Activities of Liadh NÍ RIADA related to 2016/2035(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the role of fisheries-related tourism in the diversification of fisheries PDF (361 KB) DOC (78 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas fisheries-related tourism activities are carried out by professionmostly small- scale fishermen seeking to diversify their sources of income, promote, and enhance the status of, their profession and the socio- cultural heritage, and improve the sustainable use of aquatic ecosystems, aims which they sometimes pursue by carrying tourists on fishing boats; whereas while these fishing activities plainly involve a tourism element and a recreational purpose, they are not covered by any clear- cut standard-setting definition;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the term ‘fishing tours’ (called ‘pescaturismo’ in Italian) denotes tourist/recreational fishing activities carried out by professional fishermen who take tourists on board their vessels in order to show them the fisheries worlddenotes recreational fishing and other related activities conducted by fishermen and crew members in collaboration with persons on board their vessels to participate in activities related to marine tourism;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas recreational fishing is an activity carried out solely for recreational and/or competitive sporting purposes, in which living aquatic resources are exploited, but catches may not, under any circumstances, be sold; whereas member states are prevented from opening a recreational fishery for a stock in the absence of a national quota for the stock in question; whereas although the intention is not to make a profit, recreational fishing is included among the tourist activities that generate a parallel economy which can be managed by professional fishermen through services, facilities, and infrastructure offered to recreational fishermen;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AI
Recital AI
AI. whereas the Cetara Tuna Festival (‘La sagra del tonno di Cetara’) and similar events frequently held in Italy during July and August in order to disseminate knowledge of small-scale fishing, fishermen’s way of life, and regional musical and food and wine culture have played a vital role in maintaining and promoting the tourist industry in neighbouring towns and areas; notes that there needs to be a concerted effort by member states to invest and promote such initiatives in their own regions as an environmentally and socio-economic sustainable community-based alternative to large-scale industrialized fishing in order to benefit the local regions and coastal communities concerned;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AJ
Recital AJ
AJ. whereas in Spain ‘Turismo marinero – Costa del Sol’ and other specialised agencies have been set up to promote the traditional fishing industry and help local people to develop and publicise fisheries-related tourist activities; whereas the Costa del Sol agency organises cooking courses on boats used by local fishermen, tours to observe fish species, and recreational fishing activities; whereas another option available is guided tours of the ‘Bioparc’, an open-air museum designed specially for children, where they can learn something about marine biology, traditional fishing practices, and local culture; notes that the emulation of such initiatives and sharing of expertise in this area between member states would be beneficial to coastal and rural communities particularly in peripheral regions;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for Member States to invest and promote such initiatives in their own regions as an environmentally and socio- economic sustainable community-based alternative to non-local intrusive large- scale industrialized fishing in order to benefit the local regions and coastal communities concerned;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls upon national authorities and agencies to work more closely with tourism agencies and to accord a high priority to diversifying the blue economy with particular reference to marine tourism and its complementary sectors, notes this would also include the integration of sea angling, where relevant, into tourism packages and marketing campaigns, particularly for the islands and coastal areas; Emphasizes that licensing duel use of fishing vessels both regarding commercial small-scale and artisanal fishing, and marine tourism including tourism angling, and their conversion grant-aided, should be considered a priority;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers it necessary to encourage funding for measures of the type described under the EMFF, the ERDF, the ESF and the Cohesion Fund, the research framework programme, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), etc.; Emphasizes that marine tourism depends upon an integrated strategy providing tourists with comprehensive and accessible ´packages´ but that it also depends on capital investment in developing infrastructure that will allow tourists to safely and conveniently access the ocean itself;