Activities of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2016/2016(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Management of fishing fleets in the outermost regions IT
Amendments (31)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas in the ORs the economic crisis has been particularly felt and the fisheries sectors have to be seen against the background of particular structural, social and economic situation;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Judgement of the European Court of Justice in cases C- 132/14 up to C- 136/14, on the interpretation of Article 349 TFEU, which states that Article 349 TFEU authorises a derogation not only of the Treaties but also of secondary legislation;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the delay in the adoption of the EMFF regulation and in the approval of EMFF Operational Programmes and consequently the late implementation of supportive EMFF provisions has resulted in serious financial difficulties for some undertakings in the ORs;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. observes the difficulties or even impossibility for certain fishermen in the ORs to access credit and/or insurance for their vessels;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. calls on the Commission when proposing delegated acts with regard to the criteria for calculation of additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of ORs, to also consider the impact of climatic and geographical conditions;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. proposes increasing aid intensity for engine replacement in the ORs where scientific evidence indicates that climate conditions and climate change have a decisive negative impact on the ORs' fleets;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. having regard to chlordecone marine pollution, which is specific to the Antilles and is having a significant impact on authorised fishing zones, as well as to the presence of invasive species;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) recognises the specific characteristics of the ORs andand the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), which were designed to tackle the problems and challenges of continental Europe, allows for a differentiated approach in these regionfor the ORs but can only provide a limited response to the specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that scarce marine biological resources around the ORs should be especially protected and hence only fishing vessels registered in OR ports are allowed to fish in the zone up to 100 nautical miles from the ORs baseline, giving preferential access to small scale and artisan fleet as regards fishing opportunities for highly migratory species in order to foster its traditional diversification, and therefore adapting article 17 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 of December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that marine biological resources around the ORs should be especially protected and hencethat particular attention should be paid to fishing; stresses, therefore, that only fishing vessels registered in OR ports arshould be allowed to fish;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the precautionary principle should prevail as long as the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities is not evidentStresses the need to maintain the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities in accordance with the precautionary principle and taking into account socio-economic realities;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that, given the specific climatic difficulties of the ORs, fishermen in these regions have to cope with their vessels ageing more quickly, causing safety and efficiency problems and making the working conditions less attractive than on modern vessels;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the delay in the adoption of the EMFF and consequently in the approval of EMFF Operational Programmes and consequently the late implementation of supportive EMFF provisions, which has resulted in serious financial difficulties for some undertakings in the ORs;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the specific provisions for the ORs in the EMFF, such as the compensation for additional costs – which is higher than in the previous programming period but still not enough – and the maximum public aid intensity, which is higher than for other regions;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the specific provisions for the ORs in the EMFF, such as the compensation for additional costs – which is higher than in the previous programming period but still not enough for some ORs – and the maximum public aid intensity, which is higher than for other regions;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegatedislative acts in respect of costs for hygiene, health and safety-related investments and investments related to working conditions, to facilitate a holistic and appropriately tailored approach;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegatedislative acts with regard to the criteria for calculation of additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of ORs, to also consider the impact of climatic and geographical conditions and depredation;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the significant level of IUU fishing taking place in the ORs’ EEZEEZ of certain ORs attributable to both domestic and foreign vessels, and in surrounding sea areas in the case of others; points out that for the domestic part, such practices also result from local food supply issues;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to carry out impact assessments for the ORs whenever they are affected by fisheries agreements concluded between the EU and third countries, in accordance with the provisions of Article 349 TFEU;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that a rebetter structuring of the fishing sector in the ORs is needed and if necessary a reduction of the number of vessels should be considered;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that a restructuring of the fishing sector in the ORs is needed and if necessary a reduction of the number of vessels should be considered, alongside targeted aid for the gradual renewal of the fleets, in order to improve their safety and efficiency, as long as that does not lead to an increase in the fishing capacity of those fleets and does not undermine the budget or the sustainability of stocks;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that modernisation, and the development of the traditional or small- scale fishing fleet - including that which fishes for shrimps - in the ORs with the aid of public funding (European or national) is necessary, particularly because of the accelerated ageing of their vessels, which gives rise to problems with safety, compliance with European hygiene standards and efficiency, and the unsuitability of the fleet to reach the available resources or to combat IUU fishing; stresses furthermore that such restructuring will help to diversify fishing in the ORs, to improve its quality, to introduce innovation into its fishing activities and to increase efficiency; calls on the Commission therefore to eliminate all obstacles without delay in order to authorise public financing of the gradual renewal of small-scale or traditional fishing fleets - including those fishing for shrimps - of vessels which land their catches in ports in the ORs and which contribute to local, sustainable development of the fishing industry without damaging the sustainability of resources;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Requests the Member States when implementing the provision of the CFP on the allocation of fishing opportunities to consider in particular artisan and traditional fishing vessels which contribute to the local economy and have a low impact on the environment;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recalls that the ORs are dependent on the fish stocks in their EEZs, which are biologically highly vulnerable; considers, particularly in this context, that data on fishing in the ORs should be among the priorities for data gathering;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the potential of aquaculture should be better exploited in the ORs, as it might open up new export possibilities, with strong support from the European Union, in the context of very strong regional competition;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to stimulate the use of the European Structural and Investment Funds and to stress the synergies between the different funds in the ORs; encourages, in particular, investment in projects that make fisheries jobs more attractive, projects that attract more young people and projects that introduce selective fishing methods and help to develop fisheries;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Advocates reconsidering the fleet segmentation basis under a potential future CFP, in order to make better use of capacity limits and facilitate developmentRecommends that the future CFP take full account of the specific features of the ORs and enable them to realise the strong economic, social and environmental potential created by the sustainable and rational development of the fisheries sectors in the ORs;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Advocates reconsidering the fleet segmentation basis under a potential future CFP, in order to make better use of capacity limits and facilitate developmentseek an objective evaluation of the balance between fishing possibilities and fishing capacity of the small scale artisan fleet from ORs, which uses highly selective fishing gears, fostering the improvement of the fleet ´s technical characteristics with precarious propulsion power and/or stability which might have a negative impact to crewmen safety in adverse weather conditions, according to objective scientific criteria, which do not result in a more intense fishing activity;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Proposes increasting aid intensity for engine replacement in the ORs where scientific evidence indicates that climate conditions and climate change have a decisive negative impact on the ORs’ fleetsnew renovation and modernisation aids to artisan fleet of ORs, specially towards the improvements of technical characteristics of the artisan selective small scale fleet of ORs, which suffer precarious propulsion power and/or stability that might have a negative impact on crewmen safety in adverse weather conditions, in the light of scientific objective criteria, without creating unbalance between fishing opportunities and fishing capacity;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Advocates not establishing a dedicated fund for the ORs, as comprehensive resources of the European Structural and Investment Funds are already availableCalls on the Commission to study the possibility of creating, in view of the next Multiannual Financial Framework, an specific instrument devoted to additional costs compensation from ORs fisheries and aquaculture products, inspired in the current POSEI Agriculture, which includes the following provisions from EMFF Regulation: article 8 (state aids), article 13.5 (Budgetary resources under shared management), article 70 (Compensation regime), article 71 (Calculation of the compensation), article 72 (Compensation Plan), article 73 (State aids for for implementing compensation plans);
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that modernisation may lead to increased and more diversified fishing activities; stresses that these activities must not undermine the objectives of sustainable fisheries and healthy stocksrenovation and modernisation of the ORs artisan small scale fleet, which uses highly selective fishing gears, may improve crewmen safety in adverse weather conditions, that follows scientific objective conditions of naval architecture, which do not cause unbalance between fishing opportunities and fishing capacity;