21 Amendments of Linnéa ENGSTRÖM related to 2015/2091(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the Food and Agriculture Organisation Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, adopted in October 1995 (hereinafter ‘the Code of Conduct’) and associated instruments and guidelines,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in many cases there are insufficient data on the fish stocks that the EU is fishing in the waters of third countries, in terms of their status and of total removals by local and third-country fleets, thus making it difficult to evaluate the surplus as required under UNCLoS;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the inclusion in the basic regulation on the CFP3 , for the first time, of a chapter dedicated to the external dimension, including minimum conditions for bilateral agreements, a duty to foster cooperation among RFMOs and consistency among the measures they take, an explicit reference to common standards both inside and outside EU waters and a statement that measures must be based on the best available scientific advice; __________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists on the importance of sustainable fishing, in the EU and abroadthat the promotion, by the EU and its partners, of environmentally, economically and socially sustainable fisheries based on transparency and the participation of non-governmental stakeholders (especially professionals whose livelihoods depend upon fisheries, ais the only way to secure a future for coastal communities, the employment generated by fishing, and the contribution of fishing to food security;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Recalls that the environmental standards that must apply to the external dimension include the precautionary approach and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management, so as to restore and maintain stocks at levels above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015 wherever possible and by 2020 at the latest
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that all aspects of the external dimension of the CFP must be predicated on equitable and mutually beneficial relationships between the EU and its partners globally, be they bilateral (sustainable fishing partnership agreements) or multilateral (RFMOs);
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Insists that the EU should promote, through its SFPAs and its work in RFMOs, harmonisation of the conditions of access for all foreign fleets to African waters for tuna, small pelagics and demersal species, with a view to establishing favourable conditions for fishers working in a sustainable and responsible manner;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that it is only through regional management of fisheries, including observer programmes and inspection (in port and at sea) and control systems at a regional level, that sustainable and equitable exploitation can be developed for highly migratory stocks and straddling and shared stocks;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned that certain other fisheries, especially for shared stocks not found on the high seas, do not yet have an effective forum for regional cooperation and management; considers this a serious problem, particularly for the stocks of small pelagic species in West Africa, given their strategic importance for food security, as noted in a recent Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea4 ; __________________ 4 Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of 2 April 2015, in response to the request submitted by the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) https://www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/docu ments/cases/case_no.21/advisory_opinion/ C21_AdvOp_02.04.pdf.
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Is convinced that, to the extent that EU vessels have access to stocks also being fished by the national fleets of the third country, there is a need for the EU to promote measures generally applicable in order to ensure harmony among industrial and artisanal fleets, which may require a zoning system to afford protection to the grounds fished by the artisanal sector;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Commission to promote a fairer distribution of the allocation of access in RFMOs, taking into account both the environmental and social impact and developing countries’ aspiration to develop their own fisheries; notes that any reallocation needs to involve all fleets, both distant water and national;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the importance of fisheries for developing countries, especially artisanal fisheries, on account of their contribution to food security, the local economy and employment for both women and men;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls for instruments to protect workers and ensure decent working conditions to be included in EU instruments concerning fisheries, including ILO Convention 188, as well as in SFPAs, so as to guarantee the same working conditions, protection and training for all workers;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Warmly welcomes the transparency provisions of the most recent protocol with Mauritania, whereby the latter undertakes to publish all agreements with either States or private entities granting foreign vessels access to Mauritania’s exclusive economic zone; urges that such transparency provisions be included in all SFPAs
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that vessels fishing under the provisions of an SFPA but which do not fulfil their obligations such as to supply their Member State and the Commission with the data required under the terms of their fishing authorisation should not be issued with authorisations in subsequent years (no data, no fish);
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers it regrettable that previous estimates of the size of the ‘external fleet’ have used differing definitions of the types of vessel to be included, with the result that existing estimates are not comparable, which makes it impossible to carry out an analysis of the fleet’s size and evolution over time, thus severely limiting transparency; encourages the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to develop a definition of the external fleet that includes all vessels operating outside EU waters, so as to allow historical comparison;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Considers that the utilisation of sectoral support in the SFPAs must be transparent, given the growing needs of third countries with respect to covering the costs of management, infrastructure, capacity building and training for inspectors and crew, improving the supply of fish for local markets and providing support for work done by women in the sector;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes that transparency is a prerequisite for consultation and informed participation of fisheries stakeholders, especially professionals whose livelihoods depend on fisheries; such consultation and participation should be promoted in SFPAs, including the negotiation of agreements and protocols, and their implementation, the allocation and use of sectoral support, work carried out in the RFMOs, the application of development cooperation projects, etc.;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists that the IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Regulation must be applied rigorously and objectively and in a non-discriminatory manner in order to promote a "level playing field" among fleets and States, and must not be allowed to be used for political purposes, be subject to the short- term needs of the EU’s trade policy or be used by EU fishing interests as a tool for unfairly improving competition;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that bilateral and multilateral trade agreements negotiated by the EU should promote environmentally sustainable and socially just conditions for the production of fisheries products in the third countries concerned, through the use of appropriate quantitative and qualitative restrictions on access to the EU market, so as to not undermine the progress being achieved against IUU fishing through this regulation;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Recalls the duty of the Commission as guardian of the Treaties to ensure that Member States meet their due diligence obligations regarding the external activities of their nationals and vessels, and for the EU to take account of the recent ITLoS Advisory Opinion identifying the EU as flag State in the context of bilateral agreements;