14 Amendments of Remo SERNAGIOTTO related to 2016/2079(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of enforcing, in the short term and comprehensively, enforcing the targets and measures laid down in the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and of a timely, urgent and effective implementation of the multiannual management plans provided for, in the CFP,line with regionalisation and taking an ecosystem-based approach; stresses, in particular, the need to achieve the Good Environmental Status (GES) goal established by Framework Directive 2008/56/EC on the strategy for the marine environment, or to maintain that status;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the CFP recognises that access to fishing opportunities should be distributed primarily amongMember States should grant preferential access to fishing opportunities to small- scale non-industrial fishermen, or those in small coastal areas, and should includeoffer incentives (Article 7(1)(d) of the CFP regulation) in order to promote more selective fishing techniques which have a lower impact on the marine ecosystem and fishery resources; notes that, for this reason, efforts should be made in this direction, to ensure that incentives and preferential access to coastal fishing areas are given to the small-scale (artisanal) fleet as opposed to those fisheries segments that are notmore selective and have a greatlesser impact;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, according to the FAO, a precautionary approach to the conservation, management and exploitation of living marine resources should be applied, in order to protect and preserve the marine environment as a whole and to highlight that the lack of scientific information must not be an excuse to postpone conservation and management measures, or to make them fail;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that it is not feasible to protect and safeguard Mediterranean fisheries and environmental resources through effective fisheries management policies unless they are backed up by strong, wide-ranging and urgent policies and measures to counter the anthropogenic factors that affect and have an adverse impact on those resources: climate change (warming, acidification, rainfall), pollution (chemical, organic, macro- and microscopic), uncontrolled gas and oil exploration and extraction, shipping traffic, invasive species and destruction or alteration of natural habitats, especially coastal;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses firmly that in the Mediterranean basin there is still an extensive problem of illegal, unreported or unregulated (IUU) fishing, even in EU countries; considers that no intervention to safeguard resources, including and above all for small-scale fisheries economiesto improve the fishing sector's economic performance, can be effective unless IUU fishing is combated firmly and decisively; believes that the EU needs to secure the support of non-EU Mediterranean countries for its efforts to combat IUU fishing;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it a matter of priority to step up monitoring activity on land, along the distribution chain (markets), in the catering trade and at sea, especially in areas in which fishing is prohibited (temporarily or permanently);
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it feasible to introduce non-transferable quotas, especially for species subject to single-species fisheries; iIs of the view that, to avoid social inequalities, fishing opportunities should be allocated using objective and transparent criteria, including environmental, social and economic criteria, and should also be fairly distributed within the various fisheries segments, including traditional and small- scale fishing; is of the view, in addition, that incentives should be provided for fleets to use more selective fishing equipment and techniques that have a reduced impact on the marine environment, in keeping with Article 17 of the CFP regulation;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the systemBelieves it to be crucially important to ensure proper stewardship of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean covers a, in linadequate area, with major coverage disparities between the various basins; considers it crucial to increase the percentage of marine protected areas and to identify areas to be covered by protection measures, e with the EU's international commitments in this area, by establishing an effective monitoring and control system to check that those areas are effective, as well as to identify and protect the marine addition to implementing an effective monitoring and control system to check they are effectivreas in which various fish species reproduce;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it vital for policies to take a varied and nuanced approach, within management plans, and with different criteria based on the biological characteristics of the species and technical characteristics of the fishing methods; considers, moreover, that every multiannual plan should provide for appropriate planning in space (rotating ‘no fishing’ areas, total or partial closure depending on fishing systems) and time (biological recovery periods) should be the vital component of any multiannual plan, in addition to the promotion of technical measures aimed at maximum gear selectivity;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to promote measures through the GFCM to improve the status of stocks shared with third countries, taking advantage too of the cooperation activities already established between bodies representing fleets and those representing undertakings operating in the fishing industry and the corresponding authorities or bodies of the third countries concerned;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that the lack of a common regulatory framework for EU and non- EU fleets operating in the Mediterranean creates unfair competition between fishermen while at the same time it jeopardises long-term catch sustainability for shared species;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that the EU fishing industry has been going through a difficult period for several years now on account of higher production costs, falling fish stocks, smaller catches and a constant fall in income;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the Commission should issue guidelines on how best to use funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Neighbourhood Instrument; recalls that responsibility for promoting better and more effective use of EU funds for the fishing industry lies with the Member States;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recognises that the data available for measuring the extent and impact of small-scale fishing activities are limited and can vary from country to country; observes that, because of this lack of data, non-industrial fishing tends to be underestimated, which marginalises it in decision-making;