Activities of Clara AGUILERA related to 2021/2188(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A sustainable blue economy in the EU: the role of fisheries and aquaculture (short presentation)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of establishing bilateral partnership arrangements with third countries, especially those with which the European Union has preferential agreements, trade agreements and/or fishing agreements, that enshrine labour standards guaranteeing a safe working environment and decent pay for all those working in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, as well as other sectors of the blue economy: stresses that bilateral partnership arrangements should always seek to respect the highest environmental sustainability criteria;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the sustainable development of small-scale fishing value chains and aquaculture by promoting the harmonisation of selective, non-destructive and energy- efficient fishing methodsand aquaculture methods, by facilitating the exchange of knowledge with the EU research community, reducing the administrative burden;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take specific actions to boost investment in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors under the new European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), together with other EU programmes such as the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism or Horizon Europe;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that greater job security and better earnings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector are essential if it is to attract newcomers, thereby ensuring its rejuvenation and continued survival;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the role of women in sustainable fishing and aquaculture value chains and accordingly urges that they be guaranteed decent working conditions, as well as visibility and representation in decision- making structures and processes;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need to establish a level playing field with products imported from third countries, ensuring that all fisheries and aquaculture products consumed in the EU are produced by sustainable food systems and comply with the objectives of the Green Deal; Calls on the Commission to adopt all the necessary measures to guarantee a general fair competition environment within the framework of the World Trade Organization and specifically in EU trade agreements.
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that the aquaculture sector should limit fish stocking densities as a way of reducing diseases and their spread, diminishing the need for antibiotics and lowering pollution levelprove methods for managing fish farms based on the best scientific knowledge available and best practice, as a way of achieving better climate and environmental results, increasing climate change resilience and reducing and optimising the use of natural resources as production inputs;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that sustainable food from the oceans, seas and freshwater sources must be produced by responsible fishing and sustainable aquaculture alone; Calls on the Commission to draw up sustainability indicators for fisheries and aquaculture products from the EU and to ask for similar sustainable standards for products imported into the EU market;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the CFP to be applied across the board to all EU fishing fleets, to reduce the impact of their particular activities on habitats, other resources and other species, while maintaining stocks above the biomass levels necessary to generate maximum sustainable yields; Considers that it must be applied taking into account the specific characteristics of the various sea basins, especially the Mediterranean, where fleets from third countries operate.
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges the European Commission, Member States and regions to work together in order to promote and support local initiatives to preserve livelihoods and, traditions and cultural heritage associated with fisheries and aquaculture;