7 Amendments of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2015/2091(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing represents 19% of the value of global catches, representing a threat to the sustainability of fish stocks as well as unfair competition for all fishermen who comply with the regulations, and whereas the EU has undertaken to combat IUU fishing;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the sustainable management of global fish stocks must inevitably involve multilateralism and international cooperation, including bilateral cooperation; whereas the EU has a key role to play in global governance of the seas and oceans and the CFP must be based on an ambitious and coherent vision with the internal dimension provided for in the basic regulation on the CFP;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the FAO has recently published "Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries" which contain objectives in relation to such fisheries, particularly those in developing countries;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the importance of ensuring consistency between fishery, environmental and trade policy and development cooperation;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the inclusion in sustainable fishing partnership agreements of a clause on ILO standards, a clause on human rights and in particular a reference to Articles 9 and 96 of the Cotonou Agreement; calls on the Commission to pay particularly close attention to working conditions in the fisheries sector in the EU's partner countries.
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Notes the importance of promoting the creation of local jobs in the fisheries sector in the EU's partner countries via partnership agreements in the field of sustainable fishing; calls on the EU to ensure compliance with the obligation of European vessels to hire local fishermen and to encourage the said vessels to unload their catches in the partner countries for initial processing;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14a. Emphasises the need to promote, by means of sectoral support, local development by increasing the empowerment of partner countries' fisheries through, in particular, strengthening sustainable aquaculture, developing and conserving artisanal fishing, improving scientific knowledge on the condition of fish stocks and boosting the private-sector initiatives of local parties; calls on the EU to encourage good governance, in particular the good management of public revenues from the fisheries sector and financial compensation, through the medium of sustainable fishing partnership agreements.