BETA

8 Amendments of Marco AFFRONTE related to 2014/0138(COD)

Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In view of the reasons stated above and in order to properly address the conservation concerns that this fishing gear continues to cause, as well as to achieve the environmental and enforcement objectives in an effective and efficient manner, while taking into account the minimal socio-economic impacts, it is necessary to introduce a full prohibition to take on board or use any kind of driftnets dditional measures, based on the logic of the Common Fisheries Policy and in particular the principle of regionalisation and a strengthening of control and sanctions, with regard to driftnets stored, kept on board or used in all Union waters and by all Union vessels whether they operate within Union waters or beyond, as well as by non-Union vessels in Union waters.
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Vessels carrying out fisheries with small-scale driftnets may need some time to adjust to the new situation and necessitate a phasing-out period. In cases where they will need to change the type of gear they use, support may be provided by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund only in cases in which they have not committed serious offences relating to the use of driftnets. This Regulation should therefore enter into force on 1 January 20156.
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to catch any marine biological resource with driftnets; anduse driftnets longer than 1000 metres;
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to keep any kind ofcarry on board of fishing vessels driftnets on board of fishing vesselsf an aggregate length exceeding 1000 metres;
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) within the Mediterranean Sea, to store, transport, keep on board or use driftnets longer than 500 metres or with a mesh size exceeding 50 mm or used by fishing vessels longer than 10 metres or used beyond the three-mile limit;
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Conditions for driftnet fisheries 1. During a fishing trip involving the use of driftnets, no other kind of gear may be carried on board the fishing vessel. 2. Landing of catches from driftnet fisheries shall take place only in designated ports. Masters of vessels using one or more driftnets who wish to use a landing location in a Member State shall notify the competent authorities in the Member State concerned, at least two hours before arrival in port, of the planned landing location and time of arrival. 3. The master of a fishing vessel using one or more driftnets shall ensure that: (a) during fishing activity, the net is kept under constant visual observation; (b) devices are attached to each end of the driftnet so that its position can be determined at any time. The driftnets must be permanently marked with the registration letter(s) and number of the vessel to which they belong. 4. Without prejudice to Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009*, the master of a fishing vessel using one or more driftnets shall record in an electronic logbook the following information on a day-to-day basis: (a) the total length of the nets on board; (b) the total length of the nets used in each fishing operation; (c) the mesh size used; (d) the common name of the net used; (e) the quantity of each species caught during each fishing operation, including cetaceans, turtles and seabirds, by-catches and discards at sea; (f) the quantity of each species held on board; (g) the date and position of such catches. 5. The data registered as referred to in paragraph 4 must be communicated to the appropriate authorities identified by the individual Member States before and not after 31 January of the year following that to which the data collected refer. 6. As provided for in point (e) of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, all fishing vessels using one or more driftnets shall, regardless of the length of the vessel concerned, have prior authorisation to fish issued by the competent authorities of the flag Member State.
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b Regionalised measures 1. Measures necessary to attain the objectives set out in Article 3a shall be developed on a regionalised basis. 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 may include: (a) prohibitions and restrictions regarding the use of driftnets not mentioned in points (a) or (b) of Article 3; (b) adding species to the list set out in the Annex; (c) a total ban on the use of driftnets in a specific sea or fishery; (d) further definitions regarding the technical characteristics of driftnets, such as mesh size; (e) further definitions regarding the use of driftnets, such as distance from shore.
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 c (new)
Article 3c Review 1. Member States having a direct management interest affected by the measures referred to in Article 3c shall report to the Commission on the implementation of this Regulation within two years after its entry into force and every third year thereafter. 2. On the basis of the data collected as referred to in Article 3a(5), Member States shall draw up an annual report to be submitted to the Commission by 31 May of the year following that to which the data refer, setting out the relevant aggregate data (see Article 3b) and conclusions as to the environmental sustainability of the individual items of fishing gear used. 3. The Commission shall, on the basis of the reports from Member States referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, and taking into account scientific advice, including from STECF and ICES, evaluate, in the year following that in which it receives those reports, the impact of the measures adopted in accordance with this Regulation on the stocks and fisheries concerned.
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH