11 Amendments of Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART related to 2011/2290(INI)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the common fisheries policy (wildextractive fisheries and aquaculture sector) needs a thorough and ambitious reform if the EU is to lay the foundations of a socio-economically viable and environmentally sustainable fisheries industry in the Union;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the EU’s wildextractive fisheries and aquaculture sector, if properly managed, could make a greater contribution to European society’s needs, in terms of food security, employment, and the maintenance of dynamic fishing and coastal communities;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that incentives should be offered to those who fish sustainably using environment-friendly fishing methods, in order to ensure positive use of such fishing praccoastal fleets linked to the sustainable development of coastal communitices;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the management of fisheries resources on the basis of MSY, in order to phase out overfishing and, achieve sustainable stock conservation and establish a timetable and the suitable economic means for its achievement;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that a ban on discards should only be put in place if accompanied by technical measures to reduce unwanted bycatch and incentives to encourage selective fishing practices, provided the ecosystem balance is maintained; priority should go to avoiding unwanted catches in the first place, and secondly to returning species with a high survival rate to the sea, rather than finding ways to market them; also stresses the importance of stakeholder engagement and careful design of the landing obligationelimination of discards based on the characteristics and realities of the different modalities and fisheries, in order not to shift from unwanted fish in the sea to unwanted fish on land;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the discard ban should be based on a step-by-step introduction by fishery, to make it easier for the sector to adapt; stresses that the producers’ organisations and the fishermen’s organisations (Fishermen’s Guilds) should be actively involved in the gradual implementation of such a ban;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that the main reason for this lack of basic scientific data on the majority of stocks is inadequate reporting by Member States; in this respect, calls on the Commission to provide Member States with technical and financial assistance for the collection and analysis of reliable data, aiming for regionalisation to meet the information needs of the different regions and fisheries, employing both positive and negative incentives;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that the proposal to introduce ‘Transferable Fishing Concessions’ (TFCs), contained in the basic regulation, raises concerns regarding the concentration and creation of monopolies; stresses that in a number of countries transferable fishing rights have allowed fishing capacity to be reduced, which is commendable; emphasises, however, that adequate safeguards would need to be introduced in order to protect small-scale and littoral coastal fishing, which is the most economically endangered part of the industry but also that providing most of the jobs and economic activity in coastal regions;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that such a measure should offer priority access to those who fish in a socially and environmentally responsible way; believes that TFCs should not be the only measure proposed for reducing overcapacity, and that a Member State should be exempted from the obligation to introduce TFCs if it achieves the necessary capacity reduction without their use;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that the fisheries sector can remain sustainable only if there are sufficient and adequately trained and skilled workers; believes that in order to achieve this, careers in fishing need to remain attractive and standards of qualifications and training need to meet international and European requirements; calls on the Commission to promote proper training and mandatory education schemes in best practice in different areas of the sector, since this will attract young people and help create a competitive and eco- friendlysustainable fisheries and aquaculture sector;