Activities of Ian DUNCAN related to 2015/2109(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Fisheries aspects within the international agreement on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea PDF (290 KB) DOC (100 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the sea covers 71 % of the Earth’s surface and contains 97 % of the planet’s water; whereas the sea is home to a significant part of the world’s biodiversity much of which still remains unexplored;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas fishing, alone and in conjunction with other marine activities, has a greawhich have a significant impact on marine biological mass and biodiversity, and thus should be covered byadhere to all conservation and management measures;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas without coordination between all actors concerned in maritime activity, is the best way to ensure the conservation of marine biological diversity and sustainable use of resources cannot be achieved;.
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the UNFSA is a comprehensive and forward-thinking document that should not be changed;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to continue supporting and promotinge a holistic and comprehensive approach with regard to marine protected areas (MPAs), because no genuine coordination and cooperation of conservation efforts is possible without the participation of the widest possible circle of stakeholders involved in a comprehensive variety of marine activities;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to work with the widest possible circle of stakeholders and, where successful, to continue to support and promote the establishment of connected, coherent, workable and representative networks of MPAs as networks are essential for ensuring ecological and biological connectivity;.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the UN to create additionalwork with member states to implement more effectively existing 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;.