2019/2163(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes the view that the interplay between ecosystem changes and management responses is key to minimising threats and maximising ~~any opportunities that climate change may bring~~the capacity to adapt to climate change; stresses, furthermore, that adopting effective mitigation policies will be instrumental in the success of adaptation policies;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to organise international action to monitor the impact of ocean warming, sea level rise and seawater acidification, as well as other climate- change related ecosystem stress factors;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls the Commission and the Member States to support the deployment of nature based solutions to help mitigate the impacts of climate change, and particularly solutions integrating marine and coastal ecosystems;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Emphasises that addressing climate change and its effects must go hand in hand with maintaining food security;

Amendment 104 #

Peter van DALEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Acknowledges that changes in water temperature have a huge impact on the distribution of fish;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Reiterates the need to achieve a climate neutral EU by 2050 and parliaments position to reduce emission by 60% to 2030;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Welcomes the Commission’s assessment of the Common Fishery Policy by 2022 with focus on the risks triggered by climate change in the sustainability of the species;

Amendment 107 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls, in light of the upcoming United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), for the strengthening and development of international scientific programmes to monitor the temperature, salinity and heat absorption of the oceans and to ~~establish a global ocean observation net~~reinforce the collaboration between ocean observation institutes around the workld in order ~~better to predict~~to ensure that measures taken to fight climate change deliver and to better estimate the impact of climate change on the functioning of the oceans, carbon absorption and management of living marine resources and assist in developing adaptation measures and strategies;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the strengthening and development of international scientific programmes to monitor the temperature, salinity and heat absorption of the oceans, as well as their acidification, deoxygenation and stratification, and to establish a global ocean observation network in order better to predict the impact of climate change on the functioning of the oceans, carbon absorption and management of living marine ~~resources~~species and resources; considers it necessary to establish a similar network at European level, capable of analysing the impact and projecting the consequences of global warming on maritime activities, and specifically on fishing and aquaculture activities, at the level of each European basin;

Amendment 109 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the strengthening and development of international scientific programmes to monitor the temperature, salinity and heat absorption of ~~the~~aquatic environments and oceans and to establish a global ocean observation network in order better to predict the impact of climate change on the functioning of the oceans, carbon absorption and management of living marine resources, and other effects on ecosystems;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the loss of marine biodiversity is weakening the ocean ecosystem and its ability to withstand disturbances, mitigate and adapt to climate change and play its role as a global ecological and climate regulator;

Amendment 110 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. highlights the potential of multi parameter forecasting as it provides data, such as ocean temperature, but also fish abundance and ecosystem evolution, in the years to come, recognizes it as a valuable tool to support the sustainable management of our Ocean and the policy- making as it takes into account the impact of climate change; encourages the research in this field in order to improve these technologies and ensure their efficiency at a larger scale;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that the complexity of the effects of climate change and of ecosystems should be factored into the planning and implementation of all efforts to adapt to and mitigate climate change;

Amendment 112 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that fishermen, shellfish gatherers and the rest of the seafood chain are not a cause of climate change but rather victims of it;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2c. Considers that the fisheries sector should be shielded and supported, as it is one of the main traditional human activities conducted in the marine environment, making it a key component of integrated maritime policy and maritime spatial planning;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that ~~fisheries is the sector most affected by the many other uses of, and activities taking place~~only a healthy marine environment and ecosystem can ensure the resilience of fisheries in the long run, recalls in that sense the need to integrate all the maritime challenges into a single strategic framework at the EU level to better integrate and reflect on, the ~~seas,~~transversal nature of maritime activities such as such as maritime transport and tourism, urban and coastal development, the exploitation of raw materials and energy sources, and seafloor mining, as well as ~~being affected by environmental issue~~cumulated impacts such as such as marine pollution, loss of biodiversity and climate change;

Amendment 115 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that fisheries is one of the sectors most affected by the many other uses of, and activities taking place on, the seas, such as maritime transport and tourism, urban and coastal development, the exploitation of raw materials and energy sources, and seafloor mining, as well as being affected by environmental issues such as marine pollution and climate change;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that fisheries is the sector most affected by the many other uses of, and activities taking place on, the seas, such as maritime transport and tourism, urban and coastal development, the exploitation of raw materials and energy sources, and seafloor mining, as well as being affected by environmental issues such as marine pollution and climate change; considers that a decisive action consistent with a pathway to limit the temperature increase to 1,5ºC above pre- industrial levels as set out in the Paris Agreement is a precondition for achieving sustainable and viable fisheries and aquaculture, capable of avoiding the worst-case scenarios envisaged by the IPCC;

Amendment 117 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that fisheries is the sector most affected by the many other uses of, and activities taking place on, the seas, such as non-sustainable maritime transport and tourism, urban and coastal development, the exploitation of raw materials and energy sources, and seafloor mining, as well as being affected by environmental issues such as marine pollution and climate change;

Amendment 118 #

Peter van DALEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Notes that it is important to reduce CO2 emissions in all sectors. For the fisheries sector this could be reached by better engines, less ecologically damaging fuels and providing greater flexibility for fishers to choose gear solutions;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the view that, in ~~the light of the complex~~order to preserve long term sustainability and viability of the fisheries industry, fur~~ther~~gent measures to tackle climate change ~~should also incorporate action on global governance, while recognising that some of these measures will call for a degree of institutional adaptation~~and preserve and restore marine ecosystems are needed, especially through better global governance, such as the international UN negotiations on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdictions and the implementation of the Paris agreement;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. Whereas climate change weakens marine ecosystems and the capacity of certain environments such as marine meadows, coral reefs or mangrove forests to provide elementary services such as fish nurseries, stock reconstitution or blue carbon storage;

Amendment 120 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the view that, in the light of the complexity of the fisheries industry, further measures to tackle climate change should also incorporate action on global governance, while recognising that some of these measures will call for a degree of institutional adaptation; in that context, efforts at global level should ensure a level playing field between EU and third countries operators, by avoiding to impose unilaterally stringent measures to EU operators without requesting that similar ones are applied to everybody;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that in order to adapt one must grasp both the environmental and the economic vulnerability of fisheries and aquaculture, and be able to identify the main drivers and the scale of exposure to climate change; while it is generally difficult to predict what will happen in the future, adverse impacts can be reduced by making the sector more robust and stepping up measures to minimise exposure to them;

Amendment 122 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the idea that the Ocean in its entirety provides humanity with ecosystem services, and that the Ocean must therefore be recognised as a global common in international UN negotiations;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates that ~~with regard to the current and future effects of climate change and the threats it poses, adaptation~~the viability and sustainability of the socio-economic and ecological systems which make up the fisheries and aquaculture industries will depend on their capacity to adapt to the current and future effects of climate change and the threats it poses; points out that it will only be possible to plan and implement effective adaptation mechanisms if there is enough information on current and future risks and vulnerabilities; notes, moreover, that every fishing business and aquaculture community or business will exist in a specific and probably unique geographical, environmental, institutional and socio-economic context and that, in other words, they will all be trying to cope with different and unique risks and vulnerabilities; stresses that adaptation to climate change, therefore, must start with a good understanding of each fishing or aquaculture system and an accurate assessment of climate variability and likely future impacts on the environment, people and biodiversity, in order to strengthen productive and resilient aquatic ecosystems and maintain benefits for consumers and animal health;

Amendment 124 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

5. Reiterates that with regard to the current and future effects of climate change and the threats it poses, mitigation and adaptation measures must start with a good understanding of each fishing or aquaculture system and an accurate assessment of climate variability and likely future impacts on the environment, people and biodiversity, in order to strengthen productive and resilient aquatic ecosystems and maintain benefits for consumers and animal health;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Is of the view that effective adaptation in the fisheries and aquaculture sector as a whole is needed, with priority to be given to the more vulnerable and socially fragile sectors; points out that in order to make aquatic ecosystems more productive and more resilient and keep them that way, with the attendant benefits in terms of the protection of consumers and animal health, particular attention needs to be paid to the most vulnerable if the sector is truly to continue to make a contribution to meeting the global objectives of poverty reduction and food security;

Amendment 126 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Recommends that the Commission and the Member States provide for appropriate support measures, such as insurance regimes and social protection systems for the groups that are the most exposed to climate change; takes the view that certain countries facing the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea are more exposed to such change and to extreme weather events, are less able to adapt to them and are therefore more vulnerable;

Amendment 127 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers it a matter of urgency to carry out anfurther impact assessment and to gather a~~s much~~dditional information ~~as possible~~ on the consequences of rising water temperatures for fish stocks, if possible for each individual basin, but more urgently to take the existing vast knowledge into account and act as soon as possible to prevent additional damage to marine ecosystems and fish stocks;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers it a matter of urgency to carry out an impact assessment and to gather as much information as possible on the consequences of rising water temperatures for fish stocks~~, if possible~~ for each individual basin;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recommends that the Commission and the Member States provide for appropriate management measures when~~Insists that full implementation of the CFP by the Commission and the Member States will be crucial in order to have the appropriate management measures to ensure long term stable and healthy stocks and to properly managed fish populations if they move from one basin to another;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. Whereas the rise of ocean and seas temperatures has a direct impact on rising sea levels due to thermal expansion, and will also lead to the multiplication of extreme weather events;

Amendment 130 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recommends that~~Urges the Commission and the Member States ~~provide for appropri~~to adopt management measures which take account of the effects of rising seawater temperatures, and of climate mchanage~~ment measures when fish populations move from one bas~~ in general, on fish stocks, thus also considering the changes in the distribution of fish resources owing to migrations of fish populations; urges the Commission, in addition, actively to involve the fisheries sector, and in particular small-scale coastal fisheries, in the decision-making process leading to ~~another~~the adoption of such measures;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the Commission and the Member States provide ~~for appropriate management measures when fish populations move from one basin to another~~and ecosystem approach to both fisheries management and stock assessments and provide measures taking into account that changes in sea water temperature have an impact on the biology and distribution of marine species, which affects fishing activity and the allocation of fishery resources; therefore considers it necessary to study this impact in order to provide scientific advice;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the Commission and the Member States provide for appropriate management measures when fish populations move from one basin to another; however, climate change should not constitute an excuse for imposing further stringent management measures and drastic cuts in TACs and quotas; proportionality and socio-economic aspects shall adequately be taken into account;

Amendment 133 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Acknowledges that climate change impacts fish stocks, marine ecosystems, fisheries and aquaculture activities as well as coastal communities; therefore calls on the Commission, after the evaluation of the CFP by 2022, to consider a more ecosystem based approach of the CFP that takes into account not only the fishing pressure on stocks and marine environment but also other factors such as climate change and pollution;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Has found that growth rates of harmful algae and pathogenic bacteria in the marine environment can increase with global warming and that changes to the seasons and other conditions may have an effect on the incidence of parasites and some foodborne viruses;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for proactive management of extreme events, considering it a matter of urgency to invest in mitigation and adaptation measures for climate resilience (such as safety at sea, climate-resilient infrastructure, nature based solutions etc.), risk reduction and climate disaster prevention, ~~while~~in order to safeguard~~ing~~ the health of the aquatic ecosystem and ~~providing for specific measures in the future EMFF to support affected sectors~~increase the resilience of coastal communities, highlights the importance of dedicating funds in the future EMFF to climate mitigation and biodiversity restoration in order to increase the ocean's resilience and fisheries sustainability;

Amendment 136 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for proactive m~~anagement~~easures to mitigate the causes for rising seawater temperatures to reduce the occurnce of extreme events, considering it also a matter of urgency to invest in adaptation measures for climate resilience (such as safety at sea, climate-resilient infrastructure, protection of marine and especially coastal ecosystems etc.), risk reduction and climate disaster prevention, while safeguarding the health of the aquatic ecosystem and providing for specific measures in the future EMFF to ~~support affected sectors~~reduce the emission of CO2 as the reason for global warming;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for proactive management of extreme events, considering it a matter of urgency to invest in adaptation measures for climate resilience (such as safety at sea, climate-resilient infrastructure, etc.), risk reduction and climate disaster prevention, while safeguarding the health of the aquatic ecosystem and providing for specific measures in the future EMFF to support affected sectors;

Amendment 138 #

Rosanna CONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 139 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. urges the Members states to allocate an substantial amount of their EMFAF envelope to operations that contribute to conservation and restauration of biodiversity as well as the achievement of climate and environmental objectives in line with the Green Deal;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the increase in water temperature generated by climate change has a direct and indirect impact on marine species by altering their abundance, diversity and distribution and affecting their feeding, development and reproduction, as well as relations between species; whereas this will trigger changes with a medium- and long-term impact on the availability and trade of fishery and aquaculture products that may have major geopolitical and economic consequences, including in terms of food security and cultural identity;

Amendment 140 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls for a transition from reactive management, in the wake of disasters, to proactive management and measures to reduce risk and further climate-related threats;

Amendment 141 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Considers it a matter of urgency, in order to prevent, prepare for and mitigate the impact of extreme events and disasters on fisheries and aquaculture, to invest heavily in risk reduction through mitigation and adaptation measures for the environment and the fishing economy; points out that in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, due consideration for the health of aquatic ecosystems is an important part of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction;

Amendment 142 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a (new)

-a) Integrating fisheries and aquaculture sectors fully into climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies;

Amendment 143 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a (new)

-a) full implementation of the Paris agreement and the Green Deal, including higher ambition on CO2 emission reduction;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a a (new)

-a a) Reducing external stressors on marine systems: reduce land-based sources of pollution and improve more selective and sustainable fishing practices;

Amendment 145 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a b (new)

-a b) Identifying and protecting valuable marine areas, promoting the restoration of carbon-rich ecosystems as well as important fish spawning and nursery areas;

Amendment 146 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a c (new)

-a c) Increasing the research effort on both the spatial changes in routes and timing of migrations of target species and the effects of climate change on these;

Amendment 147 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a d (new)

-a d) Encouraging the exchange of good practice examples of adaptation actions among Member State authorities and across sectors through, for example, FARNET and the Fisheries Local Action Groups;

Amendment 148 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a e (new)

-a e) Intensifying the efforts to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;

Amendment 149 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a

a) a broader use of community-based approaches (regionalisation): ~~many regional initiatives are looking~~encourage a bottom-up approach involving professionals, local communities, civil society, NGOs and government organizations in promoting and developing initiatives to tackle the current challenges faced by the fisheries sector and ecosystems with measures to fight and adapt to the effects of climate change. CTransboundary coordination in respect of national mitigation and adaptation strategies, cross-border management and research strategies are key, ~~particularly~~also with regard to combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas climate change has a major direct impact on marine species by altering their abundance, diversity and ~~distribution~~migration patterns and affecting their feeding, development and reproduction, as well as relations between species; whereas these changes have ramifications for the CFP and the management of the Union's waters and resources;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a

a) a broader use of community-based approaches (regionalisation): many regional initiatives are looking to tackle the current challenges faced by the fisheries sector and ecosystems with measures to adapt to the effects of climate change. Cross-border management and research strategies are key, ~~particularly with regard to~~to take into account the specific features of each basin and to adopt common rules for all countries concerned - EU Member States and third countries - in order to achieve tangible results in terms of fisheries management, fish stock recovery and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a

a) a broader use of community-based approaches (regionalisation): many regional initiatives are looking to tackle the current challenges faced by the fisheries sector and ecosystems with measures to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, while adhering to the efforts agreed to at global level. Cross-border management and research strategies are key, particularly with regard to combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a

a) a broader use of community-based approaches (regionalisation): ~~many~~supporting regional initiatives ~~are~~ looking ato tackleing the ~~current~~ challenges faced by the fisheries sector and ecosystems with measures to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change~~. C~~, points out that cross-border management and research strategies are key, ~~particularly with regard to~~as well as combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a a (new)

aa) the adoption of ambitious policies which reduce, as much as possible, pollution from various sources, also by halting the payment of subsidies for fossil-based energy sources and promoting investment in renewable energy sources; urges the Commission, in addition, to take measures to incentivise the supply of renewable energy to ports and ships, including the use of green hydrogen, and to ensure that adequate port waste collection facilities are in place;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a b (new)

ab) improving the management of marine protected areas through the active involvement of small-scale coastal fisheries in that management and by strengthening and coordinating the various marine protected areas in order to establish a network which can maximise their benefits;

Amendment 155 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b) the creation of alternative livelihoods (fishing of other species): new opportunities will open up for small-scale fisheries and the communities which depend on them, as new, potentially marketable species could increase catches and therefore profitability. The arrival of non-indigenous species will also cause problems for those who fish native specbetter assess how the arrival of non indigenous species will impact marine ecosystems and therefore the nature of fishing activities;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b) the creation of alternative livelihoods ~~(fishing of other species): new opportunities will open up for~~: climate change and changes in the distribution of fish species will generate losers and winners, especially in the small-scale fisheries segment and the communities which depend on ~~them, as new, potentially marketable species could increase catches and therefore profitability. The arrival of non-indigenous species will also cause problems for those who fish native species;~~ it, thus preventing overfishing and developing management strategies that are robust to temperature-driven changes in productivity are essential if society is to maintain and rebuild the capacity for wild-capture fisheries to supply food and support livelihoods in a warming ocean; it will be necessary to respond to the arrival of non-indigenous species and the problems they may generate in relation to native species, and to study the feasibility of their commercial exploitation where possible and the adoption of strategies to promote their consumption among the general public, where appropriate;

Amendment 157 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b) the creation of alternative livelihoods ~~(fishing of other species): new opportunities will open up~~, including the fishing of less exploited species in order to reduce the pressure on over-exploited stocks: new challenges will arise for small-scale fisheries and the communities which depend on them, asowing to the presence of new, potentially marketable species, which could increase catches and therefore profitability. The arrival of non-indigenous species will also cause problems for those who fish native species;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b) the creation of alternative livelihoods (fishing of other ~~species~~non- indigenous, thermophilic species, numbers of which are growing): new opportunities will open up for small-scale fisheries and the communities which depend on them, as new, potentially marketable species could increase catches and therefore profitability. The arrival of non-indigenous species will also cause problems for those who fish native species, which may be mitigated by catching them for commercial purposes;

Amendment 159 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b) while the prevention of invasive species arrival and establishment is key, the creation of alternative livelihoods (fishing of other species): new opportunities will open up for small-scale fisheries and the communities which depend on them, as new, potentially marketable species could increase catches and therefore profitability. The arrival of non-indigenous species will also cause problems for those who fish native species;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the food security and livelihoods that these industries provide are crucial in many coastal, riverine, island, inland and lagoon regions; and whereas the impacts of climate change on food security are such that the current approaches to assessing the risks to that food security must be altered;

Amendment 160 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c) promotion of new species through targeted communication policies that are both wide-ranging (such as TV broadcasts and cookery programmes) and local (through regional policies aiming at the consumption of fish in canteens, hospitals and wherever there is great demand). Responsible fish is a healthy and sustainable option;deleted

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c) promotion of new species through targeted communication policies that are both wide-ranging (such as TV broadcasts and cookery programmes) and local (through regional policies aiming at the consumption of fish in canteens, hospitals and wherever there is great demand). Responsible fish is a healthy and sustainable option;deleted

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c) promotion of new species through targeted communication policies that are both wide-ranging (such as TV broadcasts and cookery programmes) and local (through regional policies aiming at the consumption of fish in canteens, hospitalsustainable fish consumption, notably through appropriately funded dedicated campaigns aimed at consumers to promote species that are usually discarded, unpopular or unknown to consumers and wthere~~ver there is great demand). Responsible fish is a healthy and sustainable option~~fore limit over targeting of specific species;

Amendment 163 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c) ~~promotion of new~~the fishing of less exploited species may be a valid alternative only if it is accompanied by incentives to consume those species through targeted communication policies that are both wide- ranging (such as TV broadcasts and cookery programmes) and local (through regional policies aiming at the consumption of fish in canteens, hospitals and wherever there is great demand). Responsible fish is a healthy and sustainable option;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c) promotion of new species through targeted communication policies that are both wide-ranging (such as TV broadcasts and cookery programmes) and local (through regional policies aiming at the consumption of fish in canteens, hospitals and wherever there is great demand). It is important to inform consumers that the choice of sustainable fish products can play a role in the solution to climate change. Responsible fish is a healthy and sustainable option;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c) promotion of current and new species through targeted communication policies that are both wide-ranging (such as TV broadcasts and cookery programmes) and local (through regional policies aiming at the consumption of fish in canteens, hospitals and wherever there is great demand). Responsible fish is a healthy and sustainable option;

Amendment 166 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d

d) by improving the resilience and economic stability of ~~small-scale fishermen by providing better access to credit, micro-financing, insurance services and investment~~low-impact fishermen and -women by providing better access training and more selective gear, including through the future EMFF;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d

d) by improving the resilience and economic stability of small-scale fishermen by providing better access to credit, micro- financing, insurance services and investment, ~~including through the future EMFF~~allowing individual Member States to decide what percentage of EU funds to use for that purpose;

Amendment 168 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d

d) by improving the resilience and economic stability of small-scale fishermen by providing simpler solutions that allow for better access to credit, micro- financing, insurance services and investment, including through the future EMFAF;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d

d) by improving the resilience and economic stability of the fishing sector, especially in the small-scale ~~fisher~~segment, by providing better access to credit, micro- financing, insurance services and investment, including through the future EMFAF;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas many populistic political movements in Europe constantly downplay or ignore the imminent risks of climate change and constantly vote against needed measures to implement the Paris Agreement and to combat the current climate crisis;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d

(d) by improving the resilience and economic stability of all fishermen, including small-scale fishermen, by providing better access to credit, micro- financing, insurance services and investment, including through the future EMFF;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d

d) by improving the resilience and economic stability of small-scale fishermen by ~~provid~~facilitating better access to credit, micro- financing, insurance services and investment, including through the future EMFF;

Amendment 172 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d a (new)

da) promotion and implementation of training programmes on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in relation to the effects of rising seawater temperatures, and of climate change in general, on fish stocks and on the activities of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e

e) implementation of measures to improve early warning systems and safety at sea and to protect fishing-related infrastructure, making ports, landing sites and markets, for example, more secure; and to alert maritime authorities, fish markets, fishermen and consumers to the presence of toxic or poisonous non- indigenous species or other events relating to fish consumption which could have an impact on dietary health;

Amendment 174 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e

e) implementation of measures to improve early warning systems and safety at sea, build protective infrastructure where necessary, and to protect fishing- related infrastructure, making ports, landing sites and markets, for example, more secure and resilient;

Amendment 175 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f

f) ~~flexibility in management and allocation agreements, so that prompt and responsible approaches can be taken. Expect~~A long term stable and ecosystem based chmanage~~s in stock distribution could lead to~~ment of stocks in order to avoid new conflicts or exacerbate existing ones between users, where fish resources are shared or extend beyond international borders;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f

f) flexibility in management and allocation agreements, so that prompt and responsible approaches can be taken. Expected changes in stock distribution could lead to new conflicts or exacerbate existing ones between users, whe~~re fish resources are shared or extend beyond international borders~~ther in individual countries or where the distribution of important species stretches into neighbouring countries or EEZs (exclusive economic zones). Where fish resources are shared or extend beyond international borders, cross-border cooperation with non-EU countries could be implemented, especially in the Mediterranean, for both the management of resources that are sensitive to climate change, using shared stocks, and for the development of shared early warning strategies and adaptation on a basin scale;

Amendment 177 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f a (new)

fa) by protecting, promoting and developing small-scale fisheries, which has been the most adversely affected by the crisis in the sector, by the depletion of resources and by climate change, but which is showing greater resilience owing to its adaptable nature, its ability to make the most of its circumstances and its versatility, which can enable it to address the climate change challenge. To that end, co-management programmes should be developed, with a view also to protecting the cultural identity and intangible heritage of small-scale artisanal fishing communities, necessary for the diversification of supply with a shift to fishing tourism activities that can enable consumers of fish products to adapt accordingly;

Amendment 178 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point g

g) promotion of investment and technological support to ~~increas~~support a sustainable European seaweed production ~~and reduce dependence on Asia~~;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point g

g) promotion of investment and technological support to sustainably increase European seaweed production and reduce dependence on Asia;

Amendment 18 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. Whereas the European Union offers a key level of gouvernance to set and implement ambitious environmental policies through strong cooperation of governments at the supranational level;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point g a (new)

g a) accommodating the different activities that take place at sea - fishing, aquaculture, energy, tourism... - through adequate maritime spatial planning that incorporates the projected effects of climate change and that involves all the relevant stakeholders, giving priority to traditional activities;

Amendment 181 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point g a (new)

ga) calls on the Commission to take these requests into account and to respond to them in its new climate change adaptation strategy, which it plans to submit by the end of 2021, and in all its forthcoming legislative proposals;

Amendment 182 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point g a (new)

g a) adequate EU and national funding.

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point g b (new)

g b) implementing effective fisheries information systems and data sharing, supporting capacity building in the data supply chain (data collection, data mangement, data analysis), increasing accountability and transparency of the fisheries sector;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that the principle of relative stability, which has remained largely unchanged since it was first established, fails to take account of the ongoing impact of climate change on species distribution; points out that the disruption caused by climate change, coupled with the landing obligation and the UK's withdrawal from the Union, makes it very difficult to maintain the current quota allocation system; urges the Commission, the Council and the Member States to look into and consider modifying the principle of relative stability in line with the CFP's new challenges, which include the impact of climate change on the seas and oceans;

Amendment 19 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas climate change ~~is not the only threat to or stress factor acting on a fishing system, but is a further cause in addition to pollution, loss of habitat, competition for space and environmental variabil~~affects the marine environment on a global scale and acts as a growing stress factor on ecosystems which already face numerous pressure such as pollution, loss of habitat and biodiversity;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

- having regard to the European Court of Auditors' special report of 26 November 2020 on 'Marine environment: EU protection is wide but not deep',

Amendment 20 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas climate change is anot ~~the only threat to o~~her stress factor acting on ~~a fishing~~ marine ecosystems, ~~but is a further cause~~fish stocks and fishery systems, in addition to pollution, loss of habitat, competition for space and environmental variability;

Amendment 21 #

C. whereas climate change is not the only threat to or stress factor acting on a fishing system, but is a further cause in addition to IUU fishing, marine litter, pollution, loss of habitat, competition for space and environmental variability;

Amendment 22 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas climate change is not the only threat to or stress factor acting on a fishing system, but is a further cause in addition to pollution, loss of habitat, overfishing, competition for space and environmental variability;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the increase in water temperature has a greater impact on certain sea basins, such as the Mediterranean, with changes in water circulation, rising sea levels, winter weather only in some regions, the arrival of non-indigenous species, acidification, asynchronism among species, and paradoxical marine weather phenomena; and whereas in recent years phenomena such as meridionalisation and the tropicalisation of the Mediterranean Sea and Mediterraneanisation of the Black Sea have intensified;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. Whereas the fisheries sector faces many challenges, such as Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, and therefore has an even greater need for economic stability and protection of livelihoods;

Amendment 25 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, moreover, various human activities have caused increased greenhouse gas emissions, global warming and thus the increase in sea water temperatures;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas, in general, taking an ecosystem-based approach to planning and spatial management in aquaculture could improve the industry’s capacity to adapt, particularly at local level; for this to happen, the risks need to be understood at the relevant spatial and temporal scales, and priority given to the most serious risks and to developing and improving measures and management plans to address those risks by taking participatory approaches and by using the best information available;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas~~, in general,~~ taking an ecosystem-based approach to planning and spatial management in fishing and aquaculture practices could improve the sustainability of the sector and increase the industry’s capacity to adapt, particularly at local level;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas, in general, taking an ecosystem-based approach to planning and spatial management in aquaculture could improve the industry’s capacity to adapt sustainably, particularly at local level;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the 2019 IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere reveals the benefits of ambitious mitigation and effective adaptation for sustainable development and, conversely, the escalating costs and risks of delayed action;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10

— having regard to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 1 on no poverty, SDG 2 on hunger, SDG 11 on sustainable cities and communities, SDG 13 on climate action and SDG 14 on life below water,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the rising seawater temperatures also impacts aquaculture in different ways, such as the increase of infectious diseases, or higher rates of antibiotic resistance and requires stronger research efforts;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas the far-reaching services and options provided by ocean and cryosphere-related ecosystems can be supported by protection, restoration, precautionary ecosystem-based management of renewable resource use, and the reduction of pollution and other stressors;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

D c. whereas the restoration of vegetated coastal ecosystems, such as mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows (coastal ‘blue carbon’ ecosystems), can provide climate change mitigation through increased carbon uptake and storage;

Amendment 33 #

D d. whereas such restoration actions also have multiple other benefits, such as providing storm protection, improving water quality, and benefiting biodiversity and fisheries;

Amendment 34 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~poverty and marginalisation are the primary causes of the vulnerability of certain coastal communities and the eradication of poverty and guarantees of~~the resilience of isolated islands and coastal communities is of utter importance to better address the consequences of climate change, which often affects areas already suffering from poverty and food insecurity ~~for the world’s poor are essential for building up their capacity to resist the effects of~~and which are in great need of capacity building to mitigate and adapt to climate change;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas climate adaptation strategies must emphasize the need for poverty eradication and food security in accordance with the Paris Agreement and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; whereas poverty and marginalisation are the primary causes of the vulnerability of certain coastal communities and the eradication of poverty and guarantees of food security ~~for the world’s poor are essential for building up~~ are essential to help people out of poverty and to increase their capacity to adapt to and resist the effects of climate change;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas poverty ~~and marginalisation~~, marginalisation, environmental destruction, overexploitation of resources and fishing pressure by foreign fleets are the primary causes of the vulnerability of certain coastal communities and the eradication of poverty and guarantees of food security for the world’s poor are essential for building up their capacity to resist the effects of climate change;

Amendment 37 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas the fisheries sector provides our citizens with good, healthy and sustainable food, thereby making an indispensable contribution to food security in the Union;

Amendment 38 #

Peter van DALEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas the fisheries sector contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations such as increasing food security and reducing poverty;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~climate change is having a very clear impact on the oceans, too, given that heat is st~~, according to the IPCC report ‘The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’, the global ocean has warmed unabated since 1970 and has taken up mored to a greater extent in the water, in addition to other factors exacerbating the gravity of the situation, such as pollution, the disappearance of various species, the substitution of some species to the detriment of others, lack of oxygen, etc.han 90% of the excess heat in the climate system and by absorbing more CO2, the ocean has undergone increasing surface acidification and a loss of oxygen has occurred from the surface to 1000 m;

Amendment 4 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- Having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2019 on climate change – a European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy in accordance with the Paris Agreement1a, _________________ 1a Text adopted P8_TA(2019)0217

Amendment 40 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas climate change is having a very clear impact on the oceans, too, given that heat is stored to a greater extent in the water, in addition to other factors exacerbating the gravity of the situation, such as pollution, the disappearance of various species, the substitution of some species to the detriment of others, lack of oxygen, overfishing, biodiversity loss, IUU fishing, etc.;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas climate change is having a very clear impact on the ocean~~s, too~~, given that heat is stored to a greater extent in the water, in addition to other factors exacerbating the gravity of the situation, such as pollution, the disappearance of various species, the substitution of some species to the detriment of others, lack of oxygen, etc.;

Amendment 43 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas the world ocean is a continuous body of water and its good environmental status is vital to ensuring its resilience and its continued provision of ecosystem services such as CO2 absorption and oxygen production;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the preservation of the ocean is important not only for fishing, but also because the disappearance of one species also has a major impact on other species;

Amendment 45 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

8b. whereas fishery products have a very low carbon footprint and are important foods underpinning the Mediterranean diet, which is recognised by UNESCO as part of the cultural heritage of humanity;

Amendment 46 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the warming of the waters is not the only consequence of climate change, but there are other aspects, too, such as deoxygenation, acidification and desalination, asynchronism among species, and changes in ocean currents and in the transport of nutrients, which should be looked at together because together they affect ecosystems;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas climate change and rising sea temperatures trigger phenomena such as meridionalisation, tropicalisation and Mediterraneanisation, which alters the distribution of marine species;

Amendment 48 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. Whereas rising seawater temperatures is a problem that affects several sea basins in Europe, the effects of which are felt sector-wide by all kinds of fishermen;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas rising temperatures can also affect wind farms and the human activities connected with them;

Amendment 5 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

12 a Having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal1a, _________________ 1a Text adopted P9_TA(2020)0005

Amendment 50 #

Rosanna CONTE, Valentino GRANT, Annalisa TARDINO, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas protected marine areas make marine ecosystems more resilient to climate change; whereas, moreover, when managed in a manner involving the fisheries sector, protected marine areas are a perfect example of synthesis between environmental sustainability and socio-economic sustainability;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas seaweed, which is increasingly widespread in our seas, is recognised as a valuable foodstuff for humans and animals and can be used in agriculture and horticulture, cosmetics, and to produce organic packaging, biofuels, textiles, detergents and green building materials; whereas, in addition to ~~its~~the environmental benefits and economic potential~~, the seaweed~~ expected from the increase in seaweed production in Europe, that sector would support most of the UN Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 52 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas the principle of relative stability, first set out in the CFP Basic Regulation of 1983 and implemented by the TACs and Quota Regulation of the same year, lays down a distributional key of the TAC by Member State based on the allocation principles of historical catches (1973-1978), dependency as enshrined in the Hague preferences of 1976 and jurisdictional losses (1973-1976);

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas the global fishing fleet is estimated at around 4.56 million vessels, of which about 65% are motorized; whereas Asia has the largest fishing fleet (68% of the total), followed by Africa (20%), America (10%), Europe (over 2%) and Oceania (less than 1%);

Amendment 54 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

H b. whereas an estimated 59.51 million people were engaged in the primary sector of capture fisheries (39 million) and aquaculture (20.5 million) in 2018; whereas women accounted for 14% of the total, with shares of 19% in aquaculture and 12% in capture fisheries; whereas the highest numbers of workers are in Asia (85%), followed by Africa (9%), the Americas (4%) and Europe and Oceania (1% each);

Amendment 55 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

H b. whereas the Commission must submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on implementation of the CFP by 31 December 2022;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

H c. whereas, according to FAO, the proportion of fish stocks that are within biologically sustainable levels decreased from 90% in 1974 to 65.8% in 2017 (a 1.1% decrease since 2015), with 59.6% classified as being maximally sustainably fished stocks and 6.2% underfished stocks;

Amendment 57 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)

H d. whereas, according to FAO, the percentage of stocks fished at biologically unsustainable levels increased from 10% in 1974 to 34.2% in 2017; whereas it is estimated that 78.7% of current marine fish landings come from biologically sustainable stocks; whereas in the northeast Atlantic1a the proportion of overexploited stocks decreased from around 71% in 2003 to 38% in 2018 and 99% of landings in the Baltic, North Sea and the Atlantic managed exclusively by the EU come from sustainable managed fisheries 2a; _________________ 1aCovers FAO area 27 and includes the waters of the Baltic Sea, North Sea, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and adjacent waters 2aTowards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2021, (COM(2020)0248)

Amendment 58 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)

H e. whereas of the stocks of the ten species most landed between 1950 and 2017 – anchoveta, Alaska pollock, Atlantic herring, Atlantic cod, Pacific chub mackerel, Chilean jack mackerel, Japanese pilchard, Skipjack tuna, South American pilchard and capelin – 69% were fished within biologically sustainable levels in 2017; whereas among the seven principal tuna species, 66.6% of their stocks were fished at biologically sustainable levels in 2017, an increase of about 10 percentage points from 2015;

Amendment 59 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H f (new)

H f. whereas, according to FAO, intensively managed fisheries have seen decreases in average fishing pressure and increases in average stock biomass, with many reaching or maintaining biologically sustainable levels, while fisheries with less-developed management systems are in poor shape;

Amendment 6 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to the study entitled ‘The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries’, published by the FAO in 2018,

Amendment 60 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H g (new)

H g. whereas human communities in close connection with coastal environments, small islands, polar areas and high mountains are particularly exposed to ocean and cryosphere change, such as sea level rise, extreme sea level and shrinking cryosphere but the humanity as a whole is also exposed to changes in the ocean, such as through extreme weather events;

Amendment 61 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H h (new)

H h. whereas in addition to their role within the climate system, such as the uptake and redistribution of natural and anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and heat, as well as ecosystem support, services provided to people by the ocean and/or cryosphere include food and water supply, renewable energy, and benefits for health and well-being, cultural values, tourism, trade, and transport;

Amendment 62 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H i (new)

H i. whereas over the last decades, global warming has led to widespread shrinking of the cryosphere, with mass loss from ice sheets and glaciers, reductions in snow cover and Arctic sea ice extent and thickness, and increased permafrost temperature;

Amendment 63 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H j (new)

H j. whereas since about 1950 many marine species across various groups have undergone shifts in geographical range and seasonal activities in response to ocean warming, sea ice change and biogeochemical changes, such as oxygen loss, to their habitats, which has resulted in shifts in species composition, abundance and biomass production of ecosystems, from the equator to the poles;

Amendment 64 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H k (new)

H k. whereas ocean warming has contributed to an overall decrease in maximum catch potential, compounding the impacts from overfishing for some fish stocks; whereas a decrease in global biomass of marine animal communities, their production, and fisheries catch potential, and a shift in species composition are projected over the 21st century in ocean ecosystems from the surface to the deep seafloor under all emission scenarios;

Amendment 65 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H l (new)

H l. whereas the global-scale biomass of marine animals across the foodweb is projected to decrease between 5.9 and 15% and the maximum catch potential of fisheries by 20.5 and 24.1% by the end of the 21st century relative to 1986–2005 under the high-emissions scenario (RCP 8.5); whereas it is projected that the total maximum catch potential in the world's exclusive economic zones is likely to decrease by 2.8% to 5.3% by 2050 (relative to 2000) under RCP 2.6 or by 7% to 12.1% under RCP 8.5;

Amendment 66 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H m (new)

H m. whereas future shifts in fish distribution and decreases in their abundance and fisheries catch potential due to climate change are projected to affect income, livelihoods, and food security of marine resource-dependent communities;

Amendment 67 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H n (new)

H n. whereas strengthening precautionary approaches, such as rebuilding overexploited or depleted fisheries, and responsiveness of existing fisheries management strategies reduces negative climate change impacts on fisheries, with benefits for regional economies and livelihoods;

Amendment 68 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H o (new)

H o. whereas the ecosystem approach to fisheries aims to achieve sustainable fisheries by combining broad ecological sustainability of stocks with the socio- economic viability of the fishing industry at local and regional scales;

Amendment 69 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H p (new)

H p. whereas anthropogenic pressures, such as pollution, eutrophication, habitat modification, and fisheries are increasing ecosystem vulnerability by decreasing resilience, adding even more complexity to the process of assessing the impact of climate change at a local scale; whereas reducing uncertainty in predictions of climate-induced changes in ecosystems is needed to understand their societal consequences and contribute towards management mitigation strategies;

Amendment 7 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)

- having regard to the report 'A third assessment of global marine fisheries discards', published by the FAO in 2019,

Amendment 70 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H q (new)

H q. whereas the absorption of increasing amounts of anthropogenic CO2 by the oceans results in acidification of waters, with potentially detrimental impacts on shell-forming aquatic life; whereas water acidity has increased by 26 percent since the industrial revolution and this trend will continue, especially in warmer low- and mid-latitudes;

Amendment 71 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H r (new)

H r. whereas in 2017, fish consumption accounted for 17% of the global population's intake of animal protein, and 7% o all proteins consumed; whereas in some countries it reaches 50%;

Amendment 72 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H s (new)

H s. whereas the United Nations estimates that as much as 80% of all global marine pollution originates from land-based sources, threatening marine life in general, but especially coastal waters and areas of high biological productivity. Pollutants of land-based origin include agricultural run-off, pesticides, chemical waste, cleaning agents, petroleum products, mining waste, garbage and sewage; whereas there are now close to 500 dead zones covering more than 245,000 km² globally;

Amendment 73 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H t (new)

H t. whereas according to data in IMO and FAO, globally, fishing vessels (including inland vessels) consumed 53.9 million tonnes of fuel in 2012, emitting 172.3 million tonnes of CO2, (equivalent to 0.5% of total global CO2 emissions that year), while aquaculture accounted for approximately 0.45% of global GHG emissions in 2013; whereas overall the energy use of protein production per unit mass of fish is comparable to chicken but much less than that from other land- based systems such as pork or beef; whereas the main source of GHG is from the use of fossil fuel;

Amendment 74 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H u (new)

H u. whereas plastic is the most abundant and damaging component of marine litter due to its longevity; whereas marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980 and each year between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes end up in the ocean; whereas some studies estimate that by 2040, 20 million tonnes of plastics will be entering the ocean per annum 1a; _________________ 1aBreaking the Plastic Wave, A comprehensive assessment of pathways towards stopping ocean plastic pollution

Amendment 75 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H v (new)

H v. whereas according to the European Court of Auditors while a framework was in place to protect the marine environment, the EU's actions had not restored seas to good environmental status, nor fishing to sustainable levels in all seas;

Amendment 76 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital H w (new)

H w. whereas aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors in the world and is now responsible for more than half of the global seafood production; whereas it is expected that this sector will be an even more important food resource in the future; whereas climate model outputs must be evaluated against and calibrated to local conditions to be relevant for many aquaculture planning and management decisions, climate change impact assessment and climate adaptation strategies;

Amendment 77 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Possible policy solutions and a keyword: ‘adaptation’~~deleted

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Possible policy solu~~Strong and ambitionus ~~and a keyword: ‘~~mitigation and adaptation’ measures

Amendment 79 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

Possible policy solutions and atwo keyword:s: 'mitigation' and ‘adaptation’

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

16 a having regard to the report 'The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets', published by the FAO in 2020,

Amendment 80 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

Possible policy solutions and atwo keywords: 'mitigation' and ‘adaptation’

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Highlights the urgent need for ambitious action to tackle climate change and environmental challenges, to limit global warming to 1.5 C, thus limiting the impacts of climate change on the planet, and therefore on fisheries and aquaculture, to the least negative scenario; recalls the EU's sustainable commitment to achieving its net-zero greenhouse gases emission target by 2050 at the latest as confirmed in the European Green Deal; takes note of the Commission proposal to increase the 2030 emissions target to at least 55%, as highlighted in the communication on Stepping up Europe's 2030 climate ambition; considers that urgent action is needed in order to reduce GHG emissions to 60% by 2030 compared to 1990 as expressed by the European Parliament in the vote of the European Climate Law;

Amendment 82 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1 a. Emphasises that the fisheries and aquaculture sectors will benefit most from a strengthening of European and global ambition in the fight against climate change since the oceans has taken up more than 90% of the excess heat in the climate system and the rate of ocean warming has more than doubled since 1993, posing a serious threat to the marine species and ecosystems and, hence, to fisheries and aquaculture activities and food security; Recalls that the IPCC has warned that the maximum catch potential of fisheries is projected to decrease by 2.8-9.1% to 16.2-25.5% by the end of the century depending on the efforts adopted to fight climate change, with the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of tropical countries showing the largest decreases (less than -40%), but also in the temperate Northeast Atlantic (about - 30%);

Amendment 83 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1 b. Urges the Commission to accelerate its plans to address air pollution and emissions from maritime transport since international maritime shipping emissions are expected to increase between 50% and 250% by 2050 and by 86% at the Union level unless further action is taken; emphasises the importance of fostering the development of zero-emission ports using renewable energy; recalls that the deployment of new emission control areas and the reduction of speed for shipping, are relevant solutions to reduce emissions;

Amendment 84 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1 c. Emphasises the importance of European fisheries and aquaculture and its potential to contribute to climate action, the circular economy and enhanced biodiversity; Recognises the progress made in achieving sustainable fishing by EU fleets with pressure on fish stocks from fishing steadily eased between 2003 and 2018 in the northeast Atlantic; regrets that the stocks are being exploited on average at rates well above the sustainability objective in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas, yet welcomes the conservation efforts already undertaken notably with the implementation of the Western Mediterranean Multiannual Plan and the actions to deliver on the MedFish4Ever and Sofia Declarations;

Amendment 85 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 d (new)

-1 d. Stresses that EU fishers must be given the necessary tools to fight and adapt to climate change, such as investing in the transition to more sustainable fishing systems and more energy-efficient vessels, with the aim of phasing out GHG emissions in fisheries in a timeframe consistent with the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 86 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 e (new)

-1 e. Welcomes the proposed Mission Starfish 2030: Restore our Ocean and Waters; considers that a mission in the area of healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters will help develop solutions urgently needed and that have a direct impact on the fishing and aquaculture sectors such as systemic solutions for the prevention, reduction, mitigation and removal of marine pollution including plastic, the transition to a circular and blue economy, adaption to and mitigation of pollution and climate change in the ocean, sustainable use and management of ocean resources, development of new materials including biodegradable plastic substitutes, new feed and food, urban, coastal and maritime spatial planning, ocean governance and ocean economics applied to maritime activities;

Amendment 87 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

-1 f. Considers that in order to achieve a better environmental status of the seas it is necessary to tackle the sources of marine pollution, 80% of which are of land-based origin such as nutrient inputs from urban wastewater and agricultural activities, the discharge, loss and leakage of contaminants -pesticides, biocides, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals…-, micro pollutants and marine litter, particularly plastics; regrets that 60% of EU surface waters are not meeting the Water Framework Directive's standards for sustainable management and that the European Environment Agency considers the achievement of good environmental status of European marine waters by 2020 unlikely, while the status of European freshwaters has little progressed over the last 10-15 years;

Amendment 88 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 g (new)

-1 g. Regrets that the Commission has not given fisheries and aquaculture products the importance they deserve in its Farm to Fork strategy, despite the potential of the fisheries sector in contributing to the objectives of the European Green Deal; stresses the importance of ensuring adequate support for European fishers in their transition to sustainable fishing activities; recalls its call on the Commission to present a proposal to improve the traceability of all seafood products, including the labelling of origin of canned fish products and the rejection of products which damage or deplete the marine environment;

Amendment 89 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 h (new)

-1 h. Considers that significant opportunities exist for reducing fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions in capture fisheries and aquaculture, that emerging and maturing renewable energy systems such as wind and solar can help reduce emissions in shore-side facilities and that fisheries management can also help reduce fuel use and GHG emissions;

Amendment 9 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

- having regard to the report entitled 'The European Environment State and Outlook 2020', published by the European Environment Agency in 2019,

Amendment 90 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 i (new)

-1 i. Emphasises the need to improve the energy efficiency of existing vessels and to optimise the design and propulsion systems of new and future vessels in order to move towards zero emission fisheries; highlights that refitting and replacing old and inefficient engines with modern designs can reduce fuel consumption by taking advantage of technology developments and call on the Commission and the Member States to incentivise these actions; stresses that more efficient design can optimise not only overall vessel fuel efficiency but also provide more safety; calls on the Commission to analyse the relationship between vessel design and energy efficiency and to review whether current European fisheries regulations could contain restrictions on vessel design and measures that may be preventing the uptake of more energy-efficient vessels; calls on the Commission to promote research into zero emission fuels and propulsion technologies and to incentivise their adoption by the fishing sector;

Amendment 91 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 j (new)

-1 j. Stresses that the fishing sector can improve the energy efficiency of fishing gears, especially mobile gears such as bottom trawl, beam trawl and shellfish dredges, which are more energy-intensive and GHG-emitting than stationary gears; considers it necessary to promote the switch to less energy-intensive fishing gears where, while ensuring that the environmental impact of the fishing activity is not increased or even reduced, the same fish species can be harvested with different types and methods of fishing; calls on the Commission to fund research into the continuous improvement of both the energy efficiency of fishing gears and methods and their selectivity; considers that the use of advanced technology to increase fishing efficiency and reduce the hours spent in the sea can be beneficial to reducing fuel consumption and GHG emissions provided that adequate management is implemented to prevent overcapacity and overfishing;

Amendment 92 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 k (new)

-1 k. Takes the view that ports have a wide margin of manoeuvre to reduce their carbon footprint and considers in this respect that energy audits should be promoted both in the construction of new ports and in the improvement of existing ones in order to calculate energy requirements and to improve efficiency; considers that ports, especially those serving the small-scale fleet because of their lower energy demand, should aim to cover their energy needs from systems based on renewable sources such as solar and wind and the integration of flexibility from demand response and storage;

Amendment 93 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 l (new)

-1 l. Insists that while aquaculture, like capture fisheries, is not a major global producer of GHG emissions, there is great potential for reducing them, especially in intensive production of finfish and crustaceans; emphasizes that, according to FAO studies, the aquaculture sector could reduce its CO2 emissions by 21% per tonne of fish production by improving efficiency of input use, shifting energy supply from fossil fuels to renewable, adopting best practices and replacing fish- based feed ingredients with crop-based ingredients; calls on the Commission to promote the greening of the EU aquaculture sector in its review of the strategic guidelines on aquaculture;

Amendment 94 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 m (new)

-1 m. Stresses that good fisheries management is crucial to mitigating the effects of climate change; recalls that the global fishing effort is almost twice what is needed to maximise the net yield from ocean fisheries; Insists that effective fisheries management that would reduce fishing effort and increase fish stocks would substantially reduce the GHG emissions generated by the world’s fishing fleets;

Amendment 95 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

-1 n. Recognises that fisheries management measures in EU waters have paid off, with a 50% increase in biomass and the MSY objective broadly being attained in the North-East Atlantic, with more than 99% of landings in the Baltic, North Sea and Atlantic managed exclusively by the EU coming from sustainably managed fisheries but with significant challenges remaining, especially in the Mediterranean and Black Seas;

Amendment 96 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 o (new)

-1 o. Calls on the Commission to intensify its efforts in promoting improved fisheries management at international level and to use sustainable fisheries partnership agreements with third countries to promote the adoption of best practices in fisheries management in order to improve the state and sustainability of global stocks;

Amendment 97 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 p (new)

-1 p. Takes note of the Commission's communication on an EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its proposal to legally protect a minimum of 30% of EU's sea area; considers that although primarily designed to protect and recover marine biodiversity, marine protected areas also have implications for fisheries; highlights that according to recent studies1a MPAs tend to increase catch in overexploited fisheries and tend to decrease catch in well-managed fisheries and those that are underexploited relative to maximum sustainable yield and that strategically expanding the existing global MPA network to protect and additional 5% of the ocean could increase future catch by at least 20% via spillover, generating 9 to 12 million metric tons more food annually than in a business-as- usual world with no additional protection; _________________ 1a'A global network of marine protected areas for food', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, November 10, 2020

Amendment 98 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 q (new)

-1 q. Considers it necessary to further study the likely impacts of climate change on EU's waters and coastal areas in order to be able to adopt measures adapted to the projected local impacts, which could strengthen the resilience of fishing and aquaculture activities to them; calls on the Commission to allocate the necessary funds to improve our understanding of the effects of climate change and possible mitigation measures in the field of fisheries and aquaculture; calls on the Commission to open a participatory process for the development of a jointly agreed strategy on climate change mitigation measures in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;

Amendment 99 #