15 Amendments of Catherine CHABAUD related to 2019/2162(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the European Environment Agency report 'Marine messages II',
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Goal 14 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for the oceans, seas and marine resources to be conserved and used sustainably,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, 'good environmental status' is based on 11 descriptors, and whereas descriptor 3 assesses populations of all commercially exploited fish and shellfish which are within safe biological limits, exhibiting a population age and size distribution that is indicative of a healthy stock;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas there are three primary assessment criteria under descriptor 3 of the MSFD – fishing mortality (D3C1), spawning-stock biomass (D3C2) and demographic characteristics (D3C3), but only 10.5% of stocks can be assessed in the light of the two main indicators and there is no satisfactory common assessment methodology at European level for criterion D3C3;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the collection of data on some fish stocks needs urgent improvement, particularly stocks in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and Macaronesia, with a view to carrying out a scientific assessment that is essential to the sustainable management of stocks;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to support the harmonisation of the indicators under criterion D3C3 of the MSFD, with the aim of setting benchmarks and an assessment methodology that are common to the Member States;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that limiting the pressure of human activities requires more research and innovation in the fisheries sector with a view to developing good practices linked to the development of the circular economy, sustainability and the selectivity of fishing gear;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. points out that MPAs provide key ecological functions in the reproduction of fish stocks (spawning grounds and nurseries);
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Insists that the Commission must accompany fisheries agreements with third countries with management and governance measures such as protected marine areas, thus making it possible to improve fish stock management and tackle these agreements' many cumulative effects, such as pollution, IUU fishing and the development of some practices such as industrial fisheries that put the sustainability of some stocks at risk;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges Member States to set stronger and more effective management plans for the existing MPAs and to put in place stronger control measures to ensure that MPAs are respected, including by involving the fisheries sector and the relevant organisations with regard to the management of human and economic activities at sea (regional fisheries management organisations, regional sea conventions, the International Maritime Organisation, and so on);
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that the success of MPAs and other protected areas lies in them being accepted and embraced by fishers, coastal communities and other stakeholders; calls therefore for the inclusion of the fisheries sector, including its artisanal component, as well as other relevant stakeholders, in the design, management and monitoring of MPAs and for civil society to be encouraged to participate by introducing educational marine areas;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Calls on the Commission to promote the idea that the ocean in its entirety provides humanity with ecosystem services, and must, therefore, be recognised as a common good in international UN negotiations with a view to prioritising the responsibility principle over the principles laid down in the Convention on the Law of the Sea of sovereign rights in exclusive economic zones and of freedom of navigation on the high seas;