2021/2189(INI) Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture: the way forward
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | PECH |
AGUILERA Clara ( S&D)
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BELLAMY François-Xavier ( EPP),
HLAVÁČEK Martin ( Renew),
D'AMATO Rosa ( Verts/ALE),
CONTE Rosanna ( ID),
ILČIĆ Ladislav ( ECR),
HAZEKAMP Anja ( GUE/NGL)
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Lead committee dossier:
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RoP 54
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RoP 54Events
2023/02/16
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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2022/10/04
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2022/10/04
EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 486 votes to 105, with 27 abstentions, a resolution on striving for a sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture: the way forward.
According to the Common Fisheries Policy, aquaculture should contribute to maintaining the potential for food production on a sustainable basis throughout the EU in order to ensure long-term food security, growth and employment for EU citizens, and help meet the growing global demand for aquatic products.
According to the latest data (2018), EU aquaculture production accounted for only 1.15% of world production in 2019. The EU was 41.2% self-sufficient in fish and seafood products, while only 10% of the seafood consumed in the EU comes from EU aquaculture, which represents only 2% of global production. Some Member States do not pay enough attention to the potential for aquaculture development. On the other hand, there is still significant potential for growth and diversification in terms of producing countries (Spain, France, Italy, Greece) and species farmed.
Parliament stressed that the growth potential of the EU aquaculture sector needs to be developed in a sustainable manner , taking all three pillars of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – into consideration.
Aquaculture's contribution to the European Green Deal
Parliament underlined the potential contribution of the aquaculture sector to the objectives of the European Green Deal and stressed the need to ensure the long-term viability and resilience of the sector in the light of the COVID-19 crisis. As part of the transition to a sustainable food system in Europe, the aquaculture sector can play an important role in the circular economy and as a net contributor to the transformation of surplus nutrients into high-quality protein.
While welcoming the Commission's communication on strategic guidelines for more sustainable and competitive aquaculture in the EU for the period 2021-2030, Parliament stressed that these guidelines need to be more ambitious to stimulate sustainable production and the development of a truly successful and competitive European aquaculture sector. It called for quantitative growth targets for the sector to be set within the guidelines and stressed the importance of the Commission's supportive and coordinating role in implementation between Member States to ensure a level playing field for EU aquaculture farmers.
The resolution also stressed that EU aquaculture meets high standards in terms of product quality and animal health, but that there is still room for improvement in terms of diversification, competitiveness and environmental performance . The development of low-impact aquaculture and the environmental services of aquaculture could make an important contribution to the Green Deal, the ‘farm to fork’ strategy and a sustainable blue economy.
Parliament expressed its support for the establishment of the new EU aquaculture assistance mechanism as an innovative tool to help the Commission, Member States, regional authorities, industry and other stakeholders to develop new guidelines and consolidate best practices in various relevant areas. Members considered that all relevant actors, including the Parliament, should be involved in the creation of this mechanism.
The resolution stressed the need to:
- provide a sound legal framework and to make full use of the financial resources of the European Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMAF), as a funding instrument specifically dedicated to the objectives of fisheries and aquaculture management in the European Union;
- have precise data and statistics on aquaculture products;
- invest on a large scale to prevent and reduce the impact of disasters and extreme weather events on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
- support the creation of vocational training courses for the aquaculture sector, to attract younger people and enable the retraining of fishermen;
- provide sufficient support for environmentally friendly aquaculture, such as organic farms, closed circuit aquaculture, seaweed and shellfish farming;
- have a food traceability system in the EU that contributes to the sustainability of the aquaculture sector.
Main obstacles to aquaculture in the EU and possible solutions
Parliament urged the Commission and Member States to:
- ensure that national plans for the sustainable development of aquaculture take account of the main obstacles to developing the sector's potential, and recognise the need to provide space for the sector through appropriate land-use planning;
- launch promotional campaigns to encourage the consumption of EU aquaculture products and to raise the profile of the sector, and recognise the importance of EU-wide communication campaigns on sustainable aquaculture in the EU;
- establish a solid, reliable, clear and administratively simple legal framework for the use of space and licenses that provides confidence and security for investment in the sector;
- increase funding for research and innovation in the aquaculture sector; Members expressed strong support for innovation and progress in the cultivation of new aquaculture species;
- deepen knowledge of the potential of the aquaculture sector in the outermost regions;
- ensure a level playing field for EU aquaculture vis-à-vis third country producers with regard to imports of products that do not have the same market access, environmental and social sustainability or fish welfare standards as those produced in the EU.
Organic aquaculture
Lastly, Members welcomed the Commission communication on an action plan for the development of organic production and pointed out that organic aquaculture needs to play a key role in the planned growth of the aquaculture sector, given its ample untapped potential for development, in line with the transition to a sustainable food system in Europe, and which should be given assistance through the EMFAF.
Documents
2022/10/03
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2022/07/19
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
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The Committee on Fisheries adopted an own-initiative report by Clara AGUILERA (S&D, ES) on striving for a sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture: the way forward.
According to the report, the growth potential of the EU aquaculture sector needs to be developed in a sustainable manner, taking all three pillars of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – into consideration. There is a need to have an attractive and market-oriented sector, also for new fish farmers, with a legal framework for attracting business investments, creating and maintaining good working conditions, and protecting the environment by using sustainable feed sources and improving aquatic health, animal welfare and biosecurity, as well as reducing the use of antimicrobials in accordance with the best available scientific advice, encouraging responsible and prudent practices, in line with the farm to fork strategy.
Aquaculture’s contribution to the European Green Deal
The common fisheries policy states that aquaculture should contribute to the preservation of food production potential on a sustainable basis throughout the EU to guarantee long-term food security, including food supplies, growth and employment for EU citizens, and contribute to meeting the growing world demand for aquatic food.
While welcoming the Commission communication on the strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030 and on its contribution to the European Green Deal, Members stressed the potential of the aquaculture sector’s contributions to achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal and the need to ensure the long-term sustainability and resilience of the sector, notably in the light of the COVID-19 crisis.
The report also underlined that EU aquaculture meets high standards in terms of product quality and animal health, but that there is still margin for improvement in terms of diversification, competitiveness and environmental performance . It noted that low-impact aquaculture (such as low-trophic, multitrophic and organic aquaculture), and environmental services from aquaculture can, if further developed, greatly contribute to the European Green Deal, to the farm-to-fork strategy and to a sustainable blue economy.
EU Aquaculture Assistance mechanism
The committee expressed support for the establishment of the new EU aquaculture assistance mechanism as an innovative tool to aid the Commission, Member States, regional authorities, industry and other stakeholders to develop further guidance and consolidate best practices on different relevant areas. Members considered that all relevant stakeholders, including Parliament, should be involved in the creation of this mechanism, in particular all members of the Aquaculture Advisory Council (AAC).
EU-wide communication campaigns
The report also stressed that another key element for the success of the aquaculture sector expansion is the organisation of EU-wide communication campaigns about the EU aquaculture sector and production with funds under direct management, in addition to other information and communication campaigns included in all operational programmes in line with the strategic guidelines objectives, on specific sectors from the EU aquaculture sector.
Funding
The Commission and the Member States are called on to provide a robust, reliable, predictable, streamlined and business-friendly legal framework , and making full use of the available financing resources of the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). Member States are urged to earmark sufficient funding under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to support the innovation, sustainability and resilience of the EU aquaculture sector.
Main obstacles to aquaculture in the Union and possible solutions
The committee urged the Commission and the Member States to ensure that national plans for the sustainable development of aquaculture take into account the main barriers to the development of the potential of the sector and to recognise the need to allocate space to aquaculture through appropriate spatial planning . It highlighted the importance of a transparent and participative mechanism for allocating space, including to existing and new fishing grounds and aquaculture farms and marine protected areas as well as fisheries restricted areas to all stakeholders in an equitable manner. It regretted that some Member States have yet to present to the Commission their national maritime spatial plans, despite the deadline laid down in the directive and urged them to present their plans as soon as possible.
The development of aquaculture requires a solid, reliable, clear and administratively simple legal framework for the use of space and licences that provides confidence and security for investment in the sector. Spatial planning should result in an effective and flexible plan that considers the ever-changing marine and freshwater environments within which aquaculture functions, and that overly restrictive zoning may deter investment and development.
Research and innovation
The report stated that research and innovation are an important pillar to provide knowledge-based solutions to the main obstacles the sector is facing. The main areas to be focused on include alternative sources of nutrients, treatments, breeding and animal welfare in aquaculture. It is also necessary to promote investments in adapted polyculture and multi-trophic aquaculture systems and the promotion of hatcheries and nurseries activities for organic juveniles. In this sense, the Open Method of Coordination for the exchange of best practices and innovation on organic aquaculture the Commission proposes could be the platform where solutions could be found.
Organic aquaculture
Lastly, Members welcomed the Commission communication on an action plan for the development of organic production and pointed out that organic aquaculture needs to play a key role in the planned growth of the aquaculture sector, given its ample untapped potential for development, in line with the transition to a sustainable food system in Europe, and which should be given assistance through the EMFAF.
Documents
2022/07/12
EP - Vote in committee
2022/02/14
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2022/01/17
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2021/10/07
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/06/22
EP - AGUILERA Clara (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in PECH
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2022)720
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0334/2022
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0215/2022
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE719.586
- Committee draft report: PE700.420
- Committee draft report: PE700.420
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE719.586
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2022)720
Activities
- Clara AGUILERA
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Dita CHARANZOVÁ
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Rosa D'AMATO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Anja HAZEKAMP
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Seán KELLY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Gabriel MATO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Francisco José MILLÁN MON
Plenary Speeches (1)
- François-Xavier BELLAMY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Caroline ROOSE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Carmen AVRAM
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Isabel CARVALHAIS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Martin HLAVÁČEK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Ladislav ILČIĆ
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
À la recherche d’une aquaculture durable et compétitive dans l’Union européenne: la voie à suivre - Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture: the way forward - Weiteres Vorgehen in den Bemühungen um eine nachhaltige und wettbewerbsfähige Aquakultur in der EU - A9-0215/2022 - Clara Aguilera - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #
2022/10/04 Outcome: +: 486, -: 105, 0: 27
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2022/02/14
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246 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to Articles 3, 4, 13, 38, 43, 192 and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 — having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal (COM(2019)0640) and the European Parliament resolution of 15th of January 2020 on this communication,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Points out the importance of precise data and statistics for Aquaculture products, especially in relation to consumption, imports and exports, in order to ensure that we are reaching the targets and objectives we are setting for the sector; calls for more data to be made available and accessible in this regard;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that the external trade imbalance in aquatic products produced in the Union is unacceptable, both from an economic point of view, given the trade deficit that this entails, and from a social point of view, given the missed opportunities for employment;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that progress towards the objectives of the European Green Deal must be aligned with ensuring food security of third countries;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Supports the establishment of the new EU aquaculture assistance mechanism as an innovative tool to aid the Commission, Member States, industry and other stakeholders as well as experts in the field of animal welfare and sustainability to develop further guidance and consolidate best practices on different relevant areas; considers that all relevant stakeholders should be involved in the creation of this mechanism, in particular all members of the Aquaculture Advisory Council, in accordance with Article 11 TEU that recognises participatory democracy as a fundamental democratic principle; calls for the creation of meaningful dialogue with civil society;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Supports the establishment of the new EU aquaculture assistance mechanism as an innovative tool to aid the Commission, Member States, industry and other stakeholders to develop further guidance and consolidate best practices on different relevant areas; considers that all relevant stakeholders should be involved in the creation of this mechanism, in particular all members of the Aquaculture Advisory Council, in accordance with Article 11 TEU that recognises participatory democracy as a fundamental democratic principle; calls for the creation of meaningful dialogue with
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Supports the establishment of the new EU aquaculture assistance mechanism as an innovative tool to aid the Commission, Member States, regional authorities, industry and other stakeholders to develop further guidance and consolidate best practices on different relevant areas; considers that all relevant stakeholders should be involved in the creation of this mechanism, in particular all members of the Aquaculture Advisory Council, in accordance with Article 11 TEU that recognises participatory democracy as a fundamental
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Supports the establishment of the new EU aquaculture assistance mechanism as an innovative tool to aid the Commission, Member States, industry and other stakeholders to develop further guidance and consolidate best practices on different relevant areas; considers that all relevant stakeholders, including Parliament, should be involved in the creation of this mechanism, in particular all members of the Aquaculture Advisory Council, in accordance with Article 11 TEU that recognises participatory democracy as a fundamental democratic principle; calls for the creation of meaningful dialogue with civil society;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the growth potential of the EU aquaculture sector needs to be developed in a sustainable manner, taking all three pillars of sustainability –
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the growth potential of the EU aquaculture sector needs to be developed in a sustainable manner, taking all three pillars of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – into consideration; points out the need to have a market-oriented sector with a legal framework for attracting business investments and protecting the environment by using sustainable feed sources
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 — having regard to the Commission communication of 20 May 2020 entitled ‘A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system’ (COM(2020)0381) and the European Parliament resolution of 20th of October 2021 on this communication,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the growth potential of the EU aquaculture sector needs to be developed in a sustainable manner, on a national basis, taking all three pillars of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – into consideration; points out the need to have a sector that is not exclusively market-oriented
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the growth potential of the EU aquaculture sector needs to be developed in a sustainable manner, taking all three pillars of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – into consideration; points out the need to have a market-oriented sector with a legal framework for attracting business investments and protecting the environment by using sustainable feed sources, improving aquatic health and biosecurity, reducing the
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the growth potential of the EU aquaculture sector needs to be developed in a sustainable manner, taking all three pillars of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – into consideration; points out the need to have an attractive and market-oriented sector, also attracting new fish farmers, sector with a legal
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the growth potential of the EU aquaculture sector needs to be developed in a sustainable manner, taking all three pillars of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – into consideration; points out the need to have a market-oriented sector with a legal framework for attracting business investments, creating and maintaining good working conditions, and protecting the environment by using sustainable feed sources, improving aquatic health and biosecurity, reducing the burden of disease and encouraging the responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the growth potential of the EU aquaculture sector needs to be developed in a sustainable manner, taking all three pillars of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – into consideration; top in economic, social and environmental terms; points out the need to have a market-oriented sector with a legal framework for attracting business investments and protecting the environment by using sustainable feed sources, improving aquatic health and biosecurity, reducing the burden of disease and encouraging the responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials, improving vaccine use;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the aquaculture sector capable of providing a consistent contribution to
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the aquaculture sector capable of providing a consistent contribution to ecosystem services for society, and algae and shellfish farming especially can contribute to decarbonising the EU economy and mitigating climate change; stresses, however, that carbon sequestration by algae and shellfish farming is limited when the product is harvested; supports the proposed actions on climate change but highlights the need for a common methodology to measure the carbon footprint of individual aquaculture farms and requests an impact assessment for all the proposed measures;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the aquaculture sector is capable of providing a consistent contribution to ecosystem services for society, and algae
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the aquaculture sector capable of providing a consistent contribution to ecosystem services for society, and pond aquaculture1a, algae and shellfish farming especially can contribute to decarbonising the EU economy and mitigating climate change; supports the proposed actions on climate change but highlights the need for a common methodology to measure the carbon footprint of individual aquaculture farms and requests an impact assessment for all the proposed measures; _________________ 1a https://aac- europe.org/en/recommendations/position- papers/322-aac-recommendation-on- ecosystem-services
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 — having regard to the Commission communication of 20 May 2020 entitled ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 – Bringing nature back into our lives’ (COM(2020)0380)
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that large-scale investment is required through mitigation and adaptation measures to prevent and reduce the impact of catastrophes and extreme weather events on the fishing and aquaculture sector, with a view to strengthening productive and resilient aquatic ecosystems and maintaining benefits for consumers and animal welfare;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that the implementation of the strategic guidelines should pay more attention to micro
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that the implementation of the strategic guidelines should pay more attention to micro and small aquaculture enterprises and their specific needs, while recognising the essential role of trade associations in supporting them;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Urges the Commission to support the establishment of vocational training courses for the aquaculture sector by providing technical and financial resources, in order to attract young people and allow fishermen to retrain, which will help to create jobs in coastal and island regions that are traditionally more dependent on fishing activities;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate, encourage and provide adequate support for environmentally friendly aquaculture, such as organic farms, closed-system aquaculture that operate with renewable energy and in line with high animal welfare standards , algae, shellfish, pond fish farming and integrated multi-trophic aquaculture systems;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate, encourage and provide adequate support for environmentally friendly aquaculture, such as organic farms,
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate, encourage and provide adequate support for environmentally friendly aquaculture, such as organic
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate, encourage and provide adequate support for environmentally friendly aquaculture, such as organic farms, closed-system aquaculture, algae, shellfish, pond fish farming and integrated multi-trophic and aquaponic aquaculture systems;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Takes the view that support should be provided for developing aquaponic systems, which are closed production systems on land that combine aquaculture production with crop production, with the latter using the organic matter in the water, thereby reducing the effects of pollution caused by excess organic matter;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) — having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 17 December 2015 on the future of European aquaculture,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that freshwater aquaculture is very important in many rural regions of Europe, and provides
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Points out that for freshwater aquaculture in particular, predators and drought also pose a challenge, reflected in the quantity, size and quality of farmed fish, and they ultimately have a negative impact on the profitability of the sector;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Reiterates the need for a food traceability system in the EU that enhances the sustainability of the aquaculture sector and responds to consumer demands by providing information on where, when, how and what fish or seafood has been farmed, primarily to improve food safety but also to enable checks throughout the chain of both EU products and imports from outside the EU
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Reiterates the need for a food traceability system in the EU that enhances the sustainability of the aquaculture sector and responds to consumer demands by providing information on where, when, how and what fish or
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Reiterates the need for a food traceability system in the EU that enhances the sustainability of the aquaculture sector and responds to consumer demands by providing information on where, when, how and what fish or seafood has been farmed and slaughtered, primarily to improve food safety but also to enable checks throughout the chain of both EU products and imports from outside the EU and to combat fraud; believes that this system should involve all actors in the value chain, so that they can collaborate with one another using digital systems, artificial intelligence and other technological innovations;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Highlights the value that European consumers place on quality designations, including both designations of origin and protected geographical indications; calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage their use in aquaculture products that offer the necessary qualities and meet the requirements laid down in the European Regulation on quality, for example the Mexillón de Galicia PDO.
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support green business models,
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support green business models, such as those based on carbon sequestration, in order to make supply chains more sustainable; stresses, in this regard, that certain aquaculture practices, such as mussel or oyster farming, can be successful models for
Amendment 139 #
11. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support green business models, such as those based on carbon sequestration, in order to make supply chains more sustainable; stresses, in this regard, that certain aquaculture practices, such as mussel or oyster farming, can be successful models for the future
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) — having regard to the Special Eurobarometer 515 on EU Consumer Habits Regarding Fishery and Aquaculture Products from 2021,
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support green business models, such as those based on carbon sequestration, in order to make supply chains more sustainable; stresses, in this regard, that certain aquaculture practices, such as mussel or oyster farming, can be successful models for the future
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support green business models, such as those based on carbon sequestration, in order to make supply chains more sustainable; stresses, in this regard, that certain aquaculture practices, such as mussel or oyster farming and pond polyculture2a, can be successful models for the future, in the context of the Emissions Trading System; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support this type of green business in the light of the strategy’s objectives; _________________ 2a https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/a quaculture-ponds-hold-carbon/
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that the operations of the aquaculture sector should
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that the aquaculture sector should commit to actively applying evidence-based interventions to improve fish welfare during keeping, transport and slaughter, including maintaining water quality within welfare-relevant limits, reduced stocking densities and environmental enrichment as a way of reducing the prevalence and spread of diseases, which diminishes the need for antibiotics and lowers pollution levels; as well as improving handling practises which will provide welfare and quality benefits, and ensure that humane slaughter methods are used; highlights that the aquaculture sector should continue to improve farming methods in line with the most up-to-date scientific knowledge available in order to achieve animal welfare that contributes to better environmental results, resilience against climate change and the optimisation of resource use objectives;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that the aquaculture sector should commit to actively applying evidence-based interventions to improve fish welfare, including maintaining water quality within welfare-relevant limits, particularly in production on land, as a way of reducing the prevalence and spread of diseases, which diminishes the need for antibiotics, and
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that the aquaculture sector should commit to actively applying evidence-based interventions to improve fish welfare, including improving handling of fish to reduce stress, ensuring humane slaughter methods and maintaining water quality within welfare-relevant limits, as a way of reducing the prevalence and spread of diseases, which diminishes the need for antibiotics and lowers pollution levels; highlights that the aquaculture sector
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that the aquaculture sector should co
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that the aquaculture sector should commit to actively applying evidence-based interventions to improve fish welfare, including maintaining water quality within welfare-relevant limits and avoiding overcrowding, as a way of reducing the prevalence and spread of diseases, which diminishes the need for antibiotics and lowers pollution levels; highlights that the aquaculture sector should continue to improve farming methods in line with the most up-to-date scientific knowledge available in order to achieve better environmental results, resilience against climate change and the optimisation of resource use;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Reiterates that various recommendations on animal welfare do not apply to the fisheries and aquaculture sectors because of their nature;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to continue encouraging the promotion of algae farming
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 b (new) — having regard to the PECH Committee Study on “Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on EU fisheries and aquaculture” form 07 July 2021,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to continue encouraging the promotion of algae farming
Amendment 151 #
13. Calls on the Member States to continue encouraging the promotion of algae farming
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to continue encouraging the promotion of algae farming without neglecting the more conventional aquaculture farmed species; considers that restoring and better managing
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to continue encouraging the promotion of algae farming without neglecting the more conventional aquaculture farmed species; considers that restoring and better managing seaweed populations could be an effective way, in addition to farming algae, to combat eutrophication and remove excess carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus from water; welcomes the Commission’s intention to present a specific initiative to support algae consumption in the EU;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to require the use of higher welfare standards and lower stocking densities and to only stimulate food systems with a neutral or positive impact on the environment and low feed input;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Considers that restoring and better managing seaweed populations could be an effective way, in addition to farming algae, to combat eutrophication and remove excess carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus from water;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to prohibit aquaculture systems that cannot meet the welfare needs of the animals or that rely on feeding fishmeal and -oil to farmed fish; points out in this regards that farming of octopuses involves serious animal welfare problems as well as environmental problems and calls on the Commission and the Members States to prohibit the opening of any octopus farms;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the role of women in aquaculture value chains and urges accordingly that they be guaranteed decent working conditions and that the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value be respected; considers further that their visibility and representation in decision-making structures and processes
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the role of women in aquaculture value chains and urges accordingly that they be guaranteed decent working conditions and visibility, equal access to employment in the sector and adequate legal recognition, and representation in decision-making structures and processes;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that national plans for the sustainable development of aquaculture take into account the main barriers to the development of the potential of the sector and to recognise the need to allocate space to aquaculture through appropriate spatial planning; highlights the importance of a transparent and participative mechanism, in line with Directive 2014/89/EU on maritime spatial planning, for allocating space, including to
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) — having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations,
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that national plans for the sustainable development of aquaculture take into account the characteristics of both marine and fresh water aquaculture as well as general barriers to the development of the potential of the sector and to recognise the need to allocate space to aquaculture through appropriate spatial planning; highlights the importance of a transparent and participative mechanism, in line with Directive 2014/89/EU on maritime spatial planning, for allocating space, including to existing and new fishing grounds and aquaculture farms, to all stakeholders in an equitable manner;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that national plans for the sustainable development of aquaculture take into account the main barriers to the development of the potential of the sector and to recognise the need to allocate space to aquaculture through appropriate spatial planning; highlights the importance of a transparent and participative mechanism, in line with Directive 2014/89/EU on maritime spatial planning, for allocating space, including to existing and new fishing grounds
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Supports the aim of the Commission to initiate promotion campaigns to encourage consumption of EU-Aquaculture products and highlight EU Aquaculture and to further supports its sustainable development; highlights the need in this regard for comprehensive and easy to access consumer information including on healthy diets, environmental benefits and other sustainability parameters such as climate impact;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Considers that aquaculture production sites planned and established in open water should not coincide or conflict with fishing zones; considers, further, that the fisheries sector and its operators and representatives should be fully involved in this process;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Points out that EU aquaculture production remains highly concentrated in terms of both Member States and species farmed, so there is significant potential for diversification;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Stresses that the development of aquaculture requires a solid, reliable and clear legal framework for the use of space and licences that provides confidence and security for investment in the sector and ensures that it develops within planetary boundaries; stresses that spatial planning should result in an effective and flexible plan that considers the ever-changing marine and freshwater environments within which aquaculture functions, and that
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Stresses that the development of aquaculture requires both a solid, reliable
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Highlights the importance of legal certainty and investment predictability for the sustainable growth of the Union’s aquaculture sector; stresses that all of the measures adopted by the various public authorities in the Member States must help to simplify administrative deadlines and procedures, so that public administrations fulfil their requirements, resolve issues on time and avoid unnecessary delays in authorisation or licensing procedures; rejects retroactive action reducing the period of validity of licences or extensions, and calls on the Member States to safeguard the confidence and legitimate expectations of licence holders;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Points out that aquaculture creates jobs and opportunities for economic development in coastal and rural communities;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Points out that, in terms of licensing and planning, existing bureaucratic complexity and delays result in additional costs for potential investors; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure clear and transparent licensing procedures in order to encourage investors;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Stresses that the Open Method of Coordination should be further implemented to achieve coordination with national, regional and local public administrations that have competences in the aquaculture sector; considers this coordination very necessary for streamlining national legislation and providing guidance on the regulatory
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Urges the Commission to create lines of direct support for the construction of structures that are more resistant to weather conditions and waves, with reduced visual and environmental impact;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure better coordination as regards the EU’s shared competences, and coordination among national, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of sustainable feed ingredients for aquaculture in the Union; considers that aquaculture can only fill the fish gap if all species farmed provide a net gain in fish protein, meaning that aquaculture does not remove more wild fish from the oceans for feed requirements than it produces; highlights that a large share of fish used to produce fishmeal and fish oil is caught in the EEZ of developing countries, with negative consequences on their food security and their fisheries sector; stresses the need to use ecologically sustainable marine proteins and oils, by-products and trimmings, other proteins and innovative solutions, such as insect meal and microalgae, and the p
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of sustainable feed ingredients for aquaculture in the Union; considers that aquaculture can only fill the fish gap if all species farmed provide a net gain in fish protein, meaning that aquaculture
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of sustainable feed ingredients for aquaculture in the Union; considers that aquaculture can only fill the fish gap if all species farmed provide a net gain in fish protein, meaning that aquaculture does not remove
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of sustainable feed ingredients for aquaculture in the Union; considers that aquaculture
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of sustainable feed ingredients for aquaculture in the Union; considers that aquaculture can only fill the fish gap if all species farmed provide a net gain in fish protein, meaning that aquaculture does not remove more wild fish from the oceans and other bodies of water for feed requirements than it produces; stresses the need to use ecologically sustainable marine proteins and oils, by-products and trimmings, other proteins and innovative solutions, such as insect meal and microalgae, and the partial replacement of marine proteins and oils with non-marine alternatives; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote responsible and sustainable practices and increase the percentage of independently certified fishmeal and fish oil within feeds, with certification done by a credible and independent environmental and social certification scheme, such as the one by the Marine Stewardship Council, that uses low trophic index assessment criteria and the FAO code of conduct;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote responsible and sustainable practices and increase the percentage of independently certified fishmeal and fish oil within feeds, with certification done by a credible and independent environmental and social certification scheme, such as the one by the Marine Stewardship Council, that uses low trophic index assessment criteria and the FAO code of conduct;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) — Having regard to the Review of Evidence of Sentience in Cephalopod Molluscs and Decapod Crustaceans by The London School of Economics and Political Science;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Acknowledges the fact that it is not currently possible to provide enough fishmeal and fish oil to aquaculture with just discards and by-products from the fishing industry, in part because of increasing
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Acknowledges the fact that it is not currently possible to provide enough fishmeal and fish oil to aquaculture with just discards and by-products from the fishing industry, in part because of increasing competition within the fishmeal market; calls on the Commission and Member States to jointly step up efforts on research and innovation to solve this particular problem without undermining the CFP objective to gradually eliminate discards by avoiding and reducing, as far as possible, unwanted catches; reiterates the necessary transition for the substitution of carnivorous farmed species with herbivorous species; encourages further a move towards lower trophic species and away from systems that farm carnivorous species that are dependent on fishmeal;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Acknowledges the fact that it is not currently possible to provide enough fishmeal and fish oil to aquaculture with just discards and by-products from the fishing industry, in part because of
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Is concerned about the growing number of fishmeal and fish oil factories along the West African coast, managed mainly by Chinese companies whose unsustainable production is causing existential problems for regional and non- industrial fisheries, and calls on the Commission therefore to ensure that no feed from such production is used in aquaculture facilities within the EU;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Calls on the Commission to use digital systems and artificial intelligence to improve the traceability and sustainability of aquaculture products and to extend traceability to the feed used;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge the importance of conducting EU-wide communication campaigns about
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge the importance of conducting
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge the importance of
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge the importance of conducting EU-wide communication campaigns about the EU aquaculture sector and the importance of production
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) — having regard Council Directive 98/58/EC on the protection of animals kept for farming purposes,
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Urges the European Commission to promote programmes of the EU Agricultural Promotion policy in which aquaculture products can be promoted specifically and alone; stresses the importance of making use of the current review of the EU Agricultural Promotion policy to better position the promotion of sustainable aquaculture products and encourages the European Commission to use the EU Agricultural Promotion policy to support sectors and operators that inherently contribute to, or lead the transition to, achieving the objectives of the Green Deal;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Welcomes the quality of the work carried out by the European Market Observatory for fisheries and aquaculture (EUMOFA); calls on the European Commission to give EUMOFA additional targeted funding to translate the Observatory’s reports into all EU official languages as they are often available in only one or no more than five official EU languages; believes that such information will help the aquaculture sector to obtain up-to-date and high-quality information to enhance its marketing performance;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the Commission and the Member States to substantially increase funds for research and innovation in the aquaculture sector (both marine and freshwater), specially new knowledge fields such as the study of the microbiome or the scientific monitoring of aquaculture environmental services; calls on the Member States to provide or increase funding for research and development in the aquaculture sector, and enhance the transfer of scien
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the Commission and the Member States to substantially increase funds for research and innovation in the aquaculture sector, specially new knowledge fields such as the study of the microbiome or the scientific monitoring of aquaculture environmental services; calls on the Commission and Member States to enhance the transfer of science-based knowledge to industry and other stakeholders and the transfer of operational knowledge from industry and stakeholders to the scientific community;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls on the Member States and their administrations to ensure that the potential of the agricultural product and food quality schemes is used more widely for aquaculture products; recalls the possibility for setting up regional or national quality schemes, which can help producers to enhance their visibility and thus their marking performance and income;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Underlines that knowledge and innovation (including the use of digital technology) are key to achieve the other objectives set for the EU aquaculture sector and Horizon Europe, the EU framework programme for research and innovation, offers an important opportunity to make a step forward in this area;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Urges the Commission to improve and collect information on the potential of the aquaculture sector in the outermost regions, through viability studies and feedback, and to provide specific support for start-ups that want to work in this sector in those regions;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Expresses its strongest support for innovation and advances in the breeding of new aquaculture species;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21 b. Takes note that an innovative aquaculture sector also demands the development of appropriate skills achieved through the promotion of specialised curricula and knowledge on aquaculture (e.g. specialised veterinary studies for fish and training on fish health for aquaculture operators), as well as life- long training for farmers on innovative approaches for the aquaculture sector;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to Articles 3, 4, 13, 38, 43 and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 b (new) — having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September on the protection of animals at the time of killing,
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to work further on levelling the playing field through the revision of international trade agreements, including updating rules for the better implementation of aquatic food labelling; considers that, in specific cases such as caviar labelling, the legal framework on information for consumers should be revised;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to work further on levelling the playing field through the revision of international trade agreements, including updating rules for the better implementation of aquatic food labelling; considers that, in specific cases such as caviar labelling, the legal framework on information for consumers should be revised; calls on the Commission
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to work further on levelling the playing field
Amendment 203 #
22. Calls on the Commission to work further on levelling the playing field through the revision of international trade agreements, including updating rules for the better implementation of aquatic food labelling; considers that, in specific cases such as caviar labelling, the legal framework on information for consumers should be revised; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to work further on levelling the playing field through, notably, the restriction or even the prohibition of imports of products which don't have the same environmental and social sustainability and fish welfare standards than the ones produced in the EU, the revision of international trade agreements, including updating rules for the better implementation of aquatic food labelling; considers that, in specific cases such as caviar labelling, the legal framework on information for consumers should be revised; calls on the Commission to analyse the inclusion of sustainable aquaculture sectors in the EU Carbon
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to work further on levelling the playing field through the revision of international trade agreements, including updating rules for the better implementation of aquatic food labelling; considers that, in specific cases such as caviar labelling, the legal framework on information for consumers should be revised; calls on the Commission to analyse, by means of an impact assessment, the inclusion of sustainable aquaculture sectors in the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in order to create incentives for European industries and EU trade partners to decarbonise their industries and therefore support both EU and global climate policies towards greenhouse-gas neutrality, and at the same time, without being discriminatory or constituting a disguised restriction on international trade;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Commission to adopt urgent measures to alleviate the emergency caused by electricity and gas price increases, with particular emphasis on purification centres and packaging and dispatch centres, which are highly technological and automated, so as to protect enterprises and ensure business and production continuity;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Recalls the opportunities for the sector to step up trade in aquaculture products, especially in countries and regions where consumption of these products is low;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Stresses the need to improve
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the common fisheries policy states that aquaculture should contribute to the preservation of food production potential on a sustainable basis throughout the Union so as to guarantee long-term food security, including food supplies, growth and employment for Union citizens, and contribute to meeting the growing world demand for aquatic food; whereas the common fisheries policy should pay full regard to animal health, animal welfare, food and feed safety;
Amendment 210 #
23. Stresses the need to improve the availability of veterinary medicines for the aquaculture sector in order to be able to comply with the proposed actions on fish health and welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support scientific knowledge on fish welfare, promote best aquaculture practices on fish wellbeing and promote the creation of
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Stresses the need to
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Stresses the need to improve the availability of veterinary medicines (especially vaccines) for the aquaculture sector in order to be able to comply with the proposed actions on fish health and welfare; calls on the Commission to support scientific knowledge on fish welfare, promote best aquaculture practices on fish wellbeing and promote the creation of EU reference centres for fish welfare;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Recommends that the Commission devise legislative proposals on the basis of the latest scientific knowledge on the needs of fish and other aquatic animals and on transport methods in order to minimise their suffering during transport; stresses that the new provisions should provide a detailed checklist for pre- transport planning and preparation, specific provisions concerning water quality parameters, density, handling during loading and unloading, and post- transport welfare controls; calls on the Commission to ensure that the guidelines it publishes are updated on the basis of the latest scientific evidence and are in line with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and calls for specific requirements for the commercial movement of fish; stresses, furthermore, that specific training and certification should be provided regarding fish transportation;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Supports increasing the capacity of Copernicus and the European Marine Observation and Data Network to observe, model and forecast to better anticipate the effects of extreme weather events both on land and at sea to which aquaculture facilities are especially sensitive;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Stresses the importance of adequate training to both competent authorities and farmers on how to limit the environmental impact of aquaculture practises and ensure the respect of high animal welfare and health standards;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish permanent measures to
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission to implement the measures proposed in the resolution on the adoption of a European Cormorant Management Plan and in addition to update measures based in the most recent scientific advice for the benefit of the aquaculture sector, the biodiversity and the environment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish effective and permanent measures to regulate the number of cormorants and other fish predators to reduce their economic, environmental and social impact on aquaculture; c
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the common fisheries policy states that aquaculture should contribute to the preservation of food production potential on a sustainable basis throughout the Union so as to guarantee long-term food security, including food supplies, growth and employment for Union citizens, and contribute to meeting the growing world demand for aquatic food; whereas it is crucial to reduce the administrative burden and implement Union law in a more efficient manner that is more responsive to the needs of stakeholders;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish permanent measures to effectively regulate the number of cormorants and reduce their economic and social impact on aquaculture; considers that only some of Parliament’s demands have been fulfilled through the actions of the Commission, such as the guidance document for applying derogations under Article 9(1) of the Birds Directive, the CorMan Project and the EU Cormorant Platform; calls on the Commission to include the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) in Annex II, Part A of the
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls on the Commission to implement measures to prevent damage caused by cormorants in aquaculture, and takes the view that it is important in this regard to focus resources on reducing and managing breeding activities;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to simplify licensing procedures, and to make further efforts and provide the additional help necessary to enable users of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund to gain access to funding;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Welcomes the actions related to aquaculture in the Commission communication on an action plan for the development of organic production
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Agrees that organic aquaculture has potential, but emphasises the difference in organic aquaculture production across the Member States;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Agrees with the objective of a significant increase in organic aquaculture
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Considers that organic aquaculture
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Considers that sustainable aquaculture, in general, and organic aquaculture , in particular, will play a key role in meeting the EU’s ambition for a carbon neutral Europe by 2050 by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and contributing to climate change mitigation, while supplying additional benefits to the environment and biodiversity;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Considers that sustainable aquaculture in general and organic aquaculture will play a key role in meeting the EU’s ambition for a carbon neutral Europe by 2050 by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and contributing to climate change mitigation, while supplying additional benefits to the environment and biodiversity;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out that
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the common fisheries policy states that aquaculture should avoid the degradation of the marine environment and contribute to the preservation of food production potential on a sustainable basis throughout the Union so as to guarantee long-term food security, including food supplies, growth and employment for Union citizens, and contribute to meeting the growing world demand for aquatic food;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out that sustainable aquaculture, in general, and organic aquaculture, in particular, can help meet consumer demands for diversified high- quality food produced in a way that respects the environment and ensures fish welfare, thereby filling the gap between demand and supply of fishery products in the EU, and relieving pressure on wild stocks by using feed sources other than wild caught fish;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, within the framework of national plans for the sustainable development of aquaculture, to analyse the main barriers to the development of organic agriculture and propose appropriate measures;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Member States to include, based on an ex-ante impact assessment an increase in organic aquaculture among the objectives of their reviewed multi-annual national strategic plans for aquaculture; considers that the EMFAF should be used to promote sustainable aquaculture practices, such as organic production, and
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Member States to include an increase in organic aquaculture among the objectives of their reviewed multi-annual national strategic plans for aquaculture; considers that the EMFAF should be used to promote sustainable aquaculture practices,
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Considers that organic aquaculture faces unique obstacles, as well as those faced by the conventional aquaculture sector, which need to be addressed accordingly; stresses the need to identify and address the specific obstacles to the development of organic aquaculture, including different approaches to fish farming, in the Union immediately;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32 a. Highlights that innovation, including different types of Aquaculture has developed since the Regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products were adopted; points out in this regard that the certain provisions, such as provisions on reproduction, are ill equipped for the new innovative and sustainable Aquaculture methods developed; asks the Commission to assess this Regulation in this regard and present necessary amendments to the legislation;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Calls on the Commission to analyse how the rules for organic aquaculture are interpreted, implemented and monitored in each Member State;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Urges the Commission to consider
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Urges the Commission to consider re-authorising the use of 30 % of the daily ration of fishmeal and fish oil from
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Urges the Commission to consider re-authorising the use of 30 % of the daily ration of fishmeal and fish oil from non- organic aquaculture trimmings, or trimmings of fish caught for human consumption that come from sustainable EU fishery products, for a transitional period of five years for all newcomers in the organic aquaculture sector, given its positive impact on the circular economy and as a necessary support measure in view of the lack and high prices of organic feed;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the shellfish and aquaculture sectors play an important and valuable role in the EU from an economic, social and environmental perspective, and help to improve the quality of life in coastal, interior and outermost regions of the EU;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Highlights the need to level the playing field for EU organic farmers across the Union, as well as with imported organic products, by providing the same rules, support and harmonising treatments for diseases used in organic aquaculture and organic livestock farming;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Highlights the need to level the playing field for EU organic farmers across the Union by providing the same rules
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35 a. Recalls that the EP report "Towards a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector: current status and future challenges" proposes 92 actions to unlock the potential of EU aquaculture through: simplifying administrative procedures; ensuring equity in interaction with other sectors; enhancing the competitiveness of EU aquaculture within and outside our borders; improving consumer information; ensuring animal welfare, but also availability of veterinary products; pursuing better promotional campaigns and communication; supporting research and innovation; encouraging training and employment; increasing the sustainability of the EU's aquaculture sector; ensuring adequate financing through the EMFF and other structural funds; achieving a harmonious symbiosis with fisheries; urges the Commission to closely work with Member States to implement those actions.
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35. Points out that the conflict between extractive fishing and aquaculture makes no sense in the current context, in which demand for marine products is rising while the pressure on wild fish populations is gradually starting to decrease in the Union, and stresses that these two activities complement one another;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 b (new) 35b. Stresses that cooperation between aquaculture, on the one hand, and the canning and processing sector, on the other, can generate significant added value for aquaculture products if the cooperation is carried out in synergy and promotes both activities;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the food security and livelihoods that these industries provide are crucial in many coastal, riverine, island, inland and lagoon regions;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity Strategy and the Farm to Fork Strategy aim to achieve a carbon neutral Europe by 2050 and make food systems fair, healthy and environmentally friendly across the Union; whereas certain types of aquaculture can provide healthy food with a smaller climate and environmental footprint than that of land- based farming; whereas the carbon emissions of intensively farmed fish tend to be as high as those from pigs and poultry;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity Strategy and the Farm to Fork Strategy aim to achieve a carbon neutral Europe by 2050 and make food systems fair, healthy and environmentally friendly across the Union; whereas certain types of aquaculture can provide healthy food with a smaller climate and environmental footprint than that of land- based farming; whereas the majority of aquaculture activities depend on a supply of catches from wild fish populations;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity Strategy and the Farm to Fork Strategy aim to achieve a carbon neutral Europe by 2050 and make food systems fair, healthy and environmentally friendly across the Union; whereas aquaculture can provide healthy food with a smaller climate and environmental footprint than that of non-aquatic land- based farming;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to Articles 3, 4, 13, 38, 43 and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the EU Strategic Guidelines for a More Sustainable and Competitive EU Aquaculture (2021), the FAO Shanghai Declaration: Aquaculture for food and sustainable development (2021), and the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code (2021) establish animal welfare objectives in aquaculture to support producers and consumers;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the EU Strategic Guidelines for a More Sustainable and Competitive EU Aquaculture (2021), the FAO Shanghai Declaration: Aquaculture for food and sustainable development (2021), and the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code (2021) establish animal welfare objectives in aquaculture to support producers and consumers;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas this increase stems primarily from industrial aquaculture, which is widespread in third countries that are destroying marine environments and have absolutely no regard for the health of fish, resulting in frequent outbreaks of diseases in these farms;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas EU aquaculture production accounts for just 1.15% of global production, according to the most recent figures (2018)6a; _________________ 6a European Commission, Directorate- General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, The EU fish market: 2020 edition, Publications Office, 2021.
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas the establishment or expansion of an aquaculture farm in the EU requires various licences and authorisations and is generally a slow, complex procedure that sometimes lacks legal certainty and economic predictability; whereas this situation hinders the development of the sector, discouraging corporate investment and generating excessive costs for the sector, while promoting imports from third countries;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the FAO 2020 report on the state of world fisheries and aquaculture indicates that globally, the proportion of women in the total aquaculture work force (19 %) is larger than that in fisheries (12 %) and that overall, women play a crucial role throughout the fish and aquaculture value chain and provide labour in both commercial and artisanal practices; whereas the aquaculture sector in general directly employs more than 74 000 people in the EU in more than 12 000 companies6b; _________________ 6 b Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – The EU Aquaculture Sector – Economic report 2020 (STECF-20-12). EUR 28359 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2021.
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the FAO 2020 report on the state of world fisheries and aquaculture indicates that globally, the proportion of women in the total aquaculture work force (19 %) is larger than that in fisheries (12 %) and that overall, women play a crucial role throughout the fish and aquaculture value chain and provide labour
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas one in four of every seafood product consumed in Europe comes from aquaculture,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas one in four of every seafood product consumed in Europe comes from aquaculture, and considering that 70 % of seafood consumption comes from imports, only 10 % of EU seafood consumption comes from EU aquaculture and accounts for less than 2% of world production;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas almost 70% of aquaculture production in the EU is concentrated in four Member States (Spain, France, Italy and Greece), with a vast majority of production for mussels, trout, seabream, oysters, seabass, carp and clams, it is still a lot of potential for further growth and diversification in terms of producing countries and species farmed;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to Articles 3, 4, 38
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas nearly two thirds of Europeans in 2021 did eat fishery or aquaculture products at home at least once a month, this is a decreasing trend compared to figures from 2018; whereas consumers in 2021 were divided regarding wild or farmed products where around a third preferred wild products and a similar proportion did not have a preference;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas EU shellfish production consists mainly of molluscs, specifically mussels, oysters and clams, and is generally a traditional, labour-intensive aquaculture activity carried out by family businesses that is fully integrated into the local environment;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) E b. whereas some initial estimates point to a 17 % reduction in sales volume and an 18 % reduction in total income, with a particularly harsh impact on the shellfish segment;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean 2030
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the interim evaluation of the Open Method of Coordination concluded that the Member States should make greater efforts to expand the EU’s aquaculture sector, enhancing its resilience and competitiveness, guaranteeing, in particular, access to space and water, and a transparent and efficient regulatory and administrative framework;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas, despite the sector’s potential, the development of aquaculture in the outermost regions still lags seriously behind;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the European Market Observatory for fisheries and aquaculture
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the European Market Observatory for fisheries and aquaculture’s fishmeal and fish oil report from September 2021 indicates that most fishmeal in aquaculture feed is consumed in Asia and that in 2019, 34 % of fishmeal was used in China, 35 % in other Asian countries and 9 % of fishmeal was used in Europe; whereas 20 million tonnes of wild fish are captured for non-human feed purposes; whereas there is increasing competition for fishmeal on the global animal feed markets between aquaculture and livestock producers; whereas higher feed prices
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the European Market Observatory for fisheries and aquaculture’s fishmeal and fish oil report from September 2021 indicates that most fishmeal in aquaculture feed is consumed in Asia and that in 2019, 34 % of fishmeal was used in China, 35 % in other Asian
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas this model of industrial aquaculture based on fishmeal from fishing is not sustainable from either an economic or an environmental point of view;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) — having regard to Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which recognises the special characteristics of the outermost regions,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas EU aquaculture is mostly focused on high value carnivorous species of higher trophic levels;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas aquaculture is especially sensitive to extreme weather events in riverbeds and coastal areas that are increasingly occurring due to global warming, including floods, storms and waves, which cause severe damage to aquaculture infrastructures and the species cultivated;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas aquaculture is especially sensitive to extreme weather events in riverbeds and coastal areas, including droughts, floods, storms and waves, which cause severe damage to aquaculture infrastructures and the species cultivated;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas spatial planning and management of aquaculture using an ecosystemic approach could strengthen the capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change, which requires developing and improving measures and management plans to prevent and tackle adverse weather events through participatory approaches and the best available information;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning calls for all coastal Member States to present national maritime spatial plans to the Commission ‘as soon as possible, and at the latest by 31 March 2021’;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas the outermost regions are particularly exposed to unstable climates and severe weather events, which may jeopardise the sector’s potential in those regions;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas the population of cormorants has seen a massive increase; whereas this increase in the number of cormorants causes serious damage to many marine sectors, including aquaculture;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the resolution on the adoption of a European Cormorant Management Plan to minimise the increasing impact of cormorants on fish stocks, fishing and aquaculture, adopted 13 years ago, proposed several possible actions to solve the problems that cormorants posed such as scaring cormorants away, protecting the fish resource, reducing fish availability or financial compensation;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the resolution on the adoption of a European Cormorant Management Plan to minimise the increasing impact of cormorants on fish stocks, fishing and aquaculture, adopted 13 years ago, proposed several possible actions to solve the problems that cormorants continues to pose
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) — Having regard to Council Directive 98/58/EC on the protection of animals kept for farming purposes;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas the own-initiative report entitled ‘Towards a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector’ highlights the importance, among many other actions, of minimising the increasing impact of cormorants on aquaculture; highlights that Cormorants are listed as protected species under the Birds Directive and therefore Member States are required to request a derogation in order to take any action; stresses that a range of effective non-lethal measures are available to aquaculture operators to limit the interaction between cormorants and fish;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. Whereas cormorants are strictly protected under Annex I of the EU Birds Directive and should therefore be subject of special conservation measures in order to ensure their survival and reproduction; whereas Member States are however making extensive use of derogations to bypass the protected status of cormorants in order to deliberately kill them or to destruct or damage their nests and eggs, even to the extent that an impact on the conservation status could be expected in some countries;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas the entire aquaculture sector in Europe will have to bear the burden of increasing electricity and gas costs, with an even worse outlook due to rising production costs and marketing uncertainty caused also by the pandemic crisis;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital М a (new) Ma. whereas large fish and fish product producers in the EU neighbourhood area are planning by 2030 to double their aquaculture production compared to 2020 levels, which could ramp up the pressure on Europe’s production;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas financial compensation is available to aquaculture and fisheries operators for losses deriving from cormorants’ interaction with fisheries;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) M b. whereas farmed fish are required by legislation to be killed humanely; whereas most farmed fish are however killed by inhumane methods, such as asphyxiation in ice slurry, which are known to cause poor welfare as stated by the Aquatic Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) 2016;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) Mb. whereas electricity and gas supply costs increased by between 50% and 65% from 2020 to 2021, and the outlook for 2022 is even worse due to increases in raw materials and components costs;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital М b (new) Mb. whereas not all Member States are giving sufficient consideration to the potential of aquaculture development or its potential socioeconomic and environmental effects;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) M b. whereas cormorants and other predators that visit aquaculture facilities are sentient beings and their welfare must also be protected during deterrent activities;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new) — Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M c (new) M c. whereas farmed fish are required by legislation to be killed humanely, however most are currently killed by inhumane methods, such as asphyxiation in ice slurry, which are known to cause poor welfare as stated by the Aquatic Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) 2016;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital М c (new) Mc. whereas the annual consumption of fish products per capita in the EU varies very widely, from approximately 6 kg to approximately 60 kg; whereas this could increase the demand for aquaculture products in the EU in the foreseeable future;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M c (new) M c. Whereas farmed fish currently have minimal legislative welfare protection during rearing and transport; whereas more detailed, species specific legislation is required to prevent suffering and allow farmed fish lives worth living by provision of good health and ethological needs;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M c (new) Mc. whereas many enterprises are finding it difficult to maintain their market share, both domestically and abroad;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M d (new) M d. Whereas the London School of Economics and Political Science, after evaluating over 300 scientific studies, concludes in its report of November 2021 that there is very strong evidence of sentience in octopods, involving the capacity to have feelings of pain, pleasure, hunger, thirst, warmth, joy, comfort and excitement; whereas the UK government has declared that lobsters, crabs, octopuses and related species will be included under the British Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill; whereas the EU claims to be a global leader in the field of animal welfare;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M d (new) M d. whereas farmed fish currently have minimal legislative welfare protection during rearing and transport and more detailed, species specific legislation is required to prevent suffering and allow them lives worth living by provision of good health and ethological needs;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital М d (new) Md. whereas, according to the most recent data from Eurostat and the Food and Agriculture Organisation, in 2019 around 76% of the fish consumed in the EU was wild and 24% was farmed;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M e (new) M e. whereas it is preferable from an animal welfare and sustainability point of view to avoid farming species that are carnivorous and instead rear species lower in the trophic chain in line with the Commission Strategic Guidelines, whereas the Commission encourages producers to limit the use of fishmeal and oil and to reduce aquaculture’s reliance on these ingredients produced from wild- caught fish, proposes that EU aquaculture diversifies by introducing low-trophic species that do not need wild- caught feed as well as species with a lower environmental footprint such as algae, shellfish, and extensively reared herbivorous fish;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital М e (new) Me. whereas there are only 62 products with protected geographical indication (PGI) registered in Class 1.7. — Fresh fish, molluscs, and crustaceans and products derived therefrom, out of a total of 1 382 PGI products, and protection procedures are under way for 14 other products; whereas the register of Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (TSG) foods contains just four products in that class; whereas some of the successful registrations have been for aquaculture products;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M e (new) M e. Whereas experts warn that octopus farming has damaging environmental consequences, would increase pressure on wild aquatic animals and is fraught with animal welfare problems;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 c (new) — Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September on the protection of animals at the time of killing;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M f (new) M f. whereas aquaculture can have severe negative impacts of the environment due to pollution of marine ecosystems with organic waste and nutrients, releases of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and antifoulants, whereas fish farms can negatively impact wild fish populations by transferring disease and parasites to wild fish;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M f (new) M f. whereas the EU fisheries funds (EFF, EMFF and EMFAF) have provided financial support to the EU aquaculture sector;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M g (new) M g. whereas escapees from aquaculture farms can cause genetic alterations in wild populations;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030; considers these guidelines comprehensive, sound and fit for the purpose of promoting sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture with a long-term focus on the sustainability of the aquaculture sector and on its contribution to the European Green Deal; regrets, however, that they are too much focused on environmental aspects and that they need more ambition to boost sustainable production and the development of a genuinely thriving and competitive EU aquaculture sector; considers that it is important to establish quantitative objectives for the growth of this sector in the framework of the guidelines, just as the Biodiversity strategy, the Farm to fork strategy and other Green Deal strategies set environmental targets;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030; considers these guidelines comprehensive, sound and fit for the purpose of promoting sustainable and competitive EU
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030; considers these guidelines
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Emphasizes the importance of proper and coordinated implementation of the Guidelines by member States in order to achieve their objectives; points out the importance of the role of the Commission to assist and coordinate the implementation among Member States to ensure a level playing field for EU aquaculture farmers; encourages the Commission to continuously follow the implementation of these Guidelines and other legal acts affecting Aquaculture such as the Regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products and if appropriate present amendments to this Regulation, and potentially others, addressing hurdles hampering the realisation of EU objectives on organic production, such as those set out in the Farm to Fork Strategy;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the potential of the aquaculture sector’s contributions
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the potential of the aquaculture sector’s contributions to achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal, and highlights the need to ensure the long-term sustainability and resilience of the sector, notably in the light of the COVID-19 crisis; considers that the transition to a sustainable food system in Europe needs t
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the potential of the aquaculture sector’s contributions to achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal, and highlights the need to ensure the long-term sustainability and resilience of the sector, notably in the light of the COVID-19 crisis; considers that the transition to a sustainable food system in Europe
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the potential of the aquaculture sector’s contributions to achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal, and highlights the need to ensure the long-term sustainability and resilience of the sector, notably in the light of the COVID-19 crisis; considers that the transition to a sustainable food system in Europe needs to include the aquaculture sector as an important part of the circular economy and as a net contributor to excess nutrient transformation in high-quality
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Underlines that EU aquaculture meets high standards in terms of product quality and animal health, but there is still margin for improvement in terms of diversification, competitiveness and environmental performance. Low-impact aquaculture (such as low-trophic, multitrophic and organic aquaculture), and environmental services from aquaculture can, if further developed, greatly contribute to the European Green Deal, to the farm-to-fork strategy and to a sustainable blue economy1a _________________ 1a Transforming the EU's Blue Economy for a Sustainable Future (2021) - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52 021DC0240&from=EN
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Points out that aquaculture is expected to contribute to food supply and food security by rebalancing the fish gap, since the EU needs to import 70 % of all the aquatic food it consumes and that causes an annual EUR 21 billion trade deficit (in 2019); considers that aquaculture has sizeable growth potential that needs to be enhanced, so that it can provide sustainable and quality food products, reduce our dependence on aquatic food imports and create more jobs, especially in coastal regions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide a predictable, streamlined and business- friendly legal framework, and making full use of the available financing resources of the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF)
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Points out that aquaculture is expected to contribute to food supply and food security by rebalancing the fish gap, since the EU
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Points out that aquaculture is expected to contribute to food supply and food security by rebalancing the fish gap, since the EU needs to import 70 % of all the aquatic food it consumes and that causes an annual EUR 21 billion trade deficit (in 2019); considers that aquaculture has sizeable growth potential that needs to be enhanced, so that it can provide sustainable and quality food products, reduce our dependence on aquatic food imports and create more jobs and other socio-economic services, especially in coastal regions but also rural areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide a predictable, streamlined and business-
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Points out that aquaculture is expected to contribute to food supply and food security by rebalancing the fish gap, since the EU needs to import 70 % of all the aquatic food it consumes and that causes an annual EUR 21 billion trade deficit (in 2019); considers that aquaculture has sizeable growth potential that needs to be enhanced, so that it can provide sustainable and quality food products, reduce our dependence on aquatic food imports and create more jobs, especially in coastal regions and wetlands; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide a predictable, streamlined and business-
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Points out that aquaculture is expected to contribute to food supply and food security by rebalancing the fish gap, since the EU needs to import 70 % of all the aquatic food it consumes and that causes an annual EUR 21 billion trade deficit (in 2019); considers that aquaculture has sizeable growth potential that needs to be enhanced, so that it can provide sustainable and quality food products, reduce our dependence on aquatic food imports and create more jobs, especially in coastal regions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide a predictable, streamlined and
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that the free trade policy enshrined in the WTO agreements, which legally define seafood as ‘industrial products’, are a considerable obstacle to the creation of economically effective and environmentally sustainable aquaculture that plays a full role in countries’ food sovereignty;
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