24 Amendments of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2017/2055(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importance ofWelcomes the Joint Communication entitled ‘"International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans’ (SWD(2016)0352), but stresses its generic terms, suitable only for describing general guidelines; regrets the lack of attention to the mor"(JOIN (2016) 49 final); recognising the cross-cutting nature of the subject, calls on the Commission and the Member States to further develop the concrete actions needed to accomplish the stated goals at international level;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the fisheries sector has tremendous importance as one of the main human activities carried out in the marine environment, making it an essential element of the Integrated Maritime Policy; points out that fisheries is the sector most affected by the many uses and activities taking place on the seas, such as maritime transport and tourism, urban and coastal development and the exploitations of renewable energies, as well as by environmental problems such as marine pollution and climate change;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of conserving at least 10% of the Coastal and Marine Areas in accordance with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14.5 and the Convention on Biological Diversity; Notes that Marine Protected Areas have ecological and socioeconomic benefits and represent an important tool for the management of fishing activities; recalls in particular the Ecological and Biological Significant Areas (EBSA) and the need to preserve those important areas for the support of healthy functioning oceans and the many services they provide;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that intensified activities in coastal and marine waters increasingly require the implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning; calls on the Commission to work towards international guidelines on Maritime Spatial Planning and help expand Marine Protected Areas worldwide with funding under Horizon 2020 and LIFE programmes;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to make progress towards an ecosystem approach which takes into account the precautionary principle and all the factors which influence the health status of fish stocks;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that the Marine Strategy Framework Directive aims to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) and, in particular, notes that the properties and quantities of marine litter shall not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment (Descriptor 10); recalls that plastics and microplastics are harmful to fisheries, accounts for around 80% of marine litter and that the EU will launch in 2017 a Strategy on Plastics, in line with Agenda 2030 and circular economy; calls on the Commission, Member States and third countries to strengthen the international framework, for example through the implementation of the G7 Action Plan to Combat Marine Litter;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the importance of early response to invasive species considering the increased impact and risk they constitute for fisheries and ocean productivity, biodiversity and the role they play in disrupting natural ecosystems; calls on Member States to strengthen their cooperation between each other and with third countries, including through synchronised and cooperative actions, exchange of information, data and best practices;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the importance of the European Union Maritime Security Strategy (EUMSS) and calls on the Commission to include maritime security in external policy, bearing in mind that a large proportion of trade is transported by sea, more than 70 % of external borders are sea borders and it is necessary to guarantee the security of passengers transiting through Union ports; invites the Commission to implement a specific security strategy for the Mediterranean sea, given its central role in the migratory issue;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of boosting cooperation between EMSA, Frontex and EFCA to support Member States in promoting maritime security, combating cross-border crime and protecting the environment; stresses the importance of developing digital solutions and advanced maritime technology such as CISE in order to improve surveillance and monitoring systems for maritime activitieconsiders crucial and utterly urgent a profound revision of the European policy toward the migratory phenomenon, with regards to the ports of arrival and costal surveillance; stresses out that a strategy for maritime security could play a fundamental role in the migratory issue, by developing digital solutions and advanced maritime technology such as CISE in order to improve surveillance and monitoring systems for maritime activities; points out the necessity of a common infrastructure for data sharing among maritime authorities of the Member states, with particular regard to their costal surveillance tasks;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests that Member States and third counties should be more consistent and effective in checks on catch documentation (catch certificates) and consignments, with a view to ensuring that the fish have been caught legally; stresses that the EU should promote and, support and implement, in all international spheres, the necessary action to eradicate IUU fishing;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Commends the EU's international leadership in achieving concrete progress in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) and its strong commitment in implementing effective measures against IUU fishing; recalls the EU's efforts to reinforce its international actions against IUU fishing at bilateral, regional and multilateral level, including by continuing bilateral dialogues with third partners, using vessel tracking instruments and securing greater role for key international agencies such as Interpol; calls on the Member States' authorities to actively support the Commission's work in establishing an electronic tool for management of catch certificates;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the progress made by the EU with regard to the external dimension of the CFP; stresses that that dimension, including international and partnership agreements, is an important instrument by means of which to promote the EU's environmental and social standards and its provisions to combat IUU fishing at international level;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Insists that international ocean governance should, inter alia, apply the following principles:
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
(b) the need for an inclusive approach designed to ensure appropriate involvement of stakeholders and social partners at all stages in fisheries, from the conception to implementation of measures, through advisory councils;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point c
Paragraph 6 – point c
(c) the need to carry out environmental and strategic impact assessments, based on data that are as precise as possible and on the best scientific opinions;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the utmost importance of ensuring accurate data in the fisheries sector, as an essential prerequisite for the achievement of good ocean governance; stresses that appropriate and realistic financial resources must be provided to guarantee this objective; considers it necessary to improve cooperation and coordination with international partners on the basis of the example of the EMODnet network and in line with the G7's Tsukuba communiqué;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Looks forward to the Commission's proposals on coordinating EU research and observation activities with international partners, and exploring ways to improve research quality inter alia through extending the existing EU research and observation tools and activities, including the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) in order to put in place a shared database, the European Earth Observation Programme (Copernicus), the European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS) and the Joint Programming Initiative 'Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans' (JPI Oceans), all with the aim of creating an international marine and maritime data network;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that one of the aims of the 'blue growth' strategy is to improve oceanographic knowledge; calls on the Commission and Member States to propose marine research and science partnerships with international actors and to step up those which already exist, such as BLUMED;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the lack of any reference to coastal and maritime tourism, bearing in mind its impact on coastal, island and outermost regions, and calls for the implementation of a European tourism strategy within the framework of the International Ocean Forum.; invites the Commission to implement a specific touristic strategy for the 'lagging regions', some of which have considerable potentialities linked to their costal and maritime environments;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Joint Communication on International ocean governance, which highlights the EU’s commitment to achieving the conservation and sustainable use of oceans as identified in SDG 14 of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; calls for the EU to assume a leading role as global actor to strengthen international ocean governance and fill the gaps thanks to the expertise in developing a sustainable approach to oceans' management;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to promote an internationally accepted plan to face the consequences of ocean's warming, sea level raise and acidification;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the importance of early responses to counter invasive species, considering their increasing impact on, and the risk they pose to, fisheries, ocean productivity and biodiversity, and the role they play in disrupting natural ecosystems; calls on the Member States to strengthen their cooperation among themselves and with third countries, including through synchronised and cooperative actions, and exchanges of information, data and best practices;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes the utmost importance of ensuring accurate data in the fisheries sector, this being an essential prerequisite for the achievement of good ocean governance; stresses that appropriate and realistic financial resources must be provided to guarantee this objective; considers it necessary to improve cooperation and coordination with international partners on the basis of the example of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) and in line with the G7's Tsukuba communiqué;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Recalls that one of the aims of the 'blue growth' strategy is to improve oceanographic knowledge; calls on the Commission and the Member States to propose marine research and science partnerships with international actors and to step up those which already exist, such as BlueMed;