour to apply co-management schemes to ensure the optimal adaptation of the plan to the local fishing realities.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. In addition to what is provided for by Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, the use of trawls in the western Mediterranean Sea shall be prohibited within at least the 100 m isobaths from 1 May to 31 July each year.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, other type of time and area restrictions of an equivalent effect on fish stocks can be implemented as an alternative when justified on the basis of sea bottom topography and/or economic impacts.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, multi- annual plans are to be based on scientific, technical and economic advice. In accordance with those provisions, the multi-annual plan provided for in this Regulation should contain objectives, quantifiable targets with clear timeframes, conservation reference points, safeguards and technical measures designed to avoid and reduce unwanted catches and minimise the impact on the marine environment.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Within two years of the adoption of this Regulation and on the basis of the scientific advice, the Member States concerned shall establish other closure areas where there is evidence of a high concentration of juvenile fish and of spawning grounds of demersal stocks, in particular for the stocks concerned, provided that fishers affected by those fishing bans receive fair compensation.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Within two years of the adoption of this Regulation and on the basis of the scientific advice, the Member States concerned shall establish other closure areas where there is evidence of a high heavy concentrations of juvenile fish, fish below minimum conservation reference size and of spawning grounds of demersal stocks, in particular for the stocks
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 3. Where the closure areas referred to in paragraph 2 affect fishing vessels of several Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 18 of this Regulation and on the basis of the scientific advice, establishing the closure areas concerned, provided that fishers affected by those fishing bans receive fair compensation.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 a (new) Article 12 a Management of incidental catches of protected species 1. For management of protected seabirds that are impacted by fishing in the western Mediterranean Sea, management measures shall be adopted for all longline vessels, including applying scaring devices on-board vessels, setting the nets at night, and increasing the sink rate of the hooks. 2. Where Member States do not implement management measure to protect species and habitats in the western Mediterranean Sea to which fishing has an impact, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 18, supplementing this Regulation by adopting detailed measures.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 supplementing this Regulation by establishing
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) specifying the characteristics of fishing gear, in particular mesh size, hook size, number of hooks, construction of the gear, twine thickness, size of the gear or use of additional devices to improve selectivity, to reduce unwanted catches and to minimise the negative impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) limiting the use of fishing gear, in particular immersion time and depth of gear deployment,
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) prohibiting or limiting fishing in specific areas or time periods to protect spawning and juvenile fish, fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species, provided that fishers affected by those fishing bans receive fair compensation;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) prohibiting or limiting fishing in specific areas or time periods to protect spawning and juvenile fish, fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species, and to minimise the negative impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) prohibiting or limiting fishing in specific areas or time periods to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species, provided that fishers affected by those fishing bans receive fair compensation;
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) France, Italy and Spain have adopted management plans under Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006. However, it is possible to take the view that there is a lack of consistency between the plans and they do not take account of all the gears exploiting demersal stocks and the straddling distribution of certain stocks and fishing fleets. Besides, those plans have proven ineffective in meeting the objectives set in the CFP. Member States and stakeholders have expressed support for the development and implementation of a multi-annual plan at Union level for the stocks concerned.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) prohibiting or limiting fishing in specific areas or time periods to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species, and to minimise the negative impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) on recreational fisheries (provided that, with a view to giving the mechanism a degree of flexibility, fishing opportunities set for recreational fishers cover periods no less than one month long); and
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) The STECF has shown that exploitation of most demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean exceeds by far the levels required to achieve MSY, and that over-exploitation poses a high biological risk that these stocks will collapse.
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