13 Amendments of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2017/2120(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 6 July 2017 on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU: implementation of Article 349 of the TFEU 1a, 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0316.
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in order to properly manage any type of fishing activity, including recreational fisheries, reliable data collection and time series are required in order to assess the impact on fish stocks or other marine organisms and on the environment;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the objectives listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 refer to the need to achieve economic, social and employment benefits, and to restore and maintain fish stocks and other marine organisms above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the availability of data on recreational fisheries varies from region to region, with better information available about marine recreational fisheries in the North and Baltic Seas, than in the Mediterranean and Black Seas or the Atlantic;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas certain recreational fishermen are targeting diadromous species such as salmon, trout and eel; whereas data collection on these species should be carried out in both freshwater and saltwater in order to evaluate how fish stocks change over time;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the areas that are most accessible to the majority of recreational fishermen are coastal areas where, in addition to species of fish, invertebrates and seaweed are often caught as well; whereas these play a key role in the ecology of such areas; whereas the impact of catches of these species will also need to be assessed, with regard not only to the stocks concerned but also the ecosystems of which they form a part;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that data should be collected on the number of recreational fishermen, the volume of their catches and the value added by them in coastal communities;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to propose the necessary measures in order to expand data collection for recreational fisheries to encompass more fish stocks and other marine organisms and to make the collection of data on its socio-economic impact mandatory;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all the necessary data on recreational fisheries are collected in order to provide a complete evaluation of fish stocks and other marine organisms; cautions that without such a comprehensive evaluation, the multiannual plans might not achieve the objectives of the CFP;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the strong and crucial need to share the data and to combat their inaccessibility and dispersion by developing a common database containing comprehensive and reliable data, funded by the EU;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to support the development of recreational fishing in the tourism sector, as an important contributor to the development of the blue economy in small communities and coastal communities, particularly in the outermost regions; considers that doing so would have a positive impact on efforts to prolong the tourism season beyond the summer months;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Takes the view that recreational fishing is of socio-economic value in many regions and has both a direct and an indirect impact on employment;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the need to lay down basic rules for the management of recreational fishing and suggests that a catalogue of recreational fishing activities, which should include information about fishing gear and operations and a description of fishing areas, target species and by-catches, should also be drawn up;