Activities of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2015/2109(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: fisheries aspects (A8-0042/2016 - Norica Nicolai) IT
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: fisheries aspects (short presentation) IT
Amendments (24)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the CBD process for the description of EBSAs, which has already led to the description of 204 areas that meet the criteria, many of which are located in ABNJ,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
– having regard that EBSAs have been described in the Southern Indian Ocean, Eastern Tropical and Temperate Pacific, North Pacific, South-Eastern Atlantic, Arctic, North-West Atlantic, Mediterranean, Western South Pacific, Wider Caribbean and Western Mid Atlantic, other regions are not yet covered,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
– having regard to the UN Millennium Development Goals Report 20152030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UNGA A/RES/70/1 adopted in 2015), and the Sustainable Development Goal 14 to Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas less than 1 % of areas beyond national jurisdiction is protected through the establishment of marine protected areas, whereas in the vast majority of ocean regions there is no management framework in place with the legal mandate to establish marine protected areas.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the maintenance of healthy marine habitats and sustainable fish stocks is essential for the long-term sustainability of fisheries;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas climate change and acidification are exacerbating the negative impact of over-exploitation, pollution, marine litter and the destruction of marine habitats and ecosystems;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the existing legal framework, developed more than 30 years ago, based on the doctrine of the freedom of the high seas, is no longer up to date as far asrequires further elaboration in order to successfully promote the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond jurisdiction is concerned;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in 2011, the Working Group submitted a recommendation package to the UNGA regardingrecommended that a process be initiated that would identify gaps and ways forward, including the possible development of a multilateral agreement under UNCLOS, and that the process should address, together and as a whole, marine genetic resources, in areas beyond national jurisdiction,cluding questions on the sharing of benefits, measures such as area-based management tools, including marine protected areas, environmental impact assessment processes, capacity-building and the transfer of marine technology;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Working Group’s recommendation packageCo-chairs summary of the 2011 Working Group’s acknowledged the gap between the scientific process for describing ecologically and biologically significant areas and the actual identification/designation of such areas since no global forum had a formal mandate at present, and existing regional and sectoral forums were facing issues of legitimacy to do so;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas in the 2011 recommendation packageCo-Chairs summary of 2011 Working Group noted there was a general recognition of the limitations and shortcomings of the status quo;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas hHeads of sState and gGovernments at Rio+20 in June 2012 committed to address, on an urgent basis, building on the work of the Working Group, the issue of the conversation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas fishing, alone and in conjunction with other marine activities, has a great impact on marine biological diversity, and thus should be coverthe impacts of fishing on marine biodiversity in ABNJ should be comprehensively addressed by all conservation and management measures;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the UNFSA is a comprehensive and forward-thinking document that , which establishes the rights and obligations of State Parties with respect to the Conservation and Management of Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks ,should not be changed;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the UNFSA provides a framework for the application of the precautionary approach, to fisheries management, for conservation and management measures, cooperation for cons for straddling and highly migratory fish stocks, for international coopervation, and management, andfor the establishment of the sub-regional and regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) and arrangements;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the CBD has prompfacilitated a series of workshops to identifyscribe EBSAs in thecluding in ABNJ and the results of these workshops are now widely available for management consultation purposes on a CBD website;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the decision taken by the UNGA to start working towards a new internationaldevelop an international legally binding instrument under the UNCLOS framework regardingon the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in ABNJ in order to address the current shortcomings;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and seas and of their resources; calls on the EU and the international community to promote conservation and sustainable use of marine resourcesbiodiversity by implementing, among other measures, modern concepts of marine ecosystem management, including with respect to fisheries management, includorporating science-based marine governance, maintaining stocks toabove levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, ecosystem-based management and conservation of marine biodiversity andthe precautionary approach 1 a; ___________ 1 a Comply with CFP Article 2.2, and CFP Article 28, the Union will pursue the precautionary approach; overy of stocks to levels above those capable of producing MSY
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that in order to deal with the pressure on marine biodiversity by 2020, Member States will have to take steps to implement management plans, monitor the application of the rules, deepen their knowledge base and strengthen research networks and the coordination of information on marine biodiversity;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the important role that the EU has been playing in the proper exploitationsecuring the sustainable management of marine living resources, particularly in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Commission to further promote fisheries aspects inensure that the impact of human activities, including fisheries, on biodiversity in ABNJ is successfully addressed within the context of this new international agreement;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to support and promote the establish, within the context of the new international agreement under UNCLOS, the development of an institutional mechanism for the designation and management of connected, coherent and representative networks of MPAs and reserves, as networks are essential for ensuring ecological and biological connectivity;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to process a set of comprehensive data on marine biodiversity in Europe's regional seas; takes the view that it is a necessary challenge to collect that data, given that 80% of species and habitats covered by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive are classified as unknown;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the UN to create additional rules that could indirectly help protect biodiversity on the high seas, such as the establishment of global management tools, i.e. a centralised instrument for vessel registration, avoiding the increase of the bureaucratic burden for fishermen;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. StressUrges the imCommission and Member States to support anced promote, within the context of thate new activitiesinternational agreement under UNCLOS, the development of an institutional mechanism for the exploiimplementation of marine resources be anticipated in the required environmental impact assessmentprior Environmental Impact Assessment for activities with a potential significant impact on the marine environment, as required under UNCLOS Article 206, including for the exploitation of marine resources, with a solid scientific basis and that these activities are accompanied by detailed environmental monitoring.