4 Amendments of Linnéa ENGSTRÖM related to 2016/2228(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for any development of commercial fisheries in the Arctic region to be made in a way fully compatible with the sensitive and specific nature of the region; insists that before any new commercial fisheries are opened in the Arctic region reliable and precautionary scientific stock assessments must be conducted in order to determine the levels of fishing that will conserve the targeted fish stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield and not lead to depletion of other species or to serious damage to the marine environment; stresses that any fishing on the high seas must be regulated by a regional fisheries management organisation that respects scientific advice and has a robust control and surveillance programme to ensure compliance with management measures; points out that fishing within Exclusive Economic Zones must meet the same standards; calls for a moratorium on industrial-scale fishing, including bottom trawling, in the previously un-fished waters of the Arctic;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the on-going negotiations on an international agreement between the Arctic coastal states and international parties with the aim to prevent unregulated fishing in the international waters of the Arctic, and calls on the Commission and Members States to sign this declaration and to advocate making it binding to the signatories;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and the Member states to promote and support the establishment of a marine protected area in the Arctic High Seas under the mandate of the OSPAR Commission, prohibiting all extractive uses, including fisheries, in the international waters around the North Pole covered by OSPAR;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the new UN ocean agreement for the protection of biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) is strong and effective and secures a robust process for the identification, designation, management and enforcement of marine protected areas including no-take marine reserves;