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Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas angling confers various social benefits, including its favourable impact on human health and well-being;

2017/03/30
Committee: PECH

Motion for a resolution
Recital Z

Z. whereas a survey of fishing tour operators in Italy has revealed that fishing tours translate into much shorter working hours at sea for fishermen, with a corresponding reduction in the gear used, daily catch volumes up to 50 % lower, fishing effort reduced by a half, and roughly 16 % less by-catch, compared with traditional fishing; whereas this brings major benefits for fish stock and marine ecosystem conservation; whereas, from a social point of view, shorter working hours at sea are conducive to the physical and mental well-being of fishermen and their families;deleted

2017/03/30
Committee: PECH

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Recital AA

AA. whereas, as regards the economic point of view, it has emerged that daily revenue from fishing tours is in the range of EUR 400-600, double the amount that an entrepreneur could earn by selling the catch alone; whereas, however, seasonality ~~remains a problem~~is a challenge in business and commercial terms, since tourist activities are particularly affected by weather and sea conditions;

2017/03/30
Committee: PECH

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Recital AJ a (new)

AJa. whereas the Commission, Parliament and the Member States must therefore not indiscriminately prohibit traditional small-scale family fishing techniques, without having made a proper impact assessment, in order to avoid rendering impossible emerging forms of sustainable, small-scale and authentic fishing tourism with traditional fishing gear;

2017/03/30
Committee: PECH

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to fulfil their obligations under the EU’s Water Framework Directive and Marine Strategy Framework Directive in order to achieve good status of coastal and marine waters, in particular by improving resource efficiency and ~~pollution and waste~~effectively preventiong and ~~management~~tackling pollution and waste;

2017/03/30
Committee: PECH

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States to ~~simplify licensing procedur~~accelerate and simplify procedures for issuing licences;

2017/03/30
Committee: PECH

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11.~~ Calls on the Member States and ~~11.~~ local and regional authorities to provide sustainable innovative infrastructure~~, including~~ for recreational fishermen and anglers, such as fast publicly accessible Internet connections ~~and IT~~using glass fibre, to help encourage the development of fisheries- related tourism and regenerate existing maritime infrastructure by devoting enough attention, in policy on ports, to accessibility for recreational fishermen’s boats and the growth of angling;

2017/03/30
Committee: PECH

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States to adopt strategies to overcome the problem of seasonality affecting tourist activities, one possibility being to establish gastronomic festivals and events, port and village fairs/markets1a , theme villages, or museums (witness Spain and Cetera) that events can take place all year round, regardless of weather and sea conditions; _________________ 1a E.g. the Herring Fleet Days and Port Days in the Netherlands.

2017/03/30
Committee: PECH

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
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, and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), ~~etc.~~in close cooperation with advisers from the European Investment Bank (EIB);

2017/03/30
Committee: PECH

9 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2016/2035(INI)

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